Category: Christian Living

Trisha’s Book Is Making an Impact

Keep Your Hands in the Air When You’re on a Roller Coaster by Trisha Kennedy. This book is the story of a life-changing series of events that changed our lives forever. This story is being told to bring comfort to those going through their own crisis or to give insight to those who have loved ones going through a crisis. Our desire is for you to grow closer to the Lord as you read this book, becoming the person he created you to be. We also hope you can experience for yourself the gold nuggets of blessing God has planned for you. It truly is possible to learn to have joy and keep your hands in the air, even while on the roller coaster of life.

Trisha has taken our traumatic experience with Covid-19 and turned it into an encouraging primer for anyone going through life changing trauma.

Available in paperback or Kindle eBook on Amazon (click here or on the image above).

Take’s a Licking and Keeps on …

Can you finish the old slogan in the title? If you’re old enough, you will remember this catchy phrase from Timex about their popular and inexpensive wrist watches. John Cameron Swayze was the spokesman who would demonstrate the ruggedness of their watches by putting them through some very rough treatment.

I remember the commercials. The watches were attached to such violent things as boat motor propellors, washing machines, jack hammers and more. After such torture, the watch was held up to the camera and John would say, “Takes a licking and keeps on ticking!”

The watches were reliable because they were well designed and well made. They were popular for those reasons and their reasonable price. The designers and makers of the watches took great care that the watches could fulfill their purpose.

Our God designed us and made us for a purpose. We often go through some rough treatment physically, emotionally and spiritually. Nonetheless, we can “keep on ticking” because God made us to fulfill His purpose until He is ready to take us home.

Our God designed us and made us for a purpose. We often go through some rough treatment physically, emotionally and spiritually. Nonetheless, we can “keep on ticking” because God made us to fulfill His purpose until He is ready to take us home.

Recovering from COVID – Now What?

Many have followed our journey through our experiences with COVID-19. We were both taken ill by the virus. Trisha was quarantined for two weeks in a hotel in Charlotte and Jody was hospitalized, in Charlotte, for three months, followed by three months of physical therapy.

According to the medical team that cared for Jody, there was no medical reason for him to have survived. In the words of the lead pulmonologist, “God reached down and touched your body.” It is truly a miracle that Jody survived. For many weeks, he was the sickest person on the COVID floor.

This experience has given us a renewed vigor for serving the Lord and sharing his message of forgiveness and hope.

Trisha did an amazing and inspirational work of recording our reliance on the Lord throughout the most difficult months of our lives. Her diary of our journey can be seen at the Caringbridge website (click here).

Since returning to Texas from Charlotte, we have had the privilege of sharing our experience and telling of God’s miracle work at some Texas churches. Some of these can be viewed through the links below.

Calvary Baptist Church of Midlothian

Christ Fellowship, Lake Bridgeport, TX

Retta Baptist Church, Burleson, TX