Birthday Blog « Jennifer Hartz

Written by: Beth Almeida
I went to visit this site last night and came away inspired. It reminded me that, no matter how bad things may seem, God is there watching over us and guiding us in the right direction if we will listen.
Birthday Blog « Jennifer Hartz

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