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Fireside Devotionals & Stories

“God's love is like starry nights. Too vast and beautiful... comforting and magnified into infinity.”

— Jeanna’ Mead

Take a quiet moment to pause, rest, and pull up a chair with uplifting Christian stories and meditations.

Fireside Devotionals

Words For Your Soul

Take a moment to pause, rest, and pull up a chair with uplifting Christian stories and devotionals authored by Jeanna’ Mead.

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Prayer
By Jeanna’ Mead4 min read

Why I Stayed on My Knees for 2 Hours Straight

📖 Galatians 6:2

A powerful reflection on intercessory prayer, love, limits, and the moments when God holds us on our knees for the sake of someone else’s breakthrough.

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Faith
By Jeanna’ Mead4 min read

Making Plans… Anyways

Jeanna’ reflects on heartbreak, God’s sovereignty, a tragic loss, and the hope that comes from knowing God is still writing the best of our story.

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Faith
By Jeanna’ Mead5 min read

Wipe Away Those Tears

Jeanna’ writes about heaven’s tears, family watching from glory, God’s gentle wiping-away, and the eternal perspective that shapes how we love on earth.

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Faith
By Jeanna’ Mead2 min read

Soften Your Heart

Jeanna’ writes about becoming clay in the hands of the Potter, letting God soften a hardened heart, and choosing what we allow into our souls.

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Forgiveness
By Jeanna’ Mead2 min read

No Hard Feelings

📖 Romans 12:10

Jeanna’ reflects on mercy, forgiveness, and living in such a way that we leave this world with no hard feelings — only love.

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Faith
By Jeanna’ Mead3 min read

Beautiful For Me

Jeanna’ reflects on filters, mirrors, makeup, and the way God sees true beauty—unfiltered, uncovered, and handcrafted by Him.

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Faith
By Jeanna’ Mead4 min read

Find Jesus — Brighter Days

Jeanna’ writes about songs, hurt, healing, faith, and the gentle ways God uses lyrics, night skies, and everyday moments to whisper hope.

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Faith
By Jeanna’ Mead8 min read

The Whispering Spot

Jeanna’ reflects on a devotional about finding a 'whispering spot'—a sacred place where God gets close enough for us to hear His still, small voice—and shares her own personal, generational moment of hearing Him whisper.

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Faith
By Jeanna’ Mead4 min read

Dear Loved One

A heartfelt letter of regret, longing, healing, and Jesus-centered love to someone who is now in heaven — a reminder of the conversations and reconciliation we wish we’d had while they were still here.

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Faith
By Jeanna’ Mead3 min read

This Time It Is Different

Jeanna’ examines the fear of speaking truth, the calling to be different, and the urgency of stepping into God’s purpose with courage.

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Faith
By Jeanna’ Mead6 min read

A Beautiful Gate

Jeanna’ reflects on Acts 3, the healing at the Beautiful Gate, and her own journey of weakness, wilderness, healing, and faith.

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Unity
By Jeanna’ Mead7 min read

Common Ground

Jeanna’ reflects on a devotional about common ground — remembering that we are all made in God's image, all infected by sin, and all invited into His love.

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Hospitality
By Jeanna’ Mead8 min read

Sweet Tea — Embracing Everybody

Jeanna’ reflects on a devotional about embracing everyone over sweet tea, memory of Mema's open porch, and showing Christ's love to those who feel left out.

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Memory
By Jeanna’ Mead1 min read

Biscuits and Gravy

A short, tender poem remembering Mema, love, and the comfort of biscuits and gravy — hot as fire and piled high.

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