Jennifer Grant is a writer with interests in parenting, family life, and international health and development. She freelances for the Chicago Tribune, and other publications including Sojourners magazine's God's Politics blog and Fullfill. Jennifer has written for Adoption Media, Chicago Parent, and Conscious Choice. Jennifer is a proud founding member of Redbud Writers Guild. Her memoir Love You More: The Divine Surprise of Adopting My Daughter was published in summer 2011 by Thomas Nelson publishers. Her second book, MOMumental: Adventures in the Messy Art of Raising a Family will be published by Worthy Publishing in May 2012. Jennifer lives with her husband and four children outside of Chicago. Find her on Twitter @jennifercgrant and online at jennifergrant.com.
Why You Could Be in a 'Sh*tuff People Say' Meme | The YouTube trend can help us understand what we're really saying. (February 13, 2012)
'Unbroken' by Jesus | Louie Zamperini's life included Olympic races, torture, and starving on shark-infested waters, but the real thrill was a 1949 Billy Graham crusade. (September 30, 2011)
My Husband's Affair – with the Church | Eileen Button's The Waiting Place describes a marriage complicated by a pastor's overcommitment to his congregation. (September 6, 2011)
When God Told Us to Adopt | Amy Julia Becker talks to Jennifer Grant about her new memoir, Love You More. (August 1, 2011)
What You Don't Know about Obama's Mama | A review of Janny Scott's new biography, A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother.
The Happy Death of Soap Operas | Social media and real-life drama have replaced soaps as the daytime audience's entertainment of choice. (May 10, 2011)
Rethinking the Death Penalty | Why recent information has shifted discussion about capital punishment away from debating morality and toward exposing abuse in the criminal justice system. (April 12, 2011)
The Charlie Sheen Has Worn Off | This Lent, given the disturbed actor's slow self-wrecking, I'd like to fast from celebrity news. (March 11, 2011)
A New Mission for the Burnt-Out Mom | In The Missional Mom, Helen Lee says women should expand their ministry focus to beyond the home front. (February 23, 2011)
Another Assault on Little Girls | Vogue Paris's "Gifts" photo spread is one more example of how our culture robs children of innocence. (January 3, 2011)
Girls in Sports No Longer 'Tomboys' | There are also no longer any 'woman astronauts,' according to my 10-year-old daughter. (November 4, 2010)
Midlife Matters: An Interview with Dale Hanson Bourke | Women who no longer have kids at home should seek new ministry ventures, says the longtime journalist and president of the Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia Foundation. (August 25, 2010)
Multitasking: Bad for the Soul | Sure, I was getting a lot done as a mother of four. But I was having a hard time obeying God. (July 16, 2010)
Ooh La La over Lady Gaga | Why I showed my son a music video from one of pop culture's hottest artists. (June 17, 2010)
