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Return to Jesus: An Invitation to Abide with Him in Every Beautiful, Stressful, or Tedious Moment
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10 copies available
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An inspiring invitation for women to surrender the stress, anxiety, and overwhelm to rest in the presence of Jesus.
What do we do when the hustle and bustle in the world leaves us feeling overwhelmed, overcommitted, burdened, and burnt out? Where do we turn when we realize we’re running on empty? And what about rest? The answers lie in the return.
In Return to Jesus, blogger Jen Thompson invites us to return to the One who gives us lungs to breathe and eyes to see all the beauty, heartache, and wonder that can be found in a single day. Using personal stories and scriptures, Jen offers guidance on how to disrupt the patterns and rhythms of life and embrace an eternal perspective that calls us out of the constant demands of our schedules, our time, our emotional capacity, and the expectations of the world pressing in.
Through practical tips, Jen helps us meet with Jesus daily and intentionally as we mindfully put him at the center of every space of our personal, relational (friends and family), and collective (community and church).
When we learn how to be with Jesus in all things, we experience restoration, peace, and the abundant life that is waiting for us in the presence of our Savior.
What do we do when the hustle and bustle in the world leaves us feeling overwhelmed, overcommitted, burdened, and burnt out? Where do we turn when we realize we’re running on empty? And what about rest? The answers lie in the return.
In Return to Jesus, blogger Jen Thompson invites us to return to the One who gives us lungs to breathe and eyes to see all the beauty, heartache, and wonder that can be found in a single day. Using personal stories and scriptures, Jen offers guidance on how to disrupt the patterns and rhythms of life and embrace an eternal perspective that calls us out of the constant demands of our schedules, our time, our emotional capacity, and the expectations of the world pressing in.
Through practical tips, Jen helps us meet with Jesus daily and intentionally as we mindfully put him at the center of every space of our personal, relational (friends and family), and collective (community and church).
When we learn how to be with Jesus in all things, we experience restoration, peace, and the abundant life that is waiting for us in the presence of our Savior.
- GenresChristian
256 pages, Paperback
Published April 15, 2025
19 people are currently reading
1,955 people want to read
About the author
Jen Thompson
2Ìýbooks13ÌýfollowersJen Thompson is a blogger, speaker, and author with a heart for sharing the raw and vulnerable pieces of her life on her Truly Yours, Jen socials and website. Her comforting and hopeful words are like a warm letter for the soul so you know you are never alone. You can find more of Jen’s stories in the National Bestseller, So God Made a Mother and in the book, So God Made a Grandma.
Jen has a deep love for Jesus and the people He has placed in her life. You can often find her sitting across from a friend at a coffee shop, running around the trails behind her neighborhood, serving the theater kids at the middle and high schools, leading Bible studies for tweens and teens around her kitchen table, driving kids from here to there in her blue minivan, or lying on the couch next to her family, relaxing with peanut butter surprise in hand.
For the past nineteen years, Jen Thompson has been a stay-at-home mom to her beautiful children: Sophia, Amelia, Nylah and Patrick. She is married to the love of her life, Patrick, and resides in Nolensville, Tennessee, with her beloved family and two Persian cats - Zilly and Beans - who rule the house.
She is beyond excited for her first book, Return to Jesus: An Invitation to Abide with Him in Every Beautiful, Stressful, or Tedious Moment, to be published. The book is currently available for preorder with a release date of April 15, 2025. Be sure to check out the sneak peek that is now available on her website ()
She is also very excited to announce that she has a devotional coloring book, Grace in All Places, releasing on November 11, 2025.
You can find more of her writings on sites such as Her View from Home, Scary Mommy and Love What Matters. She writes monthly columns for Indy’s Child Parenting Publication and Southwest Ohio Parent Magazine.
She would love to hear from you! Pop on over to her website or social accounts and say “Hi!�.
Jen has a deep love for Jesus and the people He has placed in her life. You can often find her sitting across from a friend at a coffee shop, running around the trails behind her neighborhood, serving the theater kids at the middle and high schools, leading Bible studies for tweens and teens around her kitchen table, driving kids from here to there in her blue minivan, or lying on the couch next to her family, relaxing with peanut butter surprise in hand.
For the past nineteen years, Jen Thompson has been a stay-at-home mom to her beautiful children: Sophia, Amelia, Nylah and Patrick. She is married to the love of her life, Patrick, and resides in Nolensville, Tennessee, with her beloved family and two Persian cats - Zilly and Beans - who rule the house.
She is beyond excited for her first book, Return to Jesus: An Invitation to Abide with Him in Every Beautiful, Stressful, or Tedious Moment, to be published. The book is currently available for preorder with a release date of April 15, 2025. Be sure to check out the sneak peek that is now available on her website ()
She is also very excited to announce that she has a devotional coloring book, Grace in All Places, releasing on November 11, 2025.
You can find more of her writings on sites such as Her View from Home, Scary Mommy and Love What Matters. She writes monthly columns for Indy’s Child Parenting Publication and Southwest Ohio Parent Magazine.
She would love to hear from you! Pop on over to her website or social accounts and say “Hi!�.
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April 14, 2025
In the craziness of today’s world, you can lose sight of what is truly important. Return to Jesus is a wonderful book with great examples and stories of how to put Jesus first in your everyday life. It shows compassion and grace as we humans make mistakes as we grow and learn. It guides us to be forgiving and transparent in our relationships. The questions and tasks at the end of each chapter help drive the subjects home. I love when you can put advice to action! Great book!
April 6, 2025
Has there ever been a better time for a book about spiritual renewal and reconnecting with Jesus?
Like a warm hug on a cold evening, a shoulder to lean on during difficult times, author Jen Thompson welcomes us with open arms, encouraging us to join her on a glorious journey to finding Jesus once again.
In the midst of chaos and never-ending stress, it's challenging to find time to focus on our spiritual needs. Thompson recognizes this truth and adeptly guides us with such authenticity and down-to-earthness that one could easily be convinced she wrote her wisdom while seated beside us on her couch.
Through the use of a three-tiered approach of nourishing prayers, insightful reflections and encouraging invitations to return to Jesus, this gifted author enriches us with simple, easy to apply grace and wisdom.
She makes us believe that there is hope and renewal around the corner.
With quotes ranging from Mister Rogers and Mother Teresa to Winnie the Pooh, Thompson bathes us in messages of light, warmth helping to lead us into a new, rewarding life chapter; a season of growth, awakening.
Thompson understands how in our haste we often walk right past our blessings. She teaches us to slow down, look around, breathe in, reap the teachings of our savior.
And she does all this with a compassion and sensitivity that makes us wish she could be our best friend in the end.
I can't think of a finer time to engage her words.
"Walk as Jesus walked. Talk as HE talked. Breathe, eat, and speak a life of love". God Bless
Like a warm hug on a cold evening, a shoulder to lean on during difficult times, author Jen Thompson welcomes us with open arms, encouraging us to join her on a glorious journey to finding Jesus once again.
In the midst of chaos and never-ending stress, it's challenging to find time to focus on our spiritual needs. Thompson recognizes this truth and adeptly guides us with such authenticity and down-to-earthness that one could easily be convinced she wrote her wisdom while seated beside us on her couch.
Through the use of a three-tiered approach of nourishing prayers, insightful reflections and encouraging invitations to return to Jesus, this gifted author enriches us with simple, easy to apply grace and wisdom.
She makes us believe that there is hope and renewal around the corner.
With quotes ranging from Mister Rogers and Mother Teresa to Winnie the Pooh, Thompson bathes us in messages of light, warmth helping to lead us into a new, rewarding life chapter; a season of growth, awakening.
Thompson understands how in our haste we often walk right past our blessings. She teaches us to slow down, look around, breathe in, reap the teachings of our savior.
And she does all this with a compassion and sensitivity that makes us wish she could be our best friend in the end.
I can't think of a finer time to engage her words.
"Walk as Jesus walked. Talk as HE talked. Breathe, eat, and speak a life of love". God Bless
April 10, 2025
Return to Jesus is a gorgeously written and accessible book loaded with anecdotes and practical ways women can carve out time, prioritize, and find peace in Jesus. Most of us experience busyness but what truly matters is how we react to it, live it and learn from it. We are all human and all sin but Jesus always welcomes us back with open arms and no time constraints.
What a great reminder that joy comes in the morning and the relief of forgiveness is tremendous. Many of us are people pleasers and have trouble saying no...especially without justification. But in order to prioritize God, we sometimes need to. Legalism is a biggie for me as I grew up in a loving but legalistic church. The importance of true surrender cannot be emphasized enough. But there is much more here.
I like that the author includes a prayer and one minute, one hour and one day projects or ideas reflecting the topic in each chapter. These are all doable and really enforce the idea of mindfully making excellent habits.
Though there was no new-to-me information, boy, it was an encouragement and made me thirsty again. I love that.
What a great reminder that joy comes in the morning and the relief of forgiveness is tremendous. Many of us are people pleasers and have trouble saying no...especially without justification. But in order to prioritize God, we sometimes need to. Legalism is a biggie for me as I grew up in a loving but legalistic church. The importance of true surrender cannot be emphasized enough. But there is much more here.
I like that the author includes a prayer and one minute, one hour and one day projects or ideas reflecting the topic in each chapter. These are all doable and really enforce the idea of mindfully making excellent habits.
Though there was no new-to-me information, boy, it was an encouragement and made me thirsty again. I love that.
April 10, 2025
At such a tumultuous time in our world, Return To Jesus is a comforting and inspiring breath of fresh air. Jen Thompson authentically bears her soul in a way that makes you feel as if you are truly one of her good friends. This is not a judgmental religious book, nor does it align with conservative Christian nationalist views. I walked away from this book with a deeper understanding of who Jesus truly was, and how his love and grace are still available to us each and every day if we only allow the space.
April 13, 2025
In this season of my life, of being worn, stressed, burnt out, overwhelmed, "doing all the things" (need I go on?)...Jen's book spoke to me. It is relatable and honest, which I believe so many of us are searching for. We crave connection and relationship, not judgement. I appreciated this book just as much I thought I would! Absolutely loved it!! 5 stars!!! *I received a complimentary ARC from the author/publishing company via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts & opinions are my own.
November 18, 2024
My endorsement: "Jen’s invitation to return to Jesus found me right in the middle of a season of feeling worn thin and burnt out. Her vulnerability and practical tips will not only help you abide in Jesus but will leave you wanting evenÌýmoreÌýof Him.ÌýReturn to JesusÌýis a much-needed book for the woman who is longing to ditch the stress and hustle of this world in exchange for more of Jesus. And Jen is the encouraging friend you want by your side."
April 12, 2025
An incredible book by a wonderfully gifted author. Jennifer shares personal and real stories about the walk of faith that are so relatable. She reflects on faith and God as she walks out her own faith journey. She is real, honest, funny and faithful. An excellent read that can be enjoyed day by day or in one sitting. Highly recommend!
April 23, 2025
This book was incredibly refreshing to the soul. Jen does such a great job helping the reader bring their attention back to Jesus in this chaotic world we live in, and learn to walk step by step with Him. Id highly recommend this book to anyone eager to find rest, peace, and a deeper relationship with Jesus!
April 24, 2025
Although I'm not very religious, Return to Jesus spoke to me in such a powerful way. Jen's wisdom, vulnerability, and heart are so inspiring. Whether you're deep in your faith, curious about faith and what that may look like, or maybe just on a journey of self-reflection, there's something in here for everyone. I HIGHLY recommend this book!
April 15, 2025
this book is a breath of fresh air to those who are weary and tired. Jen offers such beautiful examples of how we can return to jesus and what it can look like. she guides the reader through practical and personal daily ways to return to Him. so good and so refreshing!
April 26, 2025
Jen shares personal yet relatable stories and connects them to different examples of ways we can continue to return to Jesus in our lives. She provides beautiful prayers, journaling questions, and takeaways to process and apply for ourselves!
April 15, 2025
Jen does a beautiful job ushering us into the peace and fullness of life that Jesus offers us!
April 22, 2025
Beautifully written and relatable
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