{"id":521,"date":"2025-11-14T20:56:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/?page_id=521"},"modified":"2026-07-27T13:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:09:49","slug":"blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/index.php\/blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"521\" class=\"elementor elementor-521\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d77270e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d77270e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-514c15d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"514c15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blogs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e033a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70e033a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de305d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6de305d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e51204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e51204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1108\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-1.png 509w, https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-1-300x44.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac8a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ac8a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JEANNIE <br>\nOPDYKE SMITH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192b547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"192b547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jeannie speaks with various churches, schools, synagogues, Fundraisers, and multiple groups across the United States and Europe<\/p><p>Daughter of Polish rescuer: Irene Gut Opdyke, whose story became the nationally acclaimed Broadway Play &#8220;Irena&#8217;s Vow&#8221; starring Tovah Feldshuh. Jeannie is a sought-after international speaker. The story she tells is spellbinding, powerful, motivational, and highly successful for fundraising events. 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Unexpected seasons\u2014marked by uncertainty, loss, or sudden change\u2014can leave us feeling ungrounded and searching for meaning. Yet it is often during these moments that growth begins.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5617707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5617707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/finding-hope-and-purpose-through-lifes-unexpected-seasons\/\">Read More<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34a608 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b34a608\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d409ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d409ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-4.png 498w, https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-4-182x300.png 182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab6ae2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab6ae2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88df3bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88df3bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Stories of Faith, Resilience, and Healing Matter More Than Ever<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc5930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fc5930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn a fast-paced world filled with constant noise, stories that speak to faith, resilience, and healing offer something rare\u2014stillness and truth. These narratives don\u2019t promise perfection; instead, they highlight perseverance through real struggles.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3982d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3982d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/why-stories-of-faith-resilience-and-healing-matter-more-than-ever\/\">Read More<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4d7fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a4d7fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ffc67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26ffc67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1054\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-3.png 499w, https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-3-183x300.png 183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1da62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a1da62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0ab08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a0ab08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Power of Reflection: How Reading Can Transform the Heart and Mind<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee8a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fee8a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReading is more than entertainment\u2014it\u2019s an invitation to reflect, heal, and grow. 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