By Gavin Boyle
As HGTV’s Jenny Marrs grapples with a death in the family that has shaken her, she shared a powerful message from the Bible that she finds hope in.
“In the past six months, our family has grieved the passing of ones we love so very dearly. It feels a bit like when I was a kid in the ocean, stuck in a riptide…” Marrs shared on Instagram. “Yesterday, while sitting in church feeling exhausted and sad, God led me to one of my very favorite verses: Psalm 39:9. My only hope is in you, Lord. Yet, I felt that wasn’t the message He meant for me, so I kept reading and Psalm 39:12b spoke gently to my aching heart: ‘For I am your guest – / a traveler passing through, / just as my ancestors were before me.’”
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“I’m just His guest here. This world is not my home. I know this yet I forget it so often,” Marrs continued. “And, just like my ancestors before me, may I approach each day as a chance to live out my faith by loving others around me well. May I seek joy in the midst of sorrow. May I hold onto Hope despite circumstances. May I hold fast to my Father’s hand and follow Him on great adventures. For my time here is brief. May I make the very most of it and not miss a single, beautiful, hard, wonderful, miraculous moment of the ride.”
Marr’s mother-in-law, Donna, recently passed away after a battle with dementia. The grief of the loss has been very draining for Marrs and her husband Dave, yet they have continuously been uplifted by the Lord as they look to move forward after her death.
“I’ve been dreading having to make this post. It seems like once I write it, everything becomes real. Set in stone. Unchangeable. My mom, Donna Marrs, has lost her fight with dementia, but is now singing and dancing with angels,” Dave shared in September.
Since Donna’s death, the FIXER TO FABULOUS star has shared just how much her mother-in-law meant to her and how her life inspired her.
“I hope I can live out my life in the steps of my beloved Mother-in-law, Donna,” Marrs wrote. “She taught me how to live and love well. She taught me how to be the kind of mother-in-law and the kind of grandmother who I can’t even begin to imagine this earth without. The world lost one of the brightest lights I’ve ever known and I hope to honor her legacy well.”
Please keep the Marrs family in your prayers as they continue to process this loss and look to honor Donna’s legacy in everything they do.
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