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…a gift of delivery that resonates… -Deb S.
Jenni is funny, real, relevant, and knowledgeable. Her teaching style is energetic and engaging. -Colleen W.
She has a gift… young women to old women can understand her; they can relate… - April B.
As a retired educator, I have been through 32 years of Professional Development! My session with Jenni Butz was one of the most enjoyable experiences in my career! She is an incredibly effective speaker, approachable, knowledgeable and fun! Let me know where she is speaking, and I will book my ticket! - Jennifer Ashley / Retired educator
…total transparency…exactly what I needed… -Sandy M.
Jenni creates this amazing camaraderie amongst the women that you’re together with…she gave me a couple nuggets today that just made me feel like I can transfer that into being a better mom and a better wife…I’m a Jenni groupie now. - Robyn Y.
"Thank you so much for doing such an incredible job leading at our SHINE retreat. I have had a lot of very positive feedback and we even have one table group that has started meeting to work through your devotional as a small group. I love seeing and hearing about the ways that your words impacted the women who were there that day." (Lori J.)

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I can’t remember when I’ve seen the word draconian used more frequently. It’s a good word.

About a month ago from Jenni Butz's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone

What’s the Word? Pearls

January 23, 2016 | Writing

Coco Chanel is known for saying that a woman needs ropes and ropes of pearls. I couldn?t agree more. We refer to wise words as ?pearls of wisdom?, but you don?t want to ?cast pearls before swine?, of course, so be careful to share that wisdom with one who will be appreciative. Pearls are highly… read more

What’s the Word? Value

January 16, 2016 | Writing

We know a man who has said many times, ?The value of something is whatever someone is willing to pay for it.? And while this may be true of things like used furniture and real estate, it seems to me there are other things that have inherent value outside of a dollar figure. People have… read more

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What’s the Word? Conjunction

January 6, 2016 | Writing

Does anyone remember the old Schoolhouse Rock song, ?Conjunction Junction, what?s your function? Hooking up words and phrases and clauses??? Perhaps my favorite in the series. In fact, why not take a 3-minute break from whatever it is you?re doing and watch it here: Conjunction Junction, how?s that function? I got three favorite cars that… read more

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What’s the Word? Blink

December 30, 2015 | Writing

Many of us have heard the expression, in the blink of an eye, to refer to events that happen very quickly. In fact, the blink of an eye is very rapid ? less than 1/3 of a second. To make decisions that quickly means that we are trusting something other than logic.  Many times in… read more

What’s the Word? Apostrophe

December 23, 2015 | Writing

This will be a departure from my usual blogs, but not a departure from my passion. It is well known by all in my circles that I am a fan of correct grammar and punctuation. Quite frankly, I think it makes the world a better place. I find it comforting and pleasant to read advertisements,… read more