About Jennifer
Jennifer Elaine Tirrell was an orphaned child by age three. Her initials spelled JET and that was supposed to be lucky. Adopted by kin and taught about Jesus, her early traumatic losses faded. Indeed, she is lucky and blessed.
With the advent of Jennifer’s newly acquired crown–four grandchildren and her delightfully grey “grannie hair,” came the desire to enlighten children and adults in a way that she herself had been informed as an orphaned child; through simply told, stimulating stories with intriguing faith foundations.
After raising three independent adults and serving the underserved in many volunteer capacities for over thirty years, Jennifer became the Program Director for her daughter’s discipleship ministry farm for children. She is a women’s Bible study leader, worked as an environmental education director and team builder for adults and children, and believes communion with nature directs one to moral goodness.
Jennifer’s first children’s picture book Little Sprout will be published by Abundance Books on Valentine’s Day, 2025. Work began on Little Sprout in 2021. After jumping many obstacles, persevering during difficulties and delays, and with much prayer, she is so very pleased to see her story Little Sprout, based on Ephesians 1:5, come to life!
Her first novel, Jane’s Secret, <working title> will be published by Ambassador International in 2025! This fast-paced, suspenseful Contemporary Time Slip was inspired by a true story she discovered while researching her heritage. Learn more by reading her blog post and subscribing to Tirrell Secrets!
Also in February of 2025, Focus on the Family will feature her story about an extraordinary young woman in their popular Clubhouse Magazine.
Jennifer won a Sparrow Award for her memoir, Lucky Me, in 2023. She was chosen by the NH Poet Laureate to be included in Covid Spring, Granite State Pandemic Poems. She is featured in Spiritus Oppidum: A Collection of Spiritual Writings from Monadnock Underground, is a contributor to https://devokids.com/category/stories/ and has been published in other online magazines, anthologies and devotions.
She is the President of Word Weavers Coastal Carolinas.
When Jennifer is not writing, she enjoys serving the community with her husband, Bobby, cuddling her growing brood of grandchildren and living life to the full.