Jenny Marrs Shaken by ‘Vile Hatred’ Online: ‘I Was Shocked & So Deeply Hurt’

HGTV star Jenny Marrs shared how she overcame hateful comments she read about herself online. She felt understandably sad and angry but found a way to rise above the haters and get to a better place.

Jenny Marrs Shares How Hurtful Comments Left Her Defeated

On March 23, Marrs took to Instagram with a vulnerable post about how she had to work through some of the hate she read about herself online.

“Yesterday, I happened upon some really hateful words written about me on the good ole’ internet. Reading through the thread, I went down a deep dark tunnel online of vile hatred,” she shared in the caption.

Marrs continued, “I was shocked and so deeply hurt. I truly don’t understand how strangers could feel so passionately about things like my voice (I can’t change this), my paint choices (take a breath folks, it’s paint), my sarcastic jokes (I’m sorry, I’m sarcastic, I always have been and always will) and my parenting (I won’t even get into how hurtful and disgusting this line of reasoning was).”

The HGTV star revealed how she tried to process what she read. “I took a few moments and sat in the hurt. I was really sad about it. I was also really angry,” Marrs explained. “I laid it at God’s feet in my frustration. I told Him that I didn’t ask for any of this. He led me here.”

She continued, “He knows how much I hate being looked at and judged by strangers. He knows I’m really just an insecure girl who wants a quiet life with my family, my animals and my garden. Yet, He asked me to step into a very different life than the one I wanted and He has led me every step of the way and held me so faithfully.”

Marrs admitted she felt defeated. “Even still, I told Him I quit. I’m done. I’m tired. I can’t make everyone happy and it’s not worth trying,” she wrote. “They talked about MY KID, GOD. I am done.”

‘Fixer to Fabulous’ Star Worked Through the Pain With Support & Faith

Marrs shared that she reached out to her “SOS people” for support “and was reminded of TRUTH.” They prayed for her and sent her scripture and memes to lift her spirits.

The “Fixer to Fabulous” star included photos of the Bible recap study book she received in the mail from a stranger, as well as their kind note. “I’ve read it hundreds of times but, most days, I just flip to the page it holds and carry on with my study. Today, I felt led to read the words. And, they lifted my heart. What an encouragement.”

“The words she wrote and the study she gifted me have been a source of daily joy for the past couple of years,” Marrs explained. “I’ve now gifted this same study countless times. We now carry it at the Mercantile. It’s been life-giving.”

Marrs went on to share that the reading of the day “was particularly poignant.”

“My word for the year is ‘delight’ and here, in black and white, is a reminder that God called me His ‘beloved’ and He delights in doing so. Beloved. Not the lies from behind the screen,” she explained.

She added, “So, while I hesitated in sharing this. I know there are others out there struggling with loud lies coming at them. If that’s you, I pray that you can turn down the lies and remember that you are Beloved.”