“Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.” Deuteronomy 4:9 I have been really discouraged today. I’m worried a lot about […]
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Pruned To Be More Fruitful
May 29th, 2013 
Jessica “He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.” John 15:2 On Sunday Brad was asked to preach at the first and second service of a local church. Between the services we were invited to sit […]
It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
May 28th, 2013 Jessica 10 days ago I wrote about how I was quitting my blog. As you can tell from the past week of blog posts, I’m having a difficult time letting go. For one thing, my husband and parents are encouraging me to keep blogging, even if I can’t do it as often or as well as […]
May 17, 2013: The Grand Finale
May 17th, 2013 Jessica Dear Friends, It was just over 2 years ago when I first posted here at “The Abundant Wife.” It had been 7 months since Brad was laid off from his job. We were living in my parents’ basement with a toddler and a newborn. My mom cooked most of our meals, and helped me with […]
December Sabbatical
January 5th, 2013 Jessica Dear Readers, Thank you for your patience with me for the last month! As you have probably noticed, I have been missing in action since the beginning of December. Although my last post was on December 7, I actually have not written anything since Thanksgiving break while I was in Maryland. Our family returned to […]
Missing Checkbook, Missing Grace
October 5th, 2012 Jessica Last Thursday night I was rushing around preparing for a visit from the notary, the final step in our 4-month long refinancing process. Aside from our signatures on a large pile of documents, the only other thing he needed was a check. I opened the drawer where I usually keep it, but there was no […]
Our Compost Garden
August 27th, 2012 Jessica When we first moved into our house, it had three separate compost piles in the backyard. Brad cleared away two of those piles, but we kept one. We don’t do anything fancy. We just dump our organic leftovers in a pile. At one point, I decided that the pile was getting unsightly, and turned the […]
A Slice of Heaven
June 23rd, 2012 Jessica With the combination of warmer weather and our kids being a little older, I have really enjoyed the opportunity to let the kids spend more time outside. It’s great for their health, and my sanity! They love to follow Brad around the yard as he waters his fruit trees and flowers, or as he hangs […]
Missing Men
June 19th, 2012 Jessica Two doors down from our house is a family that keeps a large kiddie pool filled with water in their driveway. Tonight as we were walking by, they invited us again to come over for a swim. After yet another hot day (it’s been in the triple digits all week), a dip sounded perfect. So […]
May 16, 2012: Home Sweet Home
May 16th, 2012 Jessica When Brad and I chose our home in California, we analyzed every last detail. We looked at dozens of houses. In fact, Brad still boasts (and laughs) at the elaborate spreadsheet that I created detailing all the qualities of each rental home we found on Craigslist or the various realty websites. In the end, Brad […]
