Every blogger needs her blogging friends, and I would like to tell you a little bit about mine! These girls are all at various stages in their blogging journey–some are just starting out and others have been blogging for a long time. Small World, Big Girl: I’ve known Laura since we were kids, because she’s […]
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Finding Time to Read
June 27th, 2013 
Jessica I have to be honest with you, one year ago when I wrote my six goals, I really did not believe that there was enough time in my day for reading. I especially did not believe that there would be enough time in my day for reading after delivering my third child. Yet, as of […]
List of 100 Dreams
June 26th, 2013 Jessica I’ve been enjoying the book “168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think” by Laura Vanderkam. One of Laura’s suggestions in Chapter 2, is to create a list of 100 dreams. I enjoyed the exercise, and thought you might enjoy a sneak-peek at some of the items on my list: Write and Publish a […]
Follow Me on Twitter!
June 24th, 2013 Jessica Yesterday I decided to join the rest of modern civilization in opening a Twitter account! If you’re into social networking, you can also find me on Facebook and Pinterest. Of course, Twitter suggested I “follow” some other folks, so I added some of my favorite bloggers and writers to my list (or at least those […]
A Painted Bus Stop Bench
June 18th, 2013 Jessica When we first moved into our house (which we rent) in September 2011, there was a bus stop in our backyard. I was not overly impressed with the concrete and broken wood structure, or the words “LSD”, “Coke”, and “Cocaine” carved into the Bireley’s Soda advertisement. However, with little other seating in our backyard, it […]
A Free Fence!
June 13th, 2013 Jessica On Saturday morning, the landlord of our neighbor’s house stopped by to introduce himself. He wanted to know if it was okay if he and his sons removed and replaced the broken old fence between our yards this week. He wanted to make sure that we wouldn’t mind the yard waste and building materials laying […]
Free Sod!
June 12th, 2013 Jessica Somtimes God surprises us with the things we need or want, before we even think to ask! Last week, a friend posted on Facebook that she needed to find a home for 30 extra pieces of sod. She and her husband had ordered too much, and it needed to be used immediately or else it […]
Keeping Cool When It’s 110 F Outside
June 8th, 2013 Jessica Our house doesn’t have central air conditioning, so when its 110 degrees Fahrenheit outside, we get creative! We open the windows during the cool part of the day, and close them when it gets hot. We turn on our air conditioning window unit and our three ceiling fans. We turn on our two box fans. […]
How To Be Generous When You’re Just Scraping By
May 27th, 2013 Jessica Last November I read 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excessby Jen Hatmaker, and I loved it. I highly recommend that you all read it. However, it is not the kind of book one can read without acting on it. Shortly thereafter I was watching The Muppet Christmas Carolwith my kids (a family favorite from my […]
Handmade by Kayla Holmes
May 21st, 2013 Jessica As many of you know, my husband is an Area Director for Young Life. Through Young Life, we have many friends. So when word got out that I was pregnant with our third child, Kayla Holmes asked my husband if she could make me a car seat cover. Kayla asked me to look at her […]
