This Thing Called Life – Page 7 – Choosing This Moment

{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

Posted: June 01, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

By Jenn 1 Comment

~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} Our summer garden is planted and thriving! Landscaping and yard work have never been my most favorite activities in the world, but I always feel a thrill of excitement when we get some tomatoes, basil, and … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"

{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

Posted: May 25, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

By Jenn 2 Comments

~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} We (or, more accurately, I) decided to give our local CSA a try this year, and we received our first box this week. As I was preparing to slice this kale leaf for a salad, I … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"

{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

Posted: May 18, 2017 Under: This Thing Called Life

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} A good friend brought us roses, clipped fresh from his garden, saying he’d rather see people enjoy them than leave them on the bush where nobody else would see them. We put them in a vase … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"

{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

Posted: May 11, 2017 Under: This Thing Called Life

By Jenn 1 Comment

~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} Every now and then, as I’m going about my daily activities, I’m struck by how beautiful my girls are – how beautiful all children are, really. The rounded curve of a baby’s cheek. The dark lashes … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"

A Life of Small Things

Posted: May 08, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

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A few weeks back, after a particularly long day, one with more than its fair share of toddler tantrums and baby fits, one in which I was feeling tired and needy and insufficient and altogether unfit for this monumental task of raising small humans, I was talking to Jonathan about the way things used to … Continue reading "A Life of Small Things"

{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

Posted: May 04, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life~ (Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real was originally hosted by the wonderful women over at Like Mother, Like Daughter. They’ve stopped publishing these posts, but the idea fits so well with choosing this moment, and it provides such a good reminder to me to stop and appreciate the small pleasures … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"

The Unexpected Good

Posted: May 01, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

By Jenn 2 Comments

Sundays are hard on small ones, hard enough that I understand why some families with preschoolers don’t make it to church. With one introverted girl who finds large groups of people overwhelming and another who is happiest when she gets a chance to rest mid-morning, we all four come home exhausted, fully spent and ready … Continue reading "The Unexpected Good"

On Eating Snacks and Wearing Underwear and Finding A Vision for My Life

Posted: March 23, 2017 Under: Loving God

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Sunday morning finds me in the living room of the ministry where we gather for community, for fellowship, for worship. (In other words: church). Jonathan is home, sick, in bed, so I’m alone with my two girls. No, that isn’t quite right. I’m not alone. I am in the midst of friends and family, of … Continue reading "On Eating Snacks and Wearing Underwear and Finding A Vision for My Life"

An Explanation, of Sorts, For My Long Silence

Posted: March 13, 2017 Under: This Thing Called Life

By Jenn 4 Comments

Late in 2016, an idea for a fictional world falls into my lap, seemingly out of nowhere. I am bitten, hard, by the writing bug. I have a small cohort of fiction dreamers, five other women who write lovely words and offer lovely critiques and are, themselves, lovely. We share our work at the beginning … Continue reading "An Explanation, of Sorts, For My Long Silence"

I Resolve to …

Posted: January 10, 2017 Under: This Thing Called Life

By Jenn 3 Comments

Here we are, at the beginning of another New Year, and the desire broods within me to make 2017 The. Best. Year. Ever! I want to make all of the plans. I’ve seen so many good ideas floating around the Internet, heard great resolutions from those around me, and a part of me wants to jump … Continue reading "I Resolve to …"

Choosing This Moment

Finding the beauty in the everyday

Category: This Thing Called Life

{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

A Life of Small Things

{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

The Unexpected Good

On Eating Snacks and Wearing Underwear and Finding A Vision for My Life

An Explanation, of Sorts, For My Long Silence

I Resolve to …