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Choosing This Moment

Finding the beauty in the everyday

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Blackberries, Part III

Posted: September 07, 2016 Under: Family and Parenting

By Jenn 1 Comment

Summer comes, and with it, blackberry season. We had a wet winter – or rather, a normal one that seemed wet after so many years of drought – and, though the summer has been dry, the fruit hangs heavy on the vine there at the bottom of our property, at the spot where the tiny … Continue reading "Blackberries, Part III"

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{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

Posted: May 19, 2016 Under: This Thing Called Life

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 ~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} “Pwetty dwess!” she tells me each morning as we’re deciding what she should wear. This outfit, sunglasses included, is all her own doing, and she was ever so excited to put it on. Indeed, it is a pretty dress for a … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"

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Choosing to be Distracted

Posted: May 17, 2016 Under: Family and Parenting

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Katie distracts easily these days. I say this as though it’s a surprise. It isn’t. She’s two, the age when the world is alight with wonder, when everything is new and worthy of exploration, when the fascination of this moment outweighs any plan or purpose for the future. Two is all about the now, so caught … Continue reading "Choosing to be Distracted"

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{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

Posted: May 05, 2016 Under: This Thing Called Life

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 ~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} It’s the time of year when the world comes to life, when our little corner of Earth is shameless in its extravagant beauty, when all I want to do is to revel in the glory of nature (though see this week’s … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"

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{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

Posted: April 08, 2016 Under: This Thing Called Life

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 ~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ It’s been a busy week around here, so I’m late to this party, but there are so many good moments each week that I didn’t want to skip. Pardon my tardiness. {Pretty} Spring, it is a-bloomin’ (much to the dismay of my nose … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"

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{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

Posted: March 31, 2016 Under: This Thing Called Life

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 ~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} Early last week, after the rain ended, I woke up to a glorious morning. The rising sun, blazing in a brilliant blue sky, met the saturated earth and created a lovely mist. After settling Katie in her chair, I dashed outside … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"

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On Creating When There’s Nothing New Under the Sun

Posted: March 28, 2016 Under: Loving God

By Jenn 4 Comments

Here’s my fear when it comes to writing, straight out: that I have nothing new to say. That I have nothing to add to the conversation. That the small moments, the small epiphanies I share here on this blog are mundane and trite, as fresh and as appetizing as milk a month past its date. … Continue reading "On Creating When There’s Nothing New Under the Sun"

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{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

Posted: March 17, 2016 Under: This Thing Called Life

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 ~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} After nearly two weeks of rain, blue skies made a grand appearance. The weather for the past few days has been as lovely as it gets, and there’s something about the warmth of the sun on your skin that makes you … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"

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{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}

Posted: March 10, 2016 Under: This Thing Called Life

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 ~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} A small girl by a big ocean. {Happy} My sister moved, and now lives just an hour away! Last weekend, we met her family at the local Children’s Museum, and great fun was had by all. Hurrah for cousins. {Funny} The … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"

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My Favorite Part of the Day

Posted: March 08, 2016 Under: Family and Parenting

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I nestle up against the arm of the couch, a book in my lap, a cup of hot tea beside me on the end table. Rain drums against the skylight and the wind howls, but a fire lights the wood stove and I am cozy under my blanket. For this brief period, I rest. An hour, … Continue reading "My Favorite Part of the Day"

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About Me

Palmer-Family-23 Hi. I’m Jenn. Welcome. I’m glad you’re here.

When I was in high school and college, I thought I would change the world. I would do big things. Become a missionary, perhaps. Start a non-profit. Develop some new product or idea that would save lives. I bought the message being sold in youth groups and Christian schools at the time: that we were made for more than ordinary lives.

But then … well, then life happened.

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