I have a love/hate relationship with summer. I LOVE the season of summer, especially in Oregon. Fresh blueberries, warm (not hot) evenings with outdoor meals, gorgeous sunny days with green everywhere you look. I also love not having to worry about homework battles or making lunches every day. But I also dread summer break. My […]
It’s not secret (or surprise) that in my marriage, I’m definitely the vocal one. I’m the social secretary, the extrovert, the one with a blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram account. Trent has none of those things and checks his personal email about twice a month. But if I’m the mouth, then he’s definitely the hands. […]
My intentions for writing about several of my favorite Christmas lyrics went the way of so many good bloggy intentions. [Disappeared into a fog of real life.] But it’s not too late! Christmas hasn’t passed yet. I loved hearing from so many of you about your favorite Christmas lyrics. I’m almost out of time, so […]
My mind is spinning each day with details, details, details about the Called to Love retreat this weekend. I feel like I’ve talked about it so much that everyone I’ve ever met knows everything there is to know about it. But then the other day some friends asked, “Now, what is it exactly?” It’s kind of […]
I started to title this “Short Story”, but I accidentally typed “Shorty Story,” and now I like that way more. Sometimes I don’t blog because I feel like it needs to be long and thoughtful, or long and spiritual, or long and hilarious. Sometimes it just needs to be shorty. So, this handsome kid […]
One of my favorite things is bragging on my people. And today I want to shout out to every person on the interwebs that I am SO STINKING PROUD of my friend KRISTEN BAUGHER! Yep, that’s her. <————- I can picture exactly where we were on a late summer day when Kristen told a couple […]
With my track record, I must say I’m pretty proud of myself for two Friday Favorites in a row. [picture me doing closed eyes, overbite and pumping fist in air] And I KNOW. It may seem strange to YOU that I can write about my underwear one day and God’s Word the next day, but […]
Well, hello there! My name is Jen T. You may remember me as an ambitious mama who had great intentions of blogging, like ALL THE TIME last spring. And then summer came, and situations arose, not the least of which being I had three adorable and needy children at my feet ALL THE LIVELONG DAY. […]
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*I’m doing a short series to highlight and process some things I’ve learned in our adoption process. I’m calling it IMHO (In My Humble Opinion), because I’m not a professional, I’m not proposing my opinion is always the right one or the only one, and I’m even saving room for the possibility in the future […]