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Hi there! I’m Jen, and I am so glad you are here. I write about faith, family, parenting, friendship, forgiveness, and my own struggles and joys in life (with a few recipes and decorating tips thrown in for fun). I hope my writing is like reading a letter from a friend, and that it brings you encouragement. Life is messy. We are all a little messy. Thankfully, God loves us through it all. Thank you for being here!
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I want to be a part of it 💗 #fallbreak #nyc #

I want to be a part of it 💗

#fallbreak #nyc #makingmemories

On a trip with my daughter and husband in NYC and

On a trip with my daughter and husband in NYC and am so excited to have this Gratitude Journal from @whitneyflemingwrites in hand! The questions and prompts are so thought provoking and will hopefully spark some great conversations. 💗💗

A friend sent me this yesterday and it cracked me

A friend sent me this yesterday and it cracked me up. 1995 me would have been utterly confused. And maybe a little terrified. 🤣🤣

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Love these wise words from @whitneyflemingwrites 💗

You were never meant to carry it alone 💕

You were never meant to carry it alone 💕

For the past few days, I’ve been roaming around

For the past few days, I’ve been roaming around the house seeing the clutter. The piles. The mess. The extra.

The stuff we should have discarded, or donated, or packed up years ago. The too small clothes that are still hanging in the closets. The toys that have collected dust because they haven’t been touched in who knows how long.

In every room. In every closet. There is something that needs tended too.

Honestly, it was starting to overwhelm me. Because it’s hard to make time, isn’t it? As much as we want the Pinterest-worthy home with the Pinterest-worthy closets and the organized spaces with the pretty baskets and decked out shelves, that isn’t always life is it?

Life sometimes looks like heaps and piles that we just can’t quite get to because other things have taken priority.

Life sometimes looks like endless load of laundry in endless cycles and dishes stacked in the sink waiting for their turn in the dishwasher.

Life sometimes looks like a garage filled with bins we need to go through, but for the meantime will just stay put.

Because in this time. In this space. In this moment I find myself in. There are other things that have taken priority. There are other things taking my time.

And that’s okay.

The other day, when I was having one of these moments of anxiety as I looked at all the stuff in my daughter’s room, something hit me hard. Square in the face with such force it could have knocked me back onto her bed.

Two years.
That’s how long I have with this stuff.
That’s how long until she will start packing boxes to cart off with her to whatever college she attends.
That’s how long the closet will be filled with the clothes she wears down the stairs each morning, groggy-eyed, as she prepares for another day at school.

And then two years after that, another will go. And then another. And then another.

And so much of this stuff will go with them.

But even more than that. What will go with them. What I will miss. What I will long for - is their daily presence. The good mornings. The good nights. The hugs. The kisses. The time spent daily in our home. Together.

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What a beautiful picture of grace 💗

What a beautiful picture of grace 💗

Baby + Kitty = True 💗 #socute #ohmyheart #ador

Baby + Kitty = True 💗

#socute #ohmyheart #adorable

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