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Marriage

  • Meet Mr. Smartter Each Day
  • How To Keep Your Marriage Alive in a Den Full of Chaos
  • The Marriage Bed is a Sacred Place
  • On Marriage.
  • How I Found Mr. Right
  • The Love Song I Won’t Ever Write
  • A Christmas Surprise
  • The New Todd
  • Overheard

Motherhood

  • The Real Housewives of Angst
  • 5 Things to do with whining & bored kids + Easy Sensory Bins for Frugal Mamas
  • What My Sister Taught Me – How To Enjoy Your Kids
  • On Miscarriage & Easter
  • Parenting an Introverted Child Well
  • My Worst Failure as a Homemaker
  • Real Housewives of Angst
  • Anxiety in Motherhood
  • Kids’ Bedroom Chore Chart: The Answer to All of Your Problems
  • I Went to a Mom Conference!
  • When the Real World Smacks you in the Face
  • How to Introduce Your Child To Jesus (easy steps that a still-learning mommy can do)
  • feeling overwhelmed? 10 ways to beat no good, horrible days of motherhood
  • 5 good things about days when you feel like a useless blob
  • Should moms take naps? {thoughts on guilt, rest, and how to feel peppier}
  • Why Everyone Needs a Planning Day (and suggestions of how to spend it)
  • One more plug for planning day (and how I spent mine)
  • Is This The Good Life? Why You Should Enjoy (But Not Too Much) Having Little Ones
  • Why are tantrums from someone else’s kid so funny? {and other questions about discipline}
  • A meaningful Christmas with little ones
  • Why Quiet Times are Difficult for Busy Moms: A confession and a contest
  • Why Quiet Times are Difficult…Contest Winners!
  • How To Get Your Kids To Eat (Almost) Anything
  • God Loves Mommy Ducks
  • How We Discovered Sam’s Allergies
  • The Hard Thing About Being A Mom
  • A Blink Of Time
  • For Future Parents
  • Notes from the Underground
  • Happy Birthday, Sam
  • The Velveteen Samule
  • No Shortcuts
  • Help Wanted
  • The jogger, the Westin, baby Ty and me
  • Raising Boys
  • Tailor-made troubles and hand-picked kids
  • The Witching Hour
  • On Love and Worry
  • A Letter To Me
  • On Discipline
  • Mommy Advice Contest
  • Encouragement for Stressed Out Moms: Winners
  • My Rats are Disappearing
  • From the Future Jessica
  • Prayers I have Prayed
  • ONE OF THOSE DAYS!
  • Changes
  • It’s Official…
  • Stay Eight and  Half Months Old Forever
  • It’s just hard work.
  • The White Flag
  • You. In Target.
  • Mothering Is An Art
  • I am a big fat worrier

Homeschool:

  • My Crazy Homeschool Ideas
  • Group Preschool Activities: Things To Do In a Room Full of Little Kids (Besides Leave)
  • 5 Worthwhile Purchases for a Home school Preschool
  • Preschool Activity: ABC scrapbook
  • beginner language activities for preschoolers
  • Simple steps to beginning an at-home preschool
Hi! I’m Jessica. Former English teacher turned homeschooling mom of three. ESTJ. iPhone addict (in recovery). Anxiety overcomer. Allergy mom (only slightly neurotic). Loved by God, and wife to Mr. Fix Anything. I run a mean 12-minute mile and can make just about anything dairy free. I’m glad you’re here! Read More >>>
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