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Meet Krista {A Tribute To Military Wives}

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Hope you enjoy today's post in the series, "31 Inspirational Women You Should Meet." Today I'd like View Post

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Meet Elizabeth: Joy In A Difficult Diagnosis

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Elizabeth and I taught at the same small Christian school, so that's how we met. However, I think we View Post

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Meet Brittany / A Widow’s Story

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What a gift today to introduce you to Brittany Price. I discovered Brittany after she commented on View Post

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Meet Katherine (Inspiring Women Series)

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I'm pumped today to kick off my 2016 Write 31 Days series, "31 Inspirational Women You Need To View Post

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31 Inspirational Women You Should Meet

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  Last year I participated in the Write 31 Days blog series with my series, "31 Lies Modern View Post

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A New Spin On Creativity: Pottery Cool Review

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When I was a middle-school teacher, sometimes I'd have to walk through the room of the high school View Post

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10 Inspirational Podcasts For Moms

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Check out my NEWLY LIVE series: 31 Inspirational Women You Should Meet! Maybe you know them? Or View Post

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This Is How You Bless A Good Teacher (Written By A Former Teacher)

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In a very former life, I was a middle-school English teacher at a small Christian school. I View Post

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Dragon and Raven review, Heirloom Audio for homeschoolers

Review of Heirloom Audio Drama: The Dragon and The Raven

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Disclosure: I was compensated for my time reviewing this product/service, writing this review, and View Post

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How Instagram Is Killing Our Souls (Basically)

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I was late to the Instagram train (story of my life) but once I joined, I was hooked. Way more View Post

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20 Delicious Allergy-Friendly Dinners

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Note from Jessica: My sister Julie makes the BEST food. I'm proud she's sharing here 20 recipes View Post

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I Just Don’t Have Enough Time Not To Homeschool

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This week, my oldest has golf camp. This means we all need to be fed, matching, and out the door at View Post

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What’s Happening At Hobby Lobby (And What You Can Do About It)

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  A few months ago, I entered a Hobby Lobby for the first time. And I what I saw View Post

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8 Tools Every New Homeschooling Mom Needs

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Well, since I'm a veteran homeschooling mom now (two whole years of experience. did you catch that?? View Post

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Motherhood, According to The Meyers Briggs Types

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I was first introduced to the Meyers-Briggs personality test in college. Interestingly, it was my View Post

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To All The Moms Who Struggle To Have Quiet Times (From One Of Those Moms)

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disclosure: this post may contain affiliate links. This is not a fun thing for me to admit. But View Post

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Four Things Every Parent Should Know Before Adopting

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a note from Jessica: This is a guest post from my cousin (and oldest and dearest friend) Sheila View Post

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Dear Target, I Love You, But We’re Breaking Up.

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Dear Target, We've had a beautiful relationship. What has it been, now? Ten years, I guess, View Post

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Your Free Gift

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Receive my e-book, "How To Introduce Your Child To Jesus" for FREE! Grace-filled tips + my View Post

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The Holiday Your Family’s Missing Out On

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~ note from Jessica: My lifelong friend, Kate, does the coolest thing with her family, and I just View Post

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What It’s Like Bringing Kids To Church

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Do any of you remember going to church as a Non-Mom? I do. Since I am a huge nerd, going to View Post

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I Figured Out Why My Neighbor’s House Looks So Clean…

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Duck Brand. All opinions are 100% mine. I View Post

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Three Unsexy Reasons Why The Modern Mom Is So Tired

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Every few months, the following conversation takes place between me and my mom, husband or View Post

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What Your Marriage Really Needs? A TV In The Bedroom

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When Todd and I were in pre-marital counseling, we read all the marriage books. Since I'd already View Post

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My Second Hero Besides Joanna Gaines

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this post may contain affiliate links~ Today I want to introduce you to my second celebrity hero. View Post

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Should I Homeschool? (This Is Why All Those Weird Moms Do)

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If you find yourself asking, "Should I homeschool?" then no doubt you have much to consider! There's View Post

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How To Survive Your Kids Being Home All Summer (4 Things Homeschool Moms Dol)

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Have you been wondering how you're going to survive the summer with your kids home? Check out these View Post

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What To Do When Your Homeschool Curriculum Needs Extra Activities: Dover Books Review

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Disclosure: I was compensated with free product, and for my time, but the opinions below are 100% my View Post

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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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