Sal and I had a fight last weekend. It was a decent size argument. We had planned a date afternoon/night and what started as a conversation over drinks at one of Sal’s favorite places went to parenting conversations, chatting about
New Year, New View: Conversation #3
A continuation of a series of posts. To catch up, read these. “If you died tonight, do you know without a shadow of a doubt where you would end up?” Jenn: This particular sentiment holds a precious spot in my
New Year, New View: Conversation #2
CONVERSATION #2 Continuing a series from the last few posts… Jenn: When I read Cam’s post, a rapid fire of similar statements ran through my mind; things I heard that impacted me, along with things I am embarrassed to admit
A New Year, New View: Conversation #1 – Transformation Over Transaction
CONVERSATION #1 – Transformation Over Transaction “What if all this time it wasn’t a matter of denying Christ with one question in front of a shooting squad to save your life. But instead it was a series of questions
New Year, New View: Introduction
Recently a friend of mine, and my second favorite Enneagram teacher, Cameron Clark shared an image of a tweet with this question, “What if all this time it wasn’t a matter of denying Christ with one question in front of
Just Be There
This will be the first Christmas we don’t visit New York in years. We will not be flying in for time with Sal’s family. Partly due to the pandemic, partly because we have a kid in a sport that never
A Music Lesson
Just wrapped up a series of voice lessons. When we moved, a friend sent me a link for an organization that offers music lessons to kids within the foster care system. It has been perfect for me. I needed something
Do you hear what I hear, and Mary, did you know?
Piggybacking off my last post…I experienced a reminder through parenting my teens. There are Christmas songs people love, and there are Christmas songs people love way less. Annually I find myself in arguments about certain songs. Songs I love less
Two- and Three- Year Olds
I’m reading a new book, “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk. It is a book about how experiencing trauma impacts the brain and
Is anyone else tired?
Has anyone else noticed, some of us are tired? A different kind of tired. Yes, we have stress. Yes, some of us are struggling. The holidays can add a layer of busyness, and it’s darker longer so that literally impacts