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Hi, I'm Jenny. Life is beautiful and hard.

Welcome to my corner of the internet. I hope to encourage you through stories of the hard, heart, and humorous parts of my life, woven together with threads of hope and faith.

What I do know is this: God is working even when life is not. God is good even when life is not. And God has good plans even when all of mine fall apart.

I’m so glad you’re here.

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One of the hardest parts of social media is that w

One of the hardest parts of social media is that we tend to only see the flowers, and not the weeds.
We think everyone’s lives are in full bloom, untroubled, untouched by struggle.
But the truth is we all have weeds growing in the cracks. We’re all fighting against them, trying to resist their takeover.
Life can be really beautiful, can’t it?
But don’t believe the lie that you are alone in the weeds.
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I feel a sense of desperation around this time eve

I feel a sense of desperation around this time every summer.
And I’m not talking about the enjoy-every-moment kind of desperation I hear some moms talk about (though I’ve only come across these types on the internet—never in real life—which I believe is an important observation to consider.)
No, I’m talking about the somebody-PLEASE-take-these-kids desperation.
Like so much of life, summertime can be both the best of times and the worst of times (especially for moms.)
At its best, summer is:
Slow mornings and sparkle-filled evenings.
Trampoline springs squealing wildly, fiercely competing with children screaming wildly and laughing hysterically.
Popsicle-stained lips.
Ice cream painted chins.
Melted marshmallows taking the lead in the Summer’s Most Sticky Contest.
Hot skin hitting cold water.
Sun kissed cheeks and windblown hair.
Bodies perfumed in sweat and sunscreen, sunshine and chlorine.
Skinned knees and bruised shins (as they should be.)
Children who are oblivious to the gift of these endless days (also as they should be.)
At its worst, summer is:
Living three lifetimes by noon.
Days strung together by hours and hours of bickering.
Perpetual boredom.
Routine (and endlessly annoying) shouts of “shut the door!”
Incessant begging for snacks.
Forgotten piles of wet everything.
A mother run utterly ragged—her body, mind, soul, and spirit begging for restoration. (And please, God, some quiet!)
For all the wonderful it has to offer, summer is far from perfect. Though I must admit I’m rather pleased that “the best” list is longer than “the worst” (as it should be.)
As a mom, summer can get to be a little too long.
Desperation for schedules, rest and silence gnaws at my entire being.
But I remember the days in which I wished for summer to last forever. I miss them.
I’ll miss these days too.
Because it turns out that the best part of summer from my viewpoint is watching my kids enjoy it.
And kids don’t get to be kids forever.
So, I’ll soak in the best parts and endure the worst parts and take heart knowing that some of these excruciatingly long days are the very days my kids will look back on and miss.
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There was a time in my life when I wanted BIG. MOR

There was a time in my life when I wanted BIG. MORE. BETTER.
I thought having those things would prove something.
But small, less, and good enough are teaching me that I don’t have to prove anything at all (and yes, Jesus is teaching me this too.)
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Look, I am ALL for babies. The downy hair. The c

Look, I am ALL for babies.
The downy hair. The chubby cheeks. The sweet gazes of pure affection. The adorable outfits. The gurgles, and rolls, and tiny fingers gripping mine.
BUT.
It turns out I’m all for big kids, too.
My big kid is the person I can now pay to do the things around here that I’ve been avoiding for . . . ever.
Like taking every single thing out of the pantry. Wiping it down (and WHOA—who knew what was hiding underneath the piles of cereal boxes and chips bags?) Tossing the things that have been in there for WAY too long. And returning all the keepers in a much more orderly fashion than anyone around here has ever seen.
Don’t worry. I insist that she does a lot of work for free, too.
But some jobs deserve a little more than a pat on the back.
So, yeah, babies are nice. Of course they are.
But big kids are useful. And I’ve gotta say, I’m LOVING that.
Next up?
The refrigerator.
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