Jenn – Page 32 – Choosing This Moment

Tomorrow Can Wait

Posted: June 25, 2014 Under: Family and Parenting

By Jenn 4 Comments

This past weekend, we spent a good deal of time with several young families, and I had the opportunity to see veteran parents – mamas of four or five kids – in action. As I cradled my own sleeping infant against my chest, I watched in awe as they handled sibling spats and tired kids … Continue reading "Tomorrow Can Wait"

Daisies

Posted: June 13, 2014 Under: This Thing Called Life

By Jenn 1 Comment

Katie and I have settled into a new morning routine: she wakes up (far earlier than I would, perhaps, choose to be awake), we cuddle and coo and stretch for a bit, she eats, I eat, and then I strap her into the Ergo and we walk. Or rather, I walk and she sleeps. It’s … Continue reading "Daisies"

Unexpected Grace

Posted: June 04, 2014 Under: Family and Parenting By Jenn No Comments

These early days of Katie’s life outside the womb have been days of rest, of peace, of joy. No pain or sorrow or stress, just the quiet and natural transition to being a family of three once again, the settling into this routine, this new normal. This is all unexpected, really. I did not anticipate … Continue reading "Unexpected Grace"

Lightning

Posted: May 25, 2014 Under: Loving God By Jenn No Comments

We had a thunderstorm earlier this week. It came late in the evening, as we were settling into bed, and so we lay there with the lights off and the windows open and listened to the rumbling thunder. The storm was distant enough that we couldn’t see individual strikes, but the lightning brightened the sky, … Continue reading "Lightning"

Precious Memories

Posted: May 22, 2014 Under: Family and Parenting

By Jenn 2 Comments

Four weeks ago, a sweet baby girl entered the world and pretty much captured the hearts of everyone who met her (with, perhaps, the exception of a few unnamed individuals who don’t find babies as endearing as the rest of us do). She did things her own way, having entangled herself firmly in her cord … Continue reading "Precious Memories"

I Know

Posted: April 10, 2014 Under: Family and Parenting By Jenn 2 Comments

For the past few months, it has been abundantly clear even to strangers that a little one grows inside of me, and I’ve found that the miracle of new life fascinates people and draws them out of themselves. Even if they wouldn’t explain it as such, there’s something about a pregnant mama that elicits smiles … Continue reading "I Know"

On Turning Thirty

Posted: April 05, 2014 Under: This Thing Called Life By Jenn 1 Comment

In the past week or so, I have been nesting. Not just your I-want-to-straighten-up-a-bit-before-baby-comes type attitude, but full-on everything-must-be-organized nesting, to the point where I made a trip to K-Mart yesterday to buy under-the-bed storage bins for sweaters that have been haphazardly piled on the top shelf of my closet since we moved into this … Continue reading "On Turning Thirty"

Joy and Sorrow

Posted: March 11, 2014 Under: Family and Parenting By Jenn 3 Comments

On Sunday, we celebrated. Our church community showered us with love, with prayers, with gifts as we anticipate the arrival of our little girl. It was beautiful and fun and wonderful. There were smiles and laughter good conversation and helpful stories and not-so-helpful stories and oh-so-much-food and special photographs and pink. Lots and lots of … Continue reading "Joy and Sorrow"

Why I’ve Been Silent

Posted: February 18, 2014 Under: Writing By Jenn 2 Comments

Somehow, I’ve managed to “forget” to blog for about a month now. It’s interesting, the way time works. I recently told somebody that I’m not really sure what I’m doing to fill my days; a year ago, I was working full-time, jogging regularly, blogging every day, and preparing for an adoption in addition to the … Continue reading "Why I’ve Been Silent"

“Don’t Ever Change”

Posted: January 21, 2014 Under: This Thing Called Life By Jenn No Comments

I stumbled across a small box full of old notes the other day as I was cleaning out the drawers of our old roll-top desk. Written on notebook paper, in brightly-colored gel pen or thin-lined mechanical pencil or trusty old black ink, they are relics from my junior year of high school, a time when … Continue reading "“Don’t Ever Change”"

Choosing This Moment

Finding the beauty in the everyday

Author: Jenn