I caught up with one of my favorite people in the whole wide world a couple days ago. We talked about everything under the sun until we...

Natalie loves to sit in the kitchen with me and watch me cook and engage me in conversation. I love leaning in and looking into her big...

Take me to the published blog. Jennifer J. Jones

Take me to the published blog. Jennifer J. Jones

As I navigate the many roles I am blessed to be in as a woman, I am thinking about my mom’s experiences and my experience of her...

The other night when we were all winding down, as I tidied up my eldest’s desk, I looked at all her things, and thoughts ran through my...

Have you ever stopped to think about good ol' grace? I recently brainstormed an acronym for GRACE to guide us all through this pandemic,...

Healing is not entirely about forgiving yourself and forgiving others. Although forgiveness is essential, and it can be extremely hard,...

If you’re like me, loyalty is huge. My sense of loyalty to others got in the way of me being true to myself when I was first learning...

I remember the day my dad passed away so clearly. Starting the night before. My mom received the phone call that he’d “taken a turn for...

I remember the joy I felt when the technician told me, “It’s a boy!” During my first pregnancy, my daughter’s father was present. During...

| Take me to the published blog. Shush Your Shame Jennifer J. Jones

On our drive back down the mountains from Angeles Crest Forest this past Sunday, my age came up in the conversation, and my girl friend...

Take me to the published blog. Shush Your Shame Jennifer J. Jones

I used to think I was such a martyr, and that I could love people without anything in return. Then I got in touch with my feelings....

No one ever really talks about what it's like to grieve the loss of someone living--not when the diagnosis is of someone's mental...

Love people in this moment and exactly where they are, for you cannot know their journey in the past and their direction in the future....

I actually wrote and shared this in 2016, but it will always be relevant. It has since been updated. In honor of Mother’s Day, I want to...

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Dalai Lama My earliest memories are of...

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. -Mother Teresa I will add that this includes judgment of self. I'm more of a...