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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...
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Ask the Expert: How Does A Working Mom Do It?
Take me to the published blog. Jennifer J. Jones
Love Well
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...
For Such a Time As This
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...
Like My Mom, I Didn’t Cry
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...
Every Breath is Sacred
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...
The Power of Story: Turning Generational Trauma into Generational Healing
| Take me to the published blog. Shush Your Shame Jennifer J. Jones
Sunday Kind of Love
The best place to build a firm foundation for my babies—in community. From the time Nnenna was an infant, this has been our church home....
My Whole Self
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...
Growing Up Biracial: How I Learned to Embrace Diversity
Take me to the published blog. Shush Your Shame Jennifer J. Jones
Thank you, Mom
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...
Five Little Piggies
This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home, this little piggy had roast beef, this little piggy had none. This...
All Rise!
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...