Jess is a boy mom from the South who spends most of her weekends at baseball fields, church potlucks, or both. She's passionate about raising her kids with intention and finding the little pockets of peace in the chaos — even if that's just five quiet minutes with coffee before the house wakes up. She writes about faith, family traditions, and the stuff that keeps her grounded.
I was sitting on the bleachers at a Tuesday afternoon baseball game when my friend froze mid-bite of her granola bar and laughed out loud. My eldest had just hollered …
While sorting through the laundry, I hear her chirp the same two notes. Two notes she has hummed every time we sort socks. It certainly wasn’t planned; it just happened, …
The Mother’s Day Tradition That Started by Accident and Stuck Around for 12 Years — Why I Still Bring the Same Awkward Bouquet Every Year How a Forgotte…
23 Short Moral Stories for Kids That Don’t Hit Them Over the Head With a Lesson You know the kind of short moral stories for kids that tuck a little tru…
Why ‘Happy Birthday’ Isn’t Always Enough I watch moms blow out candles while still wiping counters, and I feel that small disconnect. A quick “Happy Birthday!” can be nice, but …
17 Gifts for Mom That Don’t Feel Like They Came From a Drugstore I get tired of drugstore-style gifts when I’m trying to celebrate Mom. You want gifts f…
I remember a slow Thursday in June when my boys were bored out by noon and the TV was calling their names. You want summer that gets them outside, from a…
12 Teacher Gifts Under $15 That Don’t Look Like You Spent $15 End-of-year chaos has me sprinting through the teacher gift aisle more than I’d like to ad…
My weeknights look like a calendar somebody scribbled all over in red pen. Ball games, choir practice, church meetings, and somewhere in there, three boys…
16 Easy Face Painting Ideas for Kids (That Don’t Require a Set of Thirty Brushes) I was at the church potluck when a kid came up with painted ladybug do…
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