Sunday night, I got some hard news. Yesterday, I went to the dollar section of Target for a little retail therapy. Because when cute things are less than five dollars, you buy them. And you feel better. While I was sifting through things, an older lady glanced up and said, “How are you, sweet girl?” …
Mrs. Fix-It (& Why I’m Not Her Anymore)
Hi, my name is Jessica, & I’m a fixer. Well, at least I used to be. I’d like to chalk it up to that famous excuse: “It’s just my personality.” To an extent, I suppose it’s true. I'm a bottom-line, solution oriented kind of girl. When I see a problem, my heart jumps into rescue …
The One With All The College Memories
College graduation is less than a month away. This week, that realization crashed like a wrecking ball into the happy (and typically messy) little apartment I’ve called home for two years now. I don’t remember being old enough for this season to be coming to a close already. My people here at college have been …
Finding Jesus in a Baseball Stadium
I’m living in the middle of one of the busiest seasons I’ve seen. The more I check off my to-do lists, the longer they seem to grow. I don’t have an evening free until May. My plate is so full. Yesterday, I didn’t do even one productive thing. Sometimes, the thing that makes the least …
Sold Out Shows (& How I Learned to Celebrate Them)
Last night, I drove three hours to watch one of my favorite friends play a packed venue, & the entire show was a dream. The energy of the crowd hung in the air all night, & every moment of the music was incredible. But concert hype, as infectious as it is, wasn’t the catalyst for …
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Community Fridays: Hometown Edition
I was born & raised in Roanoke, Virginia — at least that's what I tell people. Truthfully, we lived a little ways outside the city, smack in the middle of a beautiful county with not much in it. At times, I didn't love it. Life moved slow & somewhat boring compared to my friends who …
Monthiversary
Friends, the blog is one month old today. How did this happen? Let me level with you: I thought writing a post every day would get tedious. Really fast. I’m the first to raise my hand for being a creative type who thrives on challenges, but before the launch, I panicked for a few minutes. …
Community Fridays: Charleston
I was born in a blizzard — the second biggest blizzard my hometown has ever seen. Maybe that’s why I’m not winter’s biggest fan. And after a long month of snow, snow & more snow, I finally got a few days to visit Charleston, South Carolina. Ocean air & seventy degree breezes will heal my …
The Importance of Baking Cookies
No matter how busy life got, my mom insisted on family dinner. I grew up rushing between school & basketball practice & guitar lessons & youth group — but sitting at the table in front of a home-cooked meal was always part of the mix. I didn’t understand why it was to important to her, …
Community Fridays: Winter Weather, Spring Fever
Hey, college friends: spring break is here! All my other friends: spring is coming! And yet... I'm looking out my window at snow that just won't go away. This is the hardest part of the year for me: it's cold and it's dreary, the holidays are long gone & summer days are still in the distance. When …
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