So often, you’ll hear me talk about my little corner of the internet. This is a space I love to grow & cultivate, to share life & lessons learned, to reconnect with souls I love & meet new ones along the way. But it’s not the only corner I love. There are some incredible people …
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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 …
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 …
For a long time, I only said the words, “I’m a writer,” in my head. Back then, my heart was full of ideas that turned into iPhone notes that turned into… nothing else. I put my thoughts to paper once or twice a month, at best, & every time I did, I came alive. I …
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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 …
Happy Friday, friends! So excited to introduce Kayla Petty to you this morning! We met two years ago in college & became fast friends. Since then, she’s become one of my favorite people in my little Lynchburg community. We both love coffee, honest writing, & all things Jennie Allen. This year, especially, I’ve watched her walk through some …
Yesterday, I got the surprise of my life: I found my own book on Amazon. Pre-sale dates are usually pretty fluid, so I didn’t have a date circled on the calendar for when it would list as a tangible item online, but seeing “click to preorder” beside my name on the cover of a book …
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It doesn’t take much to tug on my heartstrings. I’ve never watched an adoption video without crying. I follow multiple organizations that are working to eradicate human trafficking. My soul aches when I see genocide & disease & famine. In recent years, the things of the kingdom of Jesus have stirred my heart in powerful …
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I haven’t played basketball in seven years. But the national championship still makes me nervous. I know a lot of enthusiastic fans. Let’s be honest, I live with some enthusiastic fans. You know, the kind who scream every time someone hits a three right as the shot clock winds down to zero. There’s lots of …
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I had to take a few extra deep breaths before hitting “send” on this post. Writing is my way of sorting through life, of discerning what my heart beats for, of sharing the passions that stir my soul, & so much more. I love getting to write here, with you, day in & day out. …
