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Publish His glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things He does. (1 Chronicles 16:24)

Author: jesssiroo

The Peace of God

I always feel most like myself when I’m writing or running, probably because that’s when I can clearly hear God. I’ve also realized God tells me what to write during worship and sermons, and I have to pull out my phone to make a note or the idea will escape me. That happened last Tuesday… Read More The Peace of God

October 11, 2021October 10, 2021 jesssirooLeave a comment

Our First Home, Part 2

Read part one here. Our Measuring Stick After God used randomly running into our realtor and my yoga teacher’s encouragement to show me it was His will for us to begin house hunting, I told my husband that it was his turn to text our realtor. That same weekend, we were pre-approved and had our… Read More Our First Home, Part 2

October 5, 2021October 26, 2021 jesssiroo4 Comments

Our First Home, Part 1

Are we even ready to buy a house? I knew nothing about buying a house. What I did know, however, is that one day I would do it, but I had no idea when. My adult life has unfolded traditionally — graduate from a four-year university, start my career, get married — and next on… Read More Our First Home, Part 1

September 28, 2021October 26, 2021 jesssiroo5 Comments

Year 26 is great, but my birthday was not.

At the end of August, I made an Instagram story about my 26-year-old confidence. That has been true, and I have faith that it will continue to be true, but this particular lap around the sun didn’t start that way. In fact, I started the year at arguably one of the top two lowest points… Read More Year 26 is great, but my birthday was not.

September 22, 2021September 21, 2021 jesssirooLeave a comment

Our Love Story

This one is LONG overdue, and I absolutely love telling it, but aside from a condensed version on our wedding website, I’ve never written my and my husband’s love story. I was always trying to write what I thought would be my “love” story in my journals growing up, but the other person was never… Read More Our Love Story

August 30, 2021August 10, 2022 jesssiroo8 Comments

The Story of My Fur Babies

Sitting around my parents’ dining room table on Thanksgiving of 2018, my first Thanksgiving married to my husband, I shared what I was thankful for with my family: “Well, I would be more thankful for my husband if he would get me a puppy.” Long before that day and long before we were married, I… Read More The Story of My Fur Babies

August 26, 2021August 27, 2021 jesssiroo7 Comments

9 Back to School Prayers

About this time every year, I see prayer lists for back to school circulating the internet, and this year I wanted to create my own. This will be my fifth year teaching, and though I haven’t been at this thing nearly as long as my veteran colleagues, I know that we need prayers now more… Read More 9 Back to School Prayers

August 16, 2021August 11, 2021 jesssirooLeave a comment

My Sorority Experience

A few weeks ago, some of my 2021 seniors asked me my thoughts on going through sorority recruitment in college. I’ve touched on my sorority experience in blog posts before — I was an active member for the first three years I was blogging — but now that I’m four years removed from the experience,… Read More My Sorority Experience

August 12, 2021July 26, 2022 jesssiroo1 Comment

I’m mad at God.

This morning, I woke up, went on a run, showered, and then I wrote this in my journal: God, I’m mad at You. Yesterday went to trash so quick and I want to believe You are good but I’m struggling. Why did my friend’s dad have to test positive for COVID? Why did our house… Read More I’m mad at God.

August 6, 2021August 5, 2021 jesssirooLeave a comment

Let’s Talk About Sex: 7 Resources

Weeks before I got married, I remember breaking down in my childhood bedroom with my parents and my husband-to-be wondering what happened to me over the last 23 years that lead to so much sexual brokenness. It was easy to pinpoint some decisions I’d made, but other parts of my story felt so shameful at… Read More Let’s Talk About Sex: 7 Resources

August 2, 2021May 14, 2022 jesssirooLeave a comment

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