I remember the day my mom taught me the word. The summer after sixth grade, my “boyfriend” cheated on me with my friend — whatever that means — while I was at church camp. My mom advised me to call him and tell him I was disappointed in him. I did. He laughed. I don’t… Read More Disappointment
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
You guys. I’m finally student teaching and I’m not even exhausted (yet)! Okay, so it’s only day two and my co-teacher and I are REALLY hoping for the first snow day of the semester tomorrow (prayers please). But still. I have a desk and a key to the classroom and a badge and access to… Read More To My Teachers
I’ve been lying to myself and everyone else for a really long time. In high school, I “fell in love” with Nicholas Sparks books and I credited him and his books for my love of reading and writing. Oh, I was a liar. I was a liar and I didn’t even know it until… Read More To Live Forever: My Tribute to Ray Bradbury
For seven weeks now, I’ve worked out 3-4 times a week. And just a week ago, my boyfriend and I committed to truly eating healthy. It’s hard (I’m on a greens and chicken overload and thinking about it makes me nauseous so thank goodness tonight was cheat night). But I am learning a lot about… Read More You Are Not Your Own
Lately: I started nannying. Caitlyn Jenner overwhelmingly grabbed the media’s attention. I attended a leadership conference exclusively for members of my sorority. The Charleston church shooting devastated the African American community. I finally got the New Member Education curriculum for my sorority exactly the way I envisioned it. I decided to put on some serious… Read More Love Has Won
We’ve all been there: days, weeks, maybe even months of endless bad “luck”. Is luck even real? Is there a pot of gold put at the end of every rainbow by a lucky little leprechaun for those who can solve his riddles? I’m not Irish so I don’t know, but I do know that the… Read More You, Yes You, Do Deserve the Good Things In Your Life
Boy on the Run, When I decided to stop chasing you that meant I had no more to say. But now that you’re in my past, there are a few things I’d like to tell you as someone who once cared for you very much. I’m happier now without fueling the burning fire I had… Read More An Open Letter to the Boy I Stopped Chasing
We all have messy relationships. Whether it be with family members, friends or the people we’re dating, we all have them, and the fact is, every relationship is going to be messy because everyone has baggage. Baggage can’t be avoided, but when is a messy relationship too messy? A relationship is healthy and successful when… Read More 6 Reasons Why You Stay In Messy Relationships
Everyone keeps telling me to blog more and I halfheartedly say that I will, but it’s hard for me… It’s hard because right now I feel like a walking disaster, and I don’t want to put that part of me down in words. One of my grandmothers said to me over the weekend, “Jessica, when… Read More A Piece of My Mind
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