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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading Love Has Won (Not A Post About Gay Marriage)
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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading A Piece of My Mind
If you’re not falling in love every second of every day, you’re not living right. I used to be the strongest believer in each person having one true soul mate that comes with a perfect happily ever after. I lived by that belief, and almost nothing else mattered to me. But that was until I … Continue reading Love Like He Loves You
I’ve had it on my heart for a few days now to write something related to the topic of my future husband. I thought maybe I might write him a letter telling him how excited my 18-year-old self is to start a life with him, but something about that idea didn’t click enough for me … Continue reading K-Love’s 30 Day Challenge: Day 14
all things wife. all things mama. all things home. all for His glory.
Poetry by Jordan McFarlen
Finding Focus in the Midst of our Mess
You are adored
I have no central theme, just try to write honestly about personal conviction.
