Journaling Jenny

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  • Inching Our Way Through

    Today was better. Not perfect, but better. Last night when we went to bed, the kids’ hearts were especially heavy, and I found myself wondering how long it would take before we found our footing again. But I’ve noticed something… Continue reading

  • What’s a chapter of your life you’d title “The Hard Years” — and what got you through it? Losing my Mom and brother within 2 years. It gutted me. God ultimately got me through it by redeeming me and freeing… Continue reading

  • Goodnight 🄺

    What a long day. I’m beyond exhausted. Even on days like today, there is still so much to be grateful for. My kids’ hearts are broken tonight, and as a mother, I can’t even explain what that does to mine.… Continue reading

    Goodnight 🄺
  • 🌈🐾 Rest Easy Bowser

    We buried Bowser today. I’m still not sure how I feel, which feels strange to write down, but it’s true. There’s relief in me, real relief, because he was in so much pain last night, and I’m glad that’s over… Continue reading

    🌈🐾 Rest Easy Bowser
  • I have no idea where this week went, but it certainly went. I’ve been tending to our very sick little Yorkie, Bowser, who is in his last days. I mentioned that he suffered what we believe was a heat stroke… Continue reading

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  • What villain actually had a good point? He’s a murderer, a terrorist, and about as evil as fictional characters come. But if today’s prompt is asking which villain actually had a good point, I think the Joker deserves a mention… Continue reading

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  • The Space Between Here and HomeĀ 

    Well, it seems like I haven’t been on here in a really long time, but I guess that’s not really true. I know I made a post on the Fourth of July. Life has just been happening. We had a… Continue reading

    The Space Between Here and HomeĀ 
  • Is a little chaos actually good for us? Absolutely. I think we strengthen our emotional core so much when we go through things that are stressful or aren’t easy. Comfort has its place, but if life were always predictable, we’d… Continue reading

  • Happy Fourth of July šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø

    Today was sweet, but kind of quiet. After a long day in the pool, we spent the evening in our rocking chairs watching the kids play before heading down to the boat launch to watch the sunset. It was beautiful.… Continue reading

    Happy Fourth of July šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø
  • Angel Network

    I just started watching Seeking Persephone on Angel today, and so far I’m really enjoying it. My friend Heidi recommended it and we always like the same things so I decided to give it a whirl and of course she… Continue reading

    Angel Network
  • Painting & Unlocking Core Memories

    I got way too much sun again yesterday, so I’m having an indoor day today. I’m still not sure how I got so much because I wasn’t even laying out this time. I pulled back some of the mulch in… Continue reading

    Painting & Unlocking Core Memories
  • What’s a book, movie, or TV show that you wish you could experience again for the first time? Hmmm maybe ACOTAR A Court of Thorns and Roses Such a great series. Politics, romance, fantasy.. good stuff. They’re too memorable to… Continue reading

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  • Little Winks

    Gary has been off since Thursday, and it’s been so nice. He usually does 10 on, 4 off, but he took Friday off because of the AC crisis. But now it’s time to get back to the routine. Technically, there… Continue reading

  • What do you love now, that you hated when you were younger? Sleeping and rest. I’ve become a big ā€œnapperā€ this year. Football. Red meat. Westerns and country music. My own reflection. Wrestling/Fighting. Gary has turned me into a UFC… Continue reading

  • What’s a time you followed your gut and it turned out to be exactly right? I think almost always. I literally just wrote this on Facebook and then read this. ā€œStaying still does not come natural to me. I am… Continue reading

  • Big things happening.

    I think we have a plan and a goal set now. When I have the energy I’ll post more. We looked at a model home in a gated community in Pace that’s being started.The area is perfect. Playgrounds, splash pads,… Continue reading

    Big things happening.
  • Emperor Palpatine has announced open elections for a new Emperor — and he’s nominated Darth Vader. You get to nominate one challenger. Obi-Wan Kenobi, and honestly it would not even be a contest. Obi-Wan is the only man in the… Continue reading

  • What’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world? The Bible. If you’d asked me when I was younger, I probably would’ve tried to come up with some clever, catchy, popular book that would… Continue reading

  • 26 Years and Counting

    Well, this has been quite an interesting week. Our AC went out the day before yesterday, or at least I think it did. My best guess is that it’s just very low on Freon due to a small leak that… Continue reading

    26 Years and Counting