by Jenn | Jun 14, 2019 | The Life of Us
A few years ago, when I made the decision to give up everything to go abroad, it wasn’t a decision that was reached overnight or one that came lightly. I spent weeks and months thinking about what it might look like for all of us and took everything into...
by Jenn | Jun 7, 2019 | The Life of Us
Last week as I organized the end of school year collection of art projects, folders and supplies that were sent home with my children, I stopped myself in the middle of doing so simply to take in the moment. Both kids were running around laughing, excited for the...
by Jenn | May 23, 2019 | The Life of Us
This week, as my kids prepared to wrap up the school year and celebrate my son’s birthday, which simultaneously happens to fall on the anniversary of my grandparent’s death, nostalgia set in. I was looking around at all the photos that fill my office and...
by Jenn | May 16, 2019 | The Life of Us
I will not cause pain without allowing something new to be born, said the Lord. Isaiah 66:9 It was just before my 42nd birthday. Two years prior, I had quit my corporate job as a Vice President at one of the top book publishing companies, sold my home and took a...
by Jenn | May 8, 2019 | The Life of Us
How many of you have ever ignored your gut instinct? Letting your head convince you of something, although your gut was telling you something different? You were both your own judge and jury. I am guilty as well and as I look back on my life, can see with clarity the...
by Jenn | Apr 29, 2019 | Mindfulness Mondays, The Life of Us
I attended a conference last week as a show of support for a friend of mine who was one of the speakers. The overall topic was about Intentional Living, specifically how prolonged and toxic stress can weave its way into every facet of our lives and become a breeding...
by Jenn | Apr 15, 2019 | Mindfulness Mondays, The Life of Us
Lately, I keep coming back to this place of trust, appropriately referring to this chapter in my life as the season of trust. And for me, it has made all the difference. I also know I am not the only one. A few weeks ago, I sat around a dinner table with an amazing...
by Jenn | Apr 8, 2019 | Mindfulness Mondays, The Life of Us
In life, there are those moments, where we have all found ourselves standing in front of that proverbial door labeled “yes.” The door just begging us to walk though, with little nudges from the Universe to help you get there. One path leads one way, the other takes...
by Jenn | Apr 1, 2019 | Mindfulness Mondays, The Life of Us
As I sit here in my new home, halfway around the world, I can’t help but think back to just over a month ago as the shipping container carrying all our belongings arrived and life began to take shape. We deflated the blowup mattresses we had been sleeping on, put up...
by Jenn | Mar 18, 2019 | Mindfulness Mondays, The Life of Us
As the kids ended last week with excitement and anticipation for their upcoming Spring Break, the change of seasons from winter to spring got me thinking about the seasons we each go through in our lives. As one season changes, the closing of a chapter, we begin to...
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