mental health
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Grateful Doesn’t Feel Big Enough
Sunday was our children’s pastor’s last Sunday with us, and I’ve been sitting with it ever since. For the past three years I’ve had the privilege of helping her with the kids program — assisting with Sunday school, showing up for Wednesday evening kids’ fun, volunteering with the annual VBS, observing Aria participate in the… Read more
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Turning 40: What I Didn’t Plan For, But What God Built Anyway
I turned 40 yesterday, and if you had asked me five years ago what that birthday would look like, I would have described a completely different life. A different house. A different last name, maybe. A different everything. Instead, I spent my 40th the way I spend most of my days now — showing up.… Read more
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Rebuilding the Lab: How I Structured My Life for Peace
Whenever people look at my schedule, the reaction is usually some version of, “Are you crazy?” Between teaching high school science full-time during the school year, running a summer day camp for over 40 high-energy kids, and running a math, science, and ACT/SAT tutoring business on the side, my calendar looks packed. From the outside,… Read more
Tutoring With Jen 