About

Welcome to my blog. I am so glad you stopped by! My husband Hugh looked at my “About” a few days ago and said it needed some serious updating. As usual, he was right.

Here are some facts about me:

1. I live in the South with my husband, my three young children, and a large American Shorthair cat named Pippin.

2. I love, love, love to read. This had led to a really unhealthy relationship with Amazon.com (and Amazon Prime, the horrible “pay-80-dollars-a-year-and-get-free-two-day-shipping-on-everything” program).

3. I am passionate about sharing what God is currently talking to me about in my life. Whether He is convicting me, pouring love on me, or leading me through hard memories of my painful childhood - I love to talk about how He is showing His faithfulness to me in all of it.

4. Speaking of the Lord, I love to talk about prayer.  I love writing about (and periodically giving away!) prayer notebooks and prayer baskets.

5. I try to be funny in some of my posts, though sometimes when I reread what I write, I realize I think I am a lot funnier than other people do.

6. I go to really fantastic church. Our church started out as a church plant of eight families in February 2006, and now we have over four thousand people coming on a Sunday morning. Not only is it awesome to see so many lives being changed, but I also love being part of this local church. These people have truly become my family - and I talk about that, too.

I am so excited you are reading my About! I am going to try to update more frequently (than, say, once a year…).

Have a fantastic day!

Published on July 18, 2007 at 1:03 am

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  1. On July 22, 2007 at 2:34 pm Dinki Said:

    My Dear Sister-in-Christ,
    Love the way you love the Lord! You are an encouragement and inspiration to us all. :) Don’t take that nasty bait from the enemy. You are stronger than him because of 1 John 4:4. He’s got it covered.
    Thanks for being so transparent. I need someone who can relate to this fleshly struggle.
    Love ya tons,
    DINKI

  2. On August 11, 2007 at 10:59 pm Ruth Said:

    hi! just found you and wanted to say i was/am blessed by your blog….
    shalom to you….

  3. On August 13, 2007 at 11:05 am Carissa Said:

    Jess…I am so glad you started this blog. It turely ministers to me. You are so honest, funny, and your love of the Lord is apparent, even in your smile. Thank you for sharing your life and your walk. We need a girls night!

    Love,
    Carissa

  4. On August 13, 2007 at 11:26 pm Dawn Massey Said:

    hi jess!
    i truly enjoyed meeting you tonight. i am so glad that God has put you in my path. i look forward to our times together!! i am honored and excited to be in the “momtourage”!!
    i just found your blog and will add you to my blog list!!!!!
    talk to you soon.
    dawn

  5. On September 1, 2007 at 2:07 pm hljourney Said:

    Hi Jessica,
    I truly enjoy reading through your blog! Thank you for sharing; I am blessed & happy that God has brought your blog to my attention! I’ve added you to my bloglist - hope that’s okay! And I had a quick question as I’m new to WordPress (was using another service before)… how did you get the “Book’s I’m Currently Reading” on your sidebar?

    God Bless, Heather

  6. On November 2, 2007 at 9:15 am erincraig Said:

    I just ran across your blog and wanted to tell you how much I enjoy it. So many people’s blogs are the same old thing all the time; yours is real and it is just the kind of stuff I want to read. It is very encouraging and I can relate! Good job on getting yourself out there and letting others see the real you! Keep on writing and I will be back!

    God Bless
    Erin

  7. On November 2, 2007 at 4:08 pm teaching ♥ Said:

    Nice blog you got there. Congrats for having time for being a mother and to express your feelings and thoughts so nicely! :) God be with you.

  8. On November 30, 2007 at 7:15 pm Becky Said:

    Jessica…just wanted to say I love reading your blog! Always encouraged by how you share your heart and walk with the Lord. Thanks for encouraging others! See you Sunday

  9. On January 16, 2008 at 11:29 am Deanna Said:

    You have inspired me in many ways since I have started reading your blog. I was trying to do the prayer journal this year as one of my new habits and find that I am having trouble getting this started. I know you have talked a lot about using a prayer journal and was hoping that you might have some advice for me. Please e-mail me or leave a comment on my blog with any advice you might have for me. Thanks so much.

    Deanna

  10. On January 24, 2008 at 3:42 pm Laura Said:

    Hi Jess, I “found” you from a link on Randy Alcorn’s blog. I just love your site! You are
    now book-marked for every day reading. Thanks for the encouragement.

  11. On January 25, 2008 at 1:46 am kelly Said:

    hey Jess,
    I met you a week or two ago walking along with Kelly Hubatka. I’m thinking of people that would be good in the praise pit for the live recording February 10th and I know that there have been several times on Sunday mornings when I do background vocals on stage that I notice you and your husband worshiping. I think you guys have an amazing energy and passion for God and Elevation, and it would be cool if you guys were in the praise pit. If you’re planning on going to the recording, if you could give me your email address so that I could pass it along, that’d be great. My e-mail is wrshphim14@aol.com. Thanks.

    p.s. your blog is awesome, too!

  12. On January 26, 2008 at 4:53 pm Dear Deanna « Mourning Into Dancing Said:

    [...] 26, 2008 · Filed under Prayer Thank you so much for asking me about my prayer notebook. There are very few things I would rather talk [...]

  13. On February 26, 2008 at 5:39 pm Patty Said:

    I don’t remember which blog I was reading when I ran into yours. The title called my attention. And today, I came back to check it out and saw your testimony about prayer. Who knows if I will ever meet you (especially since I live in the NW!) but know that you are an encouragement to me. Thank you for being so honest and sharing from your heart! Keep up the writing. ;-)

  14. On March 9, 2008 at 8:23 pm -thinker- Said:

    Just wanted to say “thank you” for this site. While as a guy I had to quickly skip past anything having to do with shaving and waxing :) , learning about your background and struggle to be a better Christian has encouraged me in my own “pilgrim’s quest.”

    Keep up the good work and best wishes to you, Hugh and the kids.

    -thinker-

  15. On April 27, 2008 at 10:14 pm Melinda Said:

    Hi, I found your blog through sing4joy’s site. Great meeting you, and I look forward to reading more of your blogs.

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