Firefly Lane: The Boring Book I Couldn’t Put Down

Firefly Lane isn’t what I expected. The Netflix series or the book. I watched the Netflix series first, it seemed like it would be up my ally as I used to be a huge Grey’s Anatomy fan (technically I still am I’m just ready for the saga to be done at this point). I can’t say I didn’t enjoy the Netflix Firefly Lane series. But I also can’t say I fell in love with it. I couldn’t quite figure out the complexities of all the relationships. The dynamics between Tully, Jonny and Kate seemed a bit SUS to me. ...

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Holiday Boundaries

Holiday boundaries are not new to me. It took some years to not feel guilty about them. And even today I sometimes let the guilt in to sit a moment. Then I remember: It doesn’t have to be about them right now! Look around you! Your world feels like it’s continually spiraling and you’re growing extra limbs just to keep going! You don’t owe shit to anybody else, Jess. You are allowed to have boundaries! Boundaries have a way of setting you free. They allow you to truly live in the life you are designing for yourself. You can ...

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Church Is Hard in the Best Way

Church was a safe space for me until it wasn’t anymore. It took one church leader telling me ”You’re unteachable,” for Mr. Sexy and I to decide to walk away from church. We were done with no plans to go back. On one hand, I wish we had been strong enough to realize there are healthy churches and healthy people inside those churches. Even the broken ones. But we decided to call it quits. To be clear, we walked away from church, not from our faith. Because we had only recently moved back to the area, we hadn’t yet ...

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Relationship is my Jam. Any relationship can have its challenges. I will show you how I have maneuvered my way as a step-parent, co-parent, wife, friend and family member.

Relationship is My Jam: One Might Say it’s My Calling

Hi friend! Welcome to my tiny space of the internet! In this particular blog you may find a huge variety of conversations ranging from parenting to spirituality to business to relationship and so on. Here’s one thing you can for sure expect in every post: Unapologetic, authentic and real life stories from my life curated to help you, my reader. And let me tell you, I’m so happy you’re here! So, who is this lady, anyways? Well, I currently am living in a quaint, old farmhouse in Washing state with Mr. Sexy and our very well blended family. Mr. ...

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