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Five Minute Friday: Generous

jenniferSeptember 9, 2022

Everything I needed to know I learned from my Junior Church class.  I was thinking of writing a book, but I think that one has been written.  Once. Maybe ten…

Five Minute Friday:  View
Five Minute Friday

Five Minute Friday: View

jenniferAugust 18, 2022

Summer is still here – don’t get me wrong – but the oppressive heat has broken and the delightful summer days have returned.  Even outdoor chores have been enjoyable…as well…

Five Minute Friday:  Chance
Five Minute Friday

Five Minute Friday: Chance

jenniferJuly 22, 2022

Ah, vacation photos.  Or, these days, vacation videos:)  Earlier this week, my brother sent me a video of my nephew cliff jumping (read that – jumping off the side of…

Twenty of the Most Random Things About Me
Five Minute Friday

Twenty of the Most Random Things About Me

jenniferJuly 8, 2022July 8, 2022

Happy Friday, friends.  I am woefully behind….not only in visiting my friends, in joining and enjoying the link-ups but also in responding to comments.  I have been a bit (quite…

Five Minute Friday:  Danger
Five Minute Friday

Five Minute Friday: Danger

jenniferJune 3, 2022June 2, 2022

Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.  Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day…

Five Minute Friday:  Vision
Five Minute Friday

Five Minute Friday: Vision

jenniferMay 13, 2022May 12, 2022

Welcome to Friday….and time for another Five Minute Friday.  It has been several weeks since I participated in this free writing exercise and joined the other talented bloggers who create…

Five Minute Friday:  Coffee
Five Minute Friday

Five Minute Friday: Coffee

jenniferApril 1, 2022April 1, 2022

Coffee.  Today’s Five Minute Friday prompt and the topic of today’s post.   My “take” on coffee before I begin the weekly writing challenge.  Yes, I drink coffee.  Do I particularly…

Five Minute Friday:  Easy
Five Minute Friday

Five Minute Friday: Easy

jenniferMarch 18, 2022March 18, 2022

Happy Friday and time for another Five Minute Friday.  Writing for five minutes – without overthinking – about a given prompt.  And today’s prompt is: easy.  (Oh, that should be…

Five Minute Friday:  Carry
Five Minute Friday

Five Minute Friday: Carry

jenniferMarch 4, 2022March 4, 2022

Carry.  That is the prompt for today’s Five Minute Friday.  If you are not familiar with it, Five Minute Friday is a weekly link-up as well as an exercise of…

Enjoying a Good Stretch
Five Minute Friday

Enjoying a Good Stretch

jenniferFebruary 18, 2022February 17, 2022

Happy Friday friends!  It has been a good week.  I say that simply to praise the Lord.  I need to mindfully praise Him so much more.  Truthfully, my week started…

Milestones and Signs of Growth
Five Minute Friday

Milestones and Signs of Growth

jenniferFebruary 4, 2022February 4, 2022

Maybe I’m dating myself…but did your pediatrician use a milestones chart during your babies’ first year of check-ups?  Ours was included in a small booklet that I still have tucked…

Determined
Five Minute Friday

Determined

jenniferJanuary 14, 2022January 14, 2022

We are not a military family.  However, living within the shadow of the Pentagon, we definitely live in a military community.  Many – if not the majority – of my…

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Hi....I'm Jennifer and welcome to my blog. I'm so glad you stopped by. I hope whatever you read will be encouraging and that you will visit again soon. Feel free to leave a comment - even if just a "hello." My blogging friendships are a tremendous blessing to me!

It's nice to meet you. I currently live in Virginia...not too far from the nation's capital. My heart longs for less traffic, less politics, less construction and a lot more hillsides dotted with cattle. And maybe a few chickens:) However, this is where God has placed me and I am blessed. In 2022, my husband retired and I turned 60 (!!) and I feel as if we entered a new season of life. Like all seasons, there are new adventures as well as new challenges, but I am looking forward to all that God has in store in the days ahead. He has always been faithful to me! I hope you will catch a glimpse of that here on my blog.

I'm also on Pinterest. It's the only social media platform I use but is definitely a quick glimpse as to what is on my mind! I would love for you to follow me there as well.

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