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trulyyoursjen06 · 14 days
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In This Season, I Have to Remind Myself......
Yesterday, we returned home from a short getaway to Florida. One of the perks of moving to Tennessee is that we are now just seven hours from door to sand. I needed this trip more than I realized. I have felt stretched in this season in new ways and have felt at times, less capable, than I have in a while. That might sounds like a funny thing to say. What do I mean by less capable? I guess it’s…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 19 days
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I Remember Thinking - I Will Be a Mess When This Year Rolls Around
Years ago, I remember looking forward and thinking about the time in my life I currently find myself in. I had the realization that the year 2024 was going to be a big year for our family. Our oldest would graduate high school. Our third would be finishing her last year of middle school. And our baby, would be the last to walk out the elementary school doors one final time. Years ago, I remember…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 28 days
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Last Night I Did the Thing I Try Not to Do
Friends, Last night I did the thing I try not to do. I scrolled. I know this is ironic for me to talk about on a social post, but here I am – talking about it anyway. I am not a scroller by nature, but last night I did just that. And as my finger moved down and my feed moved up I felt something change inside me. Doubt crept in.Insecurities raced through my mind. I was instantly flooded…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 28 days
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I’m in the Spend a Lot of Time in the Car Season of Parenting - and I Wouldn’t Trade it for a Thing
I’m in the spend a lot of time in the car season of parenting. Driving to and from school, sports and other extracurriculars. Waiting in carlines at drop off and pick up.  Waiting for kids to get out of practices and rehearsals.  Over the years, I’ve grown to actually appreciate this time.  I listen to music. I pray. I think.  It’s quiet.It’s peaceful.  It’s just me and my minivan waiting…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 5 months
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Mid-Life is Hard and We Need to Talk About It More
People see what we want them to see. They hear what we want them to hear. Especially on social feeds. Here is what this picture says: Look at this beautiful location. Look at this peaceful setting. Here is what this picture doesn’t say: This has been one of the harder seasons of my life. The outside looks great, but the inside is a little confused. Uncertain. Hurting. Maybe even scared. But I…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 8 months
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I Hope
The older my children become, the more clearly I see my hopes for their lives.  I hope they don’t become trapped in the cycle of chasing popularity.  I hope they stay true to who they are.  I hope they don’t fall into the lure of peer pressure.  I hope they are people of strong character and virtue.  I hope they are kind. Always kind. To everyone they encounter.  I hope they can clearly see…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 8 months
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Unapologetically Me
I used to worry about what people would think of me.  Am I too much? Too goofy? Too loud? Too silly? Too opinionated? Not opinionated enough?  I would replay conversations in my head. Why did I say that?Why did I respond that way? Did they know what I meant?What if that came off wrong? I would worry people were mad at me.Or that they didn’t like me.  It took up so much of my head space. And…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 8 months
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Parenting Teens Can Be Lonely
Parenting teens can be lonely.  It isn’t like when they were little and you could go to all the chat boards and mommy groups and talk about all the things.  Tantrums and sleep schedules and potty training and teaching them how to share and what to do when they aren’t feeling well felt acceptable for big group conversations. We could talk about those things and not feel like we were infringing…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 8 months
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I Will Never Be........
I will never be a perfect mother. I will never be a perfect wife. I will never be a perfect friend. Daughter. Sister. Employee. Coworker. Neighbor. I will never have it all together. I will never say and do all the right things.  I will unintentionally hurt people. I will forget things. I will lose my patience.  I will make mistakes. You will make mistakes.  Thankfully, we have a God who loves…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 8 months
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Forgiven. Set Free. Loved.
I have had an eating disorder. I have struggled with substance abuse. I have been a victim of sexual assault. I have chosen abortion.  I have. But these things do not define me.  They are part of my story. But I am so much more.  I once worried about what people would think of me if I said these words.  I kept certain parts of my story locked away deep in my heart with no access to the…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 8 months
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I Am Certain
There are a few things in life I am certain of.  I am certain there is a God above and that He loves us infinitely more than we can comprehend with our limited human understanding.  I am certain there is nothing we can do that is beyond His forgiveness.  I am certain that even that thing you feel like nobody can know about that you work so hard to hide is also forgiven. Even that.  I am…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 11 months
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Because May
It’s May, and that means people everywhere are tired. Teachers are tired. Bus drivers are tired. School staff members are tired. Coaches are tired. Parents are tired. All the people are tired. Except kids. Kids are not tired. They are wired and excited and full of energy. Because May. For a child, May is everything awesome. Field day, field trips, class programs, end-of-the-year parties…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 1 year
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The Funky Spaces
Sometimes, we are just in a funk. There isn’t anything that has happened necessarily to cause the funk. There’s nothing you can pinpoint. Maybe the motivation to get up and get moving isn’t quite there? Or maybe there’s an apathy toward things you would otherwise be excited for? Whatever it is, you just feel it. I’ve been in that space off and on for the past week. Nothing is wrong. I’m just…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 1 year
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25 Minutes of Silence
25 Minutes of Silence
Yesterday evening, I made my way out to the garage for a quick workout. With book in hand, I stepped onto the elliptical nestled between the bins and the clutter.  I opened my book and quickly realized the dim 5:00 December light coming in from the open garage doors would not be enough for my aging eyes – even with my glasses perched on my nose. I squinted. I tried. I tried harder, but to no…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 1 year
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Sometimes, There Are No Words - but You Find Them Anyway
Sometimes, There Are No Words – but You Find Them Anyway
Friends, It’s been so long since I have written in this space. In some ways, it’s been so long since I’ve written at all. On the morning of August 27, I said goodbye to my three friends from high school who had come to spend the weekend with me. The night before, we had ventured to downtown where we ate incredible food and danced at a concert and overall, experienced a very memorable night. My…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 2 years
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Devotion: Small Choices Matter
Devotion: Small Choices Matter
Small choices matter. They help us. And they can hurt us.  I remind myself of this a lot.  Because in my lifetime, I’ve been down a lot of slippery slopes I never even realized I had started sliding down until I was near the bottom.  The addict doesn’t wake up one morning with the goal of being an addict. It’s one drink. One hit. One line. Just one. And then – just one more and just one more.…
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trulyyoursjen06 · 2 years
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"You Are Who You Hang With": Wise Words Handed Down from Generation to Generation
“You Are Who You Hang With”: Wise Words Handed Down from Generation to Generation
“You are who you hang with.” These were the wise words my grandpa said to my mom, and then my mom said to me.  Over and over and over.  “You are who you hang with.” I know. I know.  I get it.  Only I didn’t. Those words didn’t make a lot of sense to me. I’m my own person and my friends are their own people. What do you mean I’m them? I’m not REALLY who I hang with.  It was like when…
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