JEMM's PLACE

I've got Christmas on my mind. Not the good 'Christian' in me type of Christmas, but the 'what do I want to give my child fo...

I was just trying to play catch-up on our family blog (I try to use it more as a family journal, but I'm failing miserably!). The post w...

While we were on vacation J got really sick. I'll spare you most of the gory details, but I will tell you she was a sad sight! As a resu...

I mentioned a few days ago my secret love of Dr. Laura. The second post I wanted to tell you about was one on how to give praise to your ki...

Who are we kidding, many of my posts have a "Miscellany Monday" vibe to them. At least now I have an excuse!  1. We have trad...

My sister showed me this post about how making friends as a mom is a lot like dating. She breaks it down into the different "bases of ...

The peace offering was accepted and all is right in the world :). As I was leaving for the gym at about 9:00 pm, I heard our neighbors acros...

Yesterday we read from John 14: 16-18 and 26 and 27. We wrapped up in blankets, read the scriptures, K and I told J the different roles the ...

On Day 3, J and I decided to hang out at the house all day. Which has nothing and everything to do with what Day 3 was supposed to be. You s...

Tonight's activity will be taken from John 13. I'll have to update afterwards once we see how it goes. This is the chapter where Chr...

Last week I started thinking about how it's odd that there isn't more talk of Easter activities. There are whole months with day by ...

In the past several months I've been giving a lot of thought to the question, "Who am I?" It seems that giving up my career an...

Gratitude is a very important skill to hone in this life. I say skill because I've learned that being grateful really is an element to l...

Sooo, you know how I've been all excited about going to have a sisters weekend in Portland? Well, that's still true, but, not..? J ...