by Jess Connell · April 20, 2015 How you answer this question affects everything. It’s a game-changer. It’ll make or break the way your day goes. But perhaps even more importantly, it’ll affect the way you THINK AND FEEL about how your day goes. ESSENTIALISM, FOR MOMS I’ve been listening to the book, Essentialism: The […]
The Question Every Mom Needs To Ask Herself
by Jess Connell · April 20, 2015 How you answer this question affects everything. It’s a game-changer. It’ll make or break the way your day goes. But perhaps even more importantly, it’ll affect the way you THINK AND FEEL about how your day goes. ESSENTIALISM, FOR MOMS I’ve been listening to the book, Essentialism: The […]
August Mailbag: Circumcision? Breastfeeding in Public? When Your Child Says, “I'm Bored?” – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · August 31, 2015 TO CIRCUMCISE OR NOT TO CIRCUMCISE? Q: To circumcise or not to circumcise? I’m anxious about the subject and my husband and I disagree. What do you guys do? And what were your reasons? Thanks! First, don’t be anxious (this is a biblical command for believers!) and stop reading […]
August Mailbag: Circumcision? Breastfeeding in Public? When Your Child Says, “I'm Bored?” – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · August 31, 2015 TO CIRCUMCISE OR NOT TO CIRCUMCISE? Q: To circumcise or not to circumcise? I’m anxious about the subject and my husband and I disagree. What do you guys do? And what were your reasons? Thanks! First, don’t be anxious (this is a biblical command for believers!) and stop reading […]
September 2015 Mailbag: Preschoolers, Porn, & Fighting a Critical Spirit – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · September 30, 2015 #1– WHAT TO DO WITH THE PRESCHOOLER WHILE HOMESCHOOLING? Q: I feel at a loss with what to do with my 2-1/2-year-old daughter while we’re homeschooling, or even just throughout the day as I’m trying to get things done. What do you do with your 2-1/2-year-old? A: Well, […]
August Mailbag: Circumcision? Breastfeeding in Public? When Your Child Says, “I'm Bored?” – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · August 31, 2015 TO CIRCUMCISE OR NOT TO CIRCUMCISE? Q: To circumcise or not to circumcise? I’m anxious about the subject and my husband and I disagree. What do you guys do? And what were your reasons? Thanks! First, don’t be anxious (this is a biblical command for believers!) and stop reading […]
August Mailbag: Circumcision? Breastfeeding in Public? When Your Child Says, “I'm Bored?” – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · August 31, 2015 TO CIRCUMCISE OR NOT TO CIRCUMCISE? Q: To circumcise or not to circumcise? I’m anxious about the subject and my husband and I disagree. What do you guys do? And what were your reasons? Thanks! First, don’t be anxious (this is a biblical command for believers!) and stop reading […]
8 Verses That Help Me Fight For Contentment – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · February 21, 2014 There have been so many different seasons of my life when I’ve had to *FIGHT* for contentment. 7-months-pregnant in a grimy, coal-heated, 80’s-era-floral-couched, bugged (not the insect kind) apartment in China Months later, when my husband got gravely sick, and we went YEARS with tons of investigation but […]
How to Be Content – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · December 21, 2013 Last night I got up out of bed because I remembered this wonderful advice– I needed it and my soul wouldn’t rest until I found it and reminded myself of these truths. Perhaps you need it too? I’ve added some Scripture references for each point, for further meditation. […]
8 Verses That Help Me Fight For Contentment – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · February 21, 2014 There have been so many different seasons of my life when I’ve had to *FIGHT* for contentment. 7-months-pregnant in a grimy, coal-heated, 80’s-era-floral-couched, bugged (not the insect kind) apartment in China Months later, when my husband got gravely sick, and we went YEARS with tons of investigation but […]
8 Verses That Help Me Fight For Contentment – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · February 21, 2014 There have been so many different seasons of my life when I’ve had to *FIGHT* for contentment. 7-months-pregnant in a grimy, coal-heated, 80’s-era-floral-couched, bugged (not the insect kind) apartment in China Months later, when my husband got gravely sick, and we went YEARS with tons of investigation but […]
Didn't I Just Clean This Up? – Jess Connell
Today I went in to the kitchen and immediately had to stifle a groan. I knew the minute I took a step, the bottom of my feet would be covered in crumbs. My heart felt tired, like “didn’t I JUST clean this up?” “Isn’t this, basically, the exact same mess I’ve cleaned up dozens, hundreds of times before?!” […]
From Grumpy to Grateful: Helping Our Children CHANGE Their Thinking – Jess Connell
Is a grumpy child just destined to be grumpy? Since his lip naturally turns downward and his arms easily fold and his body crumples, should we just give in and let him be a grump? Well, no. Just like anything else (how our kids approach their schoolwork, what sort of attitude they bring to family gatherings, […]
From Grumpy to Grateful: Helping Our Children CHANGE Their Thinking – Jess Connell
Is a grumpy child just destined to be grumpy? Since his lip naturally turns downward and his arms easily fold and his body crumples, should we just give in and let him be a grump? Well, no. Just like anything else (how our kids approach their schoolwork, what sort of attitude they bring to family gatherings, […]