{This is the 3rd of 4 articles in a series about Christian modesty. How can a local Body of Christ, with its own individual “culture” (country, part of the country, religious norms/background, temperature, seasons, etc.), come together in unity about this topic of modesty, when opinions about what is appropriate can be so different? Particularly because– […]
25 Tips for Moms of Boys – Jess Connell
Cranford‘s delightfully absurd Miss Pole (an unmarried elderly woman who had hardly ever talked to a man) said, “My father was a man. I think I understand the sex.” Well, as a mom of 7 boys, 15 years in, I think I actually *do* understand more about raising boys (at least *little* boys) than the average […]
Best Easy, Tasty Backpacking Meals for Your Next Adventure – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · April 10, 2017 We learned a lot last summer when we backpacked the 93-mile Wonderland Trail, including: how to cook on a tiny stove (smaller than the size of our hands) with white gas how to make really TASTY one-pot meals, from grocery-store-bought food how to condense food and packages into easily-transportable portions If […]
February 2017 Round-Up: Podcasts & Posts – Jess Connell
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Does Your Husband Have to Do a Jig? – Jess Connell
Does your husband have to do a jig… …written according to *your* dance steps… …in order to “get” sex? Does he have to follow a particular formula in order? Does he have to (effectively) win the lottery? Is there an unwritten set of rules that he needs to do *something*– do the dishes, get the […]
Scraps – Jess Connell
You’ve already given your best to the kids. all. stinkin. day. long. So what’s left for your husband– this man you pledged your life and love to? Scraps. Can I ask you a personal question? You don’t have to answer me… just answer in your heart: how long has your husband been surviving on scraps? […]
An Excellent Wife (Proverbs 31:10-12, 23) – Jess Connell
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. … Her husband is known in the gates when he sits […]
End of Summer, Back to School (and a rant about extracurricular commitments) – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · September 12, 2016 Well, this year we had a long summer. Longer than normal. And it was fabulous. Here are some highlights: Our family of 9 spent 12 days on a backpacking trip around Mt. Rainier. We were completely phone/internet disconnected during those days, and lived off of (1) what we could carry, and […]
Wonderland Trail Day 1: This Feels Impossible. – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · October 3, 2016 {NOTE: For those readers who don’t know our family, we’re the Connells. Doug’s my husband and I’m Jess. At the time of this trip, we had 7 kids (Ethan-14, Baxter-12, MeiMei-10, Silas-8, Moses-6, Theo-3.5, Luke-18 months), and I was 6 months pregnant with our 8th child. Over the […]
End of Summer, Back to School (and a rant about extracurricular commitments) – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · September 12, 2016 Well, this year we had a long summer. Longer than normal. And it was fabulous. Here are some highlights: Our family of 9 spent 12 days on a backpacking trip around Mt. Rainier. We were completely phone/internet disconnected during those days, and lived off of (1) what we could carry, and […]
End of Summer, Back to School (and a rant about extracurricular commitments) – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · September 12, 2016 Well, this year we had a long summer. Longer than normal. And it was fabulous. Here are some highlights: Our family of 9 spent 12 days on a backpacking trip around Mt. Rainier. We were completely phone/internet disconnected during those days, and lived off of (1) what we could carry, and […]
End of Summer, Back to School (and a rant about extracurricular commitments) – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · September 12, 2016 Well, this year we had a long summer. Longer than normal. And it was fabulous. Here are some highlights: Our family of 9 spent 12 days on a backpacking trip around Mt. Rainier. We were completely phone/internet disconnected during those days, and lived off of (1) what we could carry, and […]
End of Summer, Back to School (and a rant about extracurricular commitments) – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · September 12, 2016 Well, this year we had a long summer. Longer than normal. And it was fabulous. Here are some highlights: Our family of 9 spent 12 days on a backpacking trip around Mt. Rainier. We were completely phone/internet disconnected during those days, and lived off of (1) what we could carry, and […]
End of Summer, Back to School (and a rant about extracurricular commitments) – Jess Connell
by Jess Connell · September 12, 2016 Well, this year we had a long summer. Longer than normal. And it was fabulous. Here are some highlights: Our family of 9 spent 12 days on a backpacking trip around Mt. Rainier. We were completely phone/internet disconnected during those days, and lived off of (1) what we could carry, and […]