About a month ago, I published a post declaring it was going to be the best school year ever. I decided then that I was going to be positive and happy and encouraging at all times and focus on all the little things that I loved about my job. But that was a month ago,…
Author: Jenna Maxwell
Blogger, Mom, coffee lover.
All of our Somethings Could Change Everything
Every waking moment, there is something new to be heartbroken about. Watching the news feels like punishment as I struggle to find a balance of empathy and compassion for those suffering that doesn’t paralyze me. Hate groups in Charlottesville. Hurricanes in Texas. Refugees from Syria. Ignoring the pain of the world by turning my eyes…
3 Things I Have Learned About Marriage
Marriage is everything I thought it would be and much, much more. Easier in some areas that I thought would be challenging, yet it’s harder in areas that I thought would be a breeze. A little over two months ago we made our vows, and there have been difficult moments, as everyone told me there…
June 17, 2017
In no organized fashion or chronological order, here are pictures from the very best day ever. Thank you to Jenna Wood (love your name) for pictures and Lauren Luecke for the incredible flowers! The beginning.
My First Trip to Costco
My husband and I planned to go on a post-dinner walk to help digest the hot dogs we just ate from the food court (more on that later), but I let him know I felt I needed to write a blog post to process my thoughts and feelings after our first Costco experience. He thought…
5 Questions for Parents Who Have Taken Children to the Beach
Parents do a lot of hard, even heroic things. I recently found out how much my parents paid for me to have braces, and life slowed down for a second. They could have bought a car or gone on luxurious vacations but instead they paid for 3 sets of metal brackets on their daughters’ teeth….
The Inner Rooms
One of the biggest arguments against Christianity I hear is that we are hypocrites. We preach love but walk in hate. We claim Jesus is light but make decisions that continue to slowly, or quickly, dim that bright illumination until we settle into our own darkness. I can’t argue that I have royally screwed up….
If God is Good Now
24 days ago I got married. As we left the reception, Max and I buzzed through Starbucks and I got a free iced coffee because I was in my wedding dress. I’m not above pulling this stunt again. 17 days ago I moved into the house that Max and I bought together. It’s small and…
May is for Superheroes: The Teacher Homestretch
I’m exhausted. Last week I had a student ask me if he could play me a song on his nose. Befuddled, I nodded. They didn’t teach me how to answer that question in college. He proceeded to place a finger on the side of his nostril and create a rattly humming sound as he “played” me…
The Engagement
This past week is a difficult one to describe, because the last 7 days showcase the amazing, redemptive, sovereign hand of God that carried me through the 26 years leading up to them. The hand that knew He had so much better for me, and no matter how many times I tried to take it into my own two,…
Count Your Blessings, Not Your Chins. 