Merry Christmas from the Just a Blink Kids

Have a happy holiday! Love, Jessy

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Mug Shots

Perspective is a funny thing. Memories of an object, topic or experience can look and feel so different to different people. Grown siblings are bound to tell you, different stories, about “how it was” growing up. Any two married people will definitely tell you how a certain “tone” was perceived. I photographed my new Christmas [...]

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I Found the Reason for the Season

Molly as Mary and Ryan as Joseph (Molly calls him Joephus) The day started like any other day. Little did I know about the challenges that lay ahead. A blur of breakfast dishes, playing, arguing, and Holiday crafts, led quickly into afternoon. A dinner guest was to be expected in a few hours. I busied [...]

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Sweet Shot Tuesday

I’m linking up to Darcy’s Sweet Shot Tuesday. Our gingerbread village was a little too tempting for our little Molly! Love, Jess

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

At least 17 inches of snow blew into town this past weekend. The roof of the Mall of America Field collapsed, cars were in the ditch everywhere and community activities were cancelled. The news called it Snow-ma-gedon! I called it a Blizzard. Molly called it a “Lizzard”! We made a gingerbread village. Peter taught Ryan [...]

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Christmas Mantel, Vingette, Craft & Tree Party

Hey Guys! I love Christmastime, so  of course, I’m going join up with a few decor linky parties! Christmas Mantel Layla’s party My faux mantel, (a huge shelf in my dinning room), provides a lot of surface area for seasonal decor. It is one of the only areas that my 4 kids can’t reach. Which [...]

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Dear Molly, Don’t Grow Up Too Fast

My Little Lady seems to think she’s the boss around here. She recently gave me a, “Count to trouble…1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 11-teen. Now do what I say!” Of course, she had one hand on her hip and the other hand waving a finger around, in my face. She’s a dreamer, alright. [...]

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Super Mom Means…

Strangers stop me in public with their observations of my life. “You must have your hands full!”, “Looks like you’re wonderfully busy.” “What a ‘super mom’ you must have to be – all the time!” I do.  I am. And yes, sometimes I am a Super Mom (insert heroine music here, oh and, wind for [...]

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Being Grateful for Family

Ryan and Molly share a laugh with their Papa Den (my Dad). At a recent MOPS meeting my table mates and I shared ‘what we were grateful for’. I heard responses about health, careers, children, God, homes. I was grateful that I made it through the last year still breathing! I made it through the [...]

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730 Days Ago

I feel like I have so much to say about what is happening in our life right now. Life as a family of 6. Feelings about time with God. My “job” painting furniture and repurposing home decor. The list goes on. But, when I stop to write about it, I wonder what to say. I [...]

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