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Like A Merchant Ship

By Jessica | February 24, 2010
This entry is part 7 of 13 in the series Proverbs 31 Hands On

{Hi, I’m back. I took an unexpected blogging break. Recovering from a 103 F fever will do that to a person.  I added new pages to my navigation bar during my week off. Check them out, Meet Jess and Welcome to Just a Blink.}
Onto the task before me…try to learn about the wisdom found in [...]

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Grammy’s Nesting

By Jessica | August 5, 2009

I’m Back

Hey Y’all!
I took a trip to Dallas/Ft.Worth TX last week to visit and reconnect with friends that relocated down south. Hot, yes! Worth it, of course.
Upon returning home, my gracious parents, Grammy Lu and Papa Den, cleaned my whole house! Even the oven.
They brought in flowers, caught a mouse and even organized my spices! [...]

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Dreaming vs. Doing

By Jessica | May 22, 2009

I have said it before and I’ll say it again, simplicity isn’t simple. It’s complex.
Or maybe I am complex.
I can whittle away time, minutes which turn into years, dreaming of this and designing that.
Planing for a simple life takes energy, focus and endurance.
Some things I’ve done to get shifting from dreaming to doing:

I bought [...]

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Scrapping the Crud

By Jessica | November 9, 2008

Scraping Off Crud
This week my heart felt like gunk. I can easily be discouraged which is odd because I find it so easy to encourages others.
This week I tackled missed deadlines, family sickness and cold weather as I tried to get my heart up and running. I needed to give my gunky funk a tune [...]

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Hi! My name is Jess.

When I'm 90 I'll probably feel like my whole life was just a blink. Even my early 30's it feels like life is speeding by.

Just A Blink gives me a place to jot down all that makes my life full. I write about thrifty home decor, family life, and finding simplicity.

My posts cover everything from my garage sale addiction to how I live my faith.

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