jamie y. watkins

Author: jywatkins

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} / {funny} I read something online the other day that went something like this: Remember years ago, before camera phones and social media, when you had to take a photo of your dinner and get it developed and then walk around to all your friends and…

  • To the Moms in My Life, From Your Friend Without Kids

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    Chad and I have been married for almost six years. Many, if not most, couples who plan to have children would have already started by now, but the truth is we love being just us. And we will probably have kids in the future, but we’re in no rush for the most part. But we…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} My husband is in the wine and liquor industry and so he gets some great perks, like VIP tickets to an annual polo match at Liberty State Park. We went last year too, but this year we were included in the “trade” section, which…

  • We Can Stay Here

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    Growing up, my dad used to make this joke about how quickly I would get into my pajamas after coming home from school. I didn’t waste time. It was one of the first things I did, especially when I came home later in the evening after swim practice or my part-time job. Even after I had…

  • A Deep Breath

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    I’ve neglected my blog a bit lately. I think about writing a lot, and I have twinges of guilt about not making time or trying harder, but the truth is it’s just felt hard lately. There’s a restlessness that’s taken over me lately that’s making it hard to be motivated and creative. I’m blocked and…

  • We Do Look Crazy, and Yes, I’m One of Them

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    I am the only member of my family who goes to church. And when I started going to church in high school, I kinda went all in… Sunday services, Friday night youth group, Wednesday night Bible study at a friend’s house. And then I chose a Christian college and volunteered with my youth group at home…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} It’s farmer’s market time! Our local farmer’s market is starting up again and we visited the other day and bought some fresh carrots (orange, white, and purple!) and roasted them up for dinner with some potatoes and Brussels sprouts, to go on the side…

  • Seeking Community: United Church of Christ

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    Last Sunday we attended a United Church of Christ service in the next town over. It was a beautiful building tucked on the shore of a lake. We were welcomed at the door by a deacon. I am always impressed when the person at the door knows we’re visitors. I’m sure sometimes we give ourselves…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} Chad and I got to spend the weekend with his mom, sister, brother-in-law, niece and brand new nephew. We had a great weekend, doing some things around the house and spending time with the kids, and we celebrated Sue’s birthday with a very lovely…

  • Seeking Community: Episcopal Church 2

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    A couple Sundays ago we visited a second Episcopal Church. I wrote in my post about the first Episcopal Church we’d visited that I had so much hope in going, because I’ve been reading different articles and books about evangelical Christians who have found a new home in the Episcopal Church. But our first visit…