It’s been 2 weeks since we moved our youngest into her dorm room to start her freshman year of college. In so many ways it still doesn’t feel real that she is gone. I keep waiting for the day she will come back home, just like the many times she was away for a fewContinue reading “The Nest is Empty”
Author Archives: Jenn
Aging is Weird
Why is it the age I feel in my head and the age of my physical body don’t always match?
Belonging
The concept of belonging has been on my mind lately. As an individual. As a mom. As a wife. As a friend. It’s something I have struggled with often and was very much the main topic of my inner dialogue this weekend as I stomped through the woods for a few miles. I was aContinue reading “Belonging”
The Real Life of Student Debt
A bit off brand, but a topic that is very much on my mind as the news and opinions swirl about the White House’s recent announcement for some student debt forgiveness. As owners of student debit, you can rest assured I have been paying attention. What REALLY gets under my skin in relationship to thisContinue reading “The Real Life of Student Debt”
It started as heartburn…
Or so I thought. In the spring that I celebrated my 43rd trip around the sun, I started to to notice a weird feeling in my chest. Just occasionally. Mostly at the end of the day. Always when I was at rest. Often after a meal. I was experiencing a higher than normal level ofContinue reading “It started as heartburn…”
What’s in a name?
Fridays are for hiking. At least most of them. Iowa weather has been (mostly) cooperative this fall to allow me to hit the trails as we continue to march towards winter. I am usually alone as I trek step after step through the Iowa wilderness, though I try to take a 4-legged companion with meContinue reading “What’s in a name?”
After 102 years…
My great-grandma, Mary Ann (Maria) Davico Ardissono, left her earthly body just a few weeks after celebrating her 102nd birthday. I was fortunate to have her in my life for just over 40 years. I think and speak of her often. I often think about the longevity of her life and all that was livedContinue reading “After 102 years…”
Woman After... 