Jennie Miller
I'm a writer living in the rolling foothills of East Tennessee. When I'm not running or reading, I'm homeschooling my two boys and enjoying life with my husband. Together, we love to travel, watch F1, and root for the Green Bay Packers. My other loves are our bluetick hound, Major, and our fat black cat, Salem. Unfortunately, they hate each other. Read more at jenniecreates.com.
Tips on Parenting Teens from a Volcano Dweller
Friends, I’m going to get real with you: Parenting teenagers isn’t for the weak. It’s barely for the strong. At least once a day, I find myself at a crossroads: Do I respond to my...
Five Ways to Afford a European Vacation
When my husband and I decided to give our kids experiences over stuff, we immediately started looking for ways to afford traveling to new and exciting places. In 2017 we took the boys to...
If I Knew Then What I Know Now, I Would’ve Been Nicer
A quick glance at my desktop calendar gave me a short pang of panic. This blog post was due in 24 hours, and I didn’t have any (good) ideas. I took to Facebook and...
Freedom at 40: When Your Yes is Yes and Your No is No
For some women, the ability to make a firm decision has never been an issue. They were the ones I admired in my 20s and 30s, the ones who were bold and unafraid. I,...
When Your Imaginary Boyfriend Dies
Last Monday, millions of women who came of age in the 1990s learned the terrible news that Dylan McKay had died. Without notice, nostalgia morphed into a time machine and sent us all back...
There’s a Mom Hack for All of Us
When I became a mother in 2003, I had the same concerns as any other new mom: Is my baby healthy? Is he eating enough? Shouldn’t he be sitting up by now? How do...
My Kids Don’t Have Smartphones and I’m Not Sorry
I am a child of the '80s and came of age in the '90s. Technology was limited to the Walkman, then the Discman, cable (if you had it), and the first America Online chat...