Jenny Greene
I am a missionary-turned-mom from Kansas who loves to write, create, and enjoy life with my husband, Casey, my daughter Penelope, and our wild little boy, Eldon. After spending six years overseas, we returned to East Tennessee to find an overwhelming modern world- especially for moms! So in the search for a simpler life, I often look to previous generations for wisdom and guidance in everything from homemaking, to marriage, to child-rearing! Looking back helps me look forward and know that in this crazy mom-life, I'm never alone... and neither are you!
Sorry… I Don’t Feel Like Talking.
Dear Mom, I see you. I know you're there. I know your baby and your other child are similar in ages to mine. I notice that you're alone wiping snot and picking up puffs off...
Coat of Many Colors: A Must-See
I. Loved. This. Movie.
I could give you a thousand reasons why. I was impressed by how well it was made and how good the acting was for a TV special (I don't watch TV specials,...
Use a Sharpie.
It sits on my shelf. High out of the reach of tiny hands and excessive preschool creativity. A tin can that was probably once full of chili beans, but now houses a rainbow of...
How to Love Your Child
Love.
I learned about love this week when my daughter projectile vomited all over herself in the car and my husband was working late and we were out of toast (and pretty much everything else) and...
Sometimes I Regret Having Children
My little girl is afraid of shadows. Her eyes get big and she grabs my arm and says, "Mommy, what's that?" And I take a deep breath and calmly reply, "It's just a shadow, Honey. And...
A Summer Worth Remembering
Maybe it's the heat. Or the extra long days. Maybe it's because everyone else is out of school. Or maybe it's just habit. But even as a mom of small not-yet-schooled ones, summer is...
Parenting a Fearless Child
I would never consider myself a fearful person. I blame my Faith and my father for most of that, and over the years I have been known to throw caution to the wind a time or...