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!
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...
The Day I Let a Strange Man Look at My Body
I went in there for a reason. I needed affirmation. To be known. To be touched by someone who knew what I needed. And in he came. Attractive in a rugged sort of way. He...
Over the River and Through the Woods…
...and two hotels, fifteen rest stops, and a hundred dollars in gas station snacks later. My family is from Kansas. But if you've looked around lately, this isn't Kansas. And my Kansas family is not here....
Easy “Vitamin” Cookies {Recipe}
My girl is about to turn 4. And can I tell you, she's come a long way, baby! She runs at full sprint, she potties (and wipes... sort of), she writes her name, she...