I’m sorry for the lack of posts lately! My brain has been totally absorbed with new baby and family stuff and I haven’t had a lot of mental bandwidth for writing articles, barely adding a sentence or two to my book every few days! But I try to keep up my Simmer Starters, because they […]
Archive for the ‘Toddler Life’ Category
Simmer Starters – July 25, 2015
Posted in Christian Living, Encouragement, Motherhood, Scripture, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Toddler Life, Writing on July 25, 2015 | 1 Comment »
When God Says “As You Wish”
Posted in Christian Living, Encouragement, Fandoms and Geekery, Motherhood, Movies and TV, Spiritual Warfare, Toddler Life, tagged Bible, C.S. Lewis, children, discipline, faith, God, kids, love, parenting, Princess Bride, punishment, Scripture, sin on July 2, 2015 | 3 Comments »
Last week I was chatting with a friend about parenting struggles. She has a child who had gotten addicted to TV, and she had to do the hard work of cutting back screen time. Not only was it upsetting to the child, but it was hard on Mom too! Now she has to entertain the […]
Simmer Starters – June 26, 2015
Posted in Christian Living, Motherhood, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Toddler Life, Writing on June 26, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Lots of writing and parenting-related Simmer Starters today! Enjoy. Parenting 001 (Kevin DeYoung) – “Does it seem like parenting has gotten more complicated? I mean, as far as I can tell, back in the day parents basically tried to feed their kids, clothe them, and keep them away from explosives. Now our kids have to sleep […]
Use Your Words
Posted in Christian Living, Motherhood, Preaching to Myself, Toddler Life on April 13, 2015 | 5 Comments »
My oldest daughter will be three late this summer, and she is going through a definite “terrible twos” phase right now. All of life is a meltdown waiting to happen! Sometimes – often – I’m not even sure what she’s upset about because she’s been crying and angry about a continuous string of things all […]
“It Just Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas!”
Posted in Holidays, Inspiration, Motherhood, Musings, Preaching to Myself, Toddler Life on December 24, 2014 | 10 Comments »
One of the hard things about married life has been adjusting to the fact that holiday traditions – especially Christmas ones – will never be the same again. I will never get to go back to the Christmas Days I enjoyed growing up. I don’t get cozy new jammies and a book from my parents […]
-
Bethany A. Jennings is a YA speculative fiction and poetry author, a freelance editor, and a lover of artisan sandwiches. Born in SoCal, with a heart and soul raised in many different worlds, she now lives happily in New England with her husband, four children, zero pets, and a large and growing collection of tiny houseplants. She is a firm believer in the power of words to reach hurting hearts, uplift the weary, and pierce the darkness.
-
Current Novel Progress
I’d Love to Connect With You!
Like My Writer Page
Search This Blog
Top Posts & Pages