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As seen in the March 1, 2023, Bluffton News-Banner. Finn and I after the IUWBB win in Bloomington against Rutgers. Every decision you make as a parent isn’t life or death. And the outcome of every decision may not have longterm effects on your child. But some decisions, you hope, steer him in the rightContinueContinue reading “Some parenting decisions are easy”

As seen in the Friday, January 27, 2023, edition of The Bluffton News-Banner. My $5 bag sale haul, top and bottom, in December 2023. Evidence of my new hobby can be found all around my house. Hanging on my walls and in my closet. In my son’s toy bins. Decorating my home office.All of theContinueContinue reading “Thrifting: A way to reduce, reuse and repurpose”

Jessica Bricker As seen in the Dec. 1, 2022, Bluffton News-Banner. Isn’t it true that while so many things change, some things stay the same? I had the opportunity to celebrate the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend doing something I haven’t done in more than 20 years: Visit my dad’s side of the family in theContinueContinue reading “The power of nostalgia in the Kentucky mountains”

Jessica Bricker As seen in the Nov. 1, 2022, Bluffton News-Banner. I’m embarrassed to admit how much time and fuel I’ve spent these past few weeks driving my toddler around this town looking at Halloween decorations. But on Sunday, the unexpected purpose of it all came into focus. It was a tradition we started onContinueContinue reading “Neighbors, community and inflatable pumpkins”