I had coffee with my younger self in the mid-afternoon sun. She arrived running late from an after school activity and I was a few minutes early, enjoying the quiet. She showed up in mascara, jeans, an old T-shirt, and bright sneakers. I had a full face of subtle makeup and was dressed in businessContinue reading "I Had Coffee With My Younger Self"

Here's an incomplete list of things I would have missed if my life would have ended when my husband's did: Discovering the early 2000s drama One Tree Hill Blasting Noah Kahan in the car with my kid Seeing P!NK live in concert Watching my kid thrive in school Rediscovering my love of reading Picking upContinue reading "What I Would Have Missed"

Hi, my name is Jessica and I am now an expert in something I never wanted to have any experience in. If you are new here, this is a portion of my life story that has shaped my adult life. In November 2021, my husband of four years died by suicide. The world of myContinue reading "A Look Back, A Look Forward"

As published in the April 3, 2024, Bluffton News-Banner. I grew up in a family of gamers. From a young age, I was playing Skip-Bo and Phase 10, then Labyrinth and dominoes at the kitchen table. By middle school, my friends and I were playing Kemps and euchre during recess and on the bus. InContinue reading "Passing on a love of board games"