p.e.a.c.e.
PEACE recently, i have been thinking a lot about the concept of peace. what does it mean to be peace-filled? how can I apply, “peace, be still” to my life? What is God asking of us when He says in…
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the april fools day of my childhood
Happy April Fools Day. Can’t tell you where this holiday came from, but I CAN tell you a little story about how it got the better of me. Our family had just gotten home from church. It was an April…
a FAM kind of weekend
this weekend is a weekend to celebrate life, grace, and gifts in our family. Nora is here, very cute and pregnant, and ready for her baby shower tomorrow! We are rejoicing with her and Travis in this precious season of…
Easter 2008: Old and New Traditions
Old Tradition: Tulips on the Dining Table Old Tradition: Sharing the Bathroom with a “Sister” (Timarie Lambros stayed with us for the past week while visiting her boyfriend, and we had an awesome time being “roomies” together 🙂 New Tradition:…
"He is Not Here"
Easter is one of my favorite holidays. It is such an awesome reminder of the power of salvation for our daily lives. Why can we hope? How can we conquer hourly temptations? Who can give me power to believe that the…
A Terp at Heart
Catherine Conrad (my friend from USG in the COMM program) and I at the Terps football game, 10.07 Me and Dad, UMD vs. Clemson, 3.2.08 Terp: Short for Terrapin, a kind of turtle, and the University of Maryland’s team mascot.…
The Pillsbury Doughboy
My Grandma, Marian Dahl, sent this to me earlier today. “Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly.…
a funny fetish with cottage cheese
COTTAGE CHEESE has become a regular in the Jansen household these days. When Jon, Jenni, and Carson Smith moved in at the beginning of the year, Jenni brought along her great love for this dairy product, made of cultured pasteurized…
valentines day humor
On this Valentines Day of 2008, I have chosen my little bro Brett to be my valentine. I woke up this morning to find a wonderful, thoughtful and incredibly sweet card from him communicating his affection and gratefulness for me.…
Design Sponge
…my new favorite girly-artsy website, which I discovered this week while web-surfing… Â owner and director of the site: Design*Sponge is a daily website dedicated to home and product design run by Brooklyn-based writer, Grace Bonney. Launched in August of…