Meet Jessica

Hello!

My name is Jessica. I am originally from a small town in Missouri. I grew up part time in the country with my dad and part time with my mom. My childhood was pretty dysfunctional and I turned into a wild party girl at 13. That continued throughout my teenage years, but I cleaned up my act and joined the military at 19. That was when I really started working on myself.

I came back from my deployment when I was 22 and shortly after moved to Florida with my now ex. I recently got my Associates of Arts and am now going for my Bachelors in Journalism. I got pregnant in June 2014, right before my mom and brother moved down here to live with me. The ex took off back to Missouri never to be seen again.  And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

My mom got me in church and I gave my life to Jesus. My daughter, Ayla, is 15 months old now and is such a sweetie. I love the stage she is at now.  She’s so much fun.  My sister and her fiance moved down with us when Ayla was a couple of months old and I am so blessed I have them all here with me. I’ve had my fair share of ups and downs, but I have God to help me through everything. And with Him, I can do anything!

I decided to start this blog to help others in the areas that I know and am passionate about.

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I have so much more I want to do in my life. So join me on my journey! I want to teach you everything I know and everything I learn along the way! I would also like to hear from you.  I love sharing my knowledge, but I love learning new things even more.

Feel free to ask and questions or leave a comment below.  You can also contact me here

32 Comments

  1. That’s so amazing to hear. Many blessings to you and your daughter. I have been through my set of trials and one thing I do know is that Gods always been faithful. Single mom of three, and staying faithful, knowing that God is always in control.
    Blessings,
    Laura V.

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    • Thank you, Laura. I think that’s the hardest thing to really comprehend about God (at least for me lol), but once you do your life becomes so much easier. Everything happens for a reason. You are very wise to wait on God. Anything else will just end in wasted time and heartbreak. Best wishes.

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  2. Hey! Your blog it’s really inspiring! I love you love the Lord and I pray he keeps blessing you! I am starting a blog myself as well! So happy for you!

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    • Hello, Catalina! Thank you for your kind words! Congrats to you and I hope your blog does amazing ? God bless!

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  3. SO HAPPY FOR YOU JESSICA… A BIG GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS…

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  4. Hey Jessica,

    I absolutely love your blog it’s so real and inspiring. I would love to connect with you. I recently started a blog called thriftythelma.net its such a learning process and could use some advice!

    Do you have any free time?

    Tianna

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    • Hello, Tianna! Thank you for your kind words ? I’m glad you enjoy my blog! Just send me an email anytime with whatever questions you have. I would be happy to help steer you in the right direction.

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  5. Jessica,

    Respect for your success! I stumbled upon your blog and am amazed by your ability to build a following. I have been doing a daily post since last April and my reach is less than 10 visits a day. Yep, that is not a typo, <10. I post to my blog (Squarespace), Facebook, Medium (last couple of weeks), Twitter and Instagram. IG gets the most engagement, with ta high engagement rate, but still less than 130 followers.

    My topic is a little different than most. I post daily inquiries associated with a weekly topic. The inquiries and posts are intended to be thought provoking and inspire self-awareness. I do not answer questions. I recognize that what I am providing is not sexy or selling any get rich quick scheme, but there are some faithful followers.

    If you have a moment for troubleshooting a mystery, I would love your thoughts.

    Ken Woodward
    P.S. The "comment luv" button didn't work for me to post my latest. Using Chrome on a Windows machine.

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    • Hey Ken! Thank you 🙂 Have you tried promoting your blog on Pinterest? I wouldn’t have even a fraction of the traffic I get if it weren’t for Pinterest! I really love the platform.

      I think your topic could do very well on Pinterest. I’ve seen some pretty odd topics, so I’m sure yours would do just fine. That’s my best advice. I haven’t focused on getting traffic from anywhere else because I have heard it’s not worth it unless you have a big following. With Pinterest you don’t have to have a big following…you just need to join group boards.

      I will look into the commentluv issue. Thanks for letting me know. Sorry for my delayed response. I’m terrible at getting back to comments sometimes! 🙂 Best of luck!

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  6. What an inspiring story and young woman! Wishing you success on your journey ahead!

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    • Hi, Andrea! Thank you so much for your sweet words. I wish you the same!

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  7. This article is so inspiring to me! I am 29 years old. I have been getting back closer to God for the past 4-5 years after ending a bad relationship. I have decided that I will not settle, I would rather be alone than with the wrong person! Thank you so much for sharing this and the scriptures as well!

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    • Hi, Melanie! That’s amazing to hear! I can completely understand the temptation to settle but that only leads to temporary relief and long term problems. I’m glad you enjoyed the post. God bless 🙂

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  8. Hi Jessica! I stumbled across your blog yesterday while working on mine (just started, eek!) and it has been so amazingly helpful! I wanted to let you know that I signed up for your free blogging e-course, but when I got to the “get it now” landing page, I received an error message. Just something you might want to look into. Thank you so much for all of your tips and tricks, I will definitely be sticking around to learn some more for you. Your style is very welcoming and easy to follow, perfect for me.

    Thanks!
    Danielle

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    • Hi, Danielle! That’s awesome you started a blog. Very exciting! I fixed the issue. Thanks for letting me know! I’m so happy to hear you find the way I word things helpful ?

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  9. Hi Jessica! I have just stumbled across your blog! Let me just say I am in love with it! I feel like we are friends yet we don’t know each other by everything we have in common! Any who continue to keep up the all the great work with the blog! I can already tell God has so much in store for you!

    -many blessings!

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    • Hi, Nina! Thank you for your kind words ? That’s so sweet of you to say and it’s awesome you’ve found so much in common with me. Feel free to send me an email if you ever want to chat. God bless!

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  10. This morning at work I realised that my mind lacked focus and I’ve been scattered for quite some time. I was combing through pinterest and I came across your blog. This article really encouraged me. It was easy to understand and very relatable.
    Thank you for creating this beautiful blog that will now be a nice source of information for me.
    Much love and blessings. Keep up the great job.

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    • Hi Jezelle. I’m sorry to hear you have been lacking focus. The same thing happens to me fairly often. It feels so much nicer when your mind is focused for sure 🙂 Glad you enjoy my blog and hope I can continue to encourage you! Best wishes 🙂

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  11. Hello Jessica , Your blog is amazing, realistic and liberating to other phenomenal women who are have looking comfort in God. You touch on multiple areas which was also quite admiring.
    Keep doing your thing.

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    • Thank you for your sweet words! I’m glad my blog helps bring comfort in God. God bless you 🙂

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  12. Hi Jessica,

    I came across your blog two years ago when I was a sophomore in college. Now I am preparing to graduate in 20 days and I am so thankful to see that your blog is still here. “Two Prayer Strategies That Will Change Your Life” and “Why Is It So Imortant For Christians to Fast?” helped me change they way I viewed my relationship with God, and seek ways to serve Him better through my actions. Thank you for sharing your story and what you have learned to help others. I am inspired to do the same with the knowledge I have acquired throughout my time at Point Park University and I look forward to incorporating the gospel through my stories.

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    • Hi Amber! It’s so nice to hear from you. Crazy it’s been that long since I wrote those posts. I’m so glad they helped you in your walk with God. Best wishes to you in the future. God bless 🙂

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  13. Please pray that God will provide us with all the resources required to build our planned international christian school(Camp David Green Academy) in Kenya.

    Waiting upon the Lord.

    In His service,

    Nicholas Nganga
    Nakuru,Kenya

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    • Hi Nicholas. I will definitely be praying for you and God’s will in the matter. Best wishes to you and God bless ?

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  14. Thank you Sis, For your transparency and love for the Body of Christ! Keep doing what you are doing! It works and it helps!
    I love you!
    Your Sister in Christ!
    Deanna F. Joyner, MA

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    • Aww…Thank you so much Deanna for your kind words and encouragement ? I love you too and pray God blesses you in every way! It really was awesome to hear from you. Best wishes to you!

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  15. Thank you for sharing!!! Awesome!!

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  16. Bless you Jessica

    You are an inspiration as a single working mother and veteran who also managed to create her own online Christian blog. Proof that anyone can do this if they put aside those excuses that we battle and just get started for Him.

    Christianity is in decline and under attack and we need more Christian soldiers to step up and do as He asked them to do.

    I would encourage every Christian to start a Christian website or blog or online ministry and use it to do what He called them to do, which is to share Him to the world.

    Christians do not need to wait be called because He had already called all Christians to ministry during the Great Commission. He called us all till the end of the age.

    Scripture repeats this calling time and time again for each of us to spread and share His word, His life and His glory as we walk with Him.

    Unfortunately, Very few Christians actually abide by His calling but if they did then they would benefit Him and Christianity greatly and could also benefit themselves financially through Him.

    The reach that the internet provides is amazing and if the internet had been available to Him, He would have used it to further Christianity.I am doing my part

    His future is now in the hands of modern day Christians that He called so long ago to spread His word.

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    • Thank you so much for your kind words! And I agree completely, we have all already been called and the internet is a great way to spread the word! God bless ?

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