jess in the mundane

an ordinary blog

  • Present

    Dear God, I love you because you are present. Ever-present. Present everywhere, every-time, all the time. It feels exhausting thinking about how you do it. I don’t think I would fully understand even if you explained it to me. But I think it’s really cool. Exhausting, but cool. It does make me a little more Continue reading

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  • Awesome

    Dear God, I love you because you are awesome. awe·some /ˈôsəm/ adjective, causing or inducing awe I could not find a better word. Or should I say, a better sounding word. But I think this fits perfectly: God, Most Awesome. When I read about you in scripture, or hear about you from people, I am Continue reading

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  • Good

    Dear God, I love you because you are good. I don’t use that word often. Maybe because I did not know what it really meant. It is not quite familiar. I know nice, fine, okay even. But good? I don’t know that. Or I didn’t. Until you. You God, are good. All good. And I Continue reading

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  • Four letters

    Four letters

    I was cleaning and organizing my IG stories recently, and found a few notes from two years ago. In twenty-twenty, I resolved to know God. The sudden realization that the “Lord” I had conjured up in my head, or fashioned in my mind was one that was not true. It was one that made me Continue reading

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  • to be alive

    to be alive

    There was once a time, not too long ago, when I wished I never existed. No, I don’t mean I wanted to unalive myself. I just really wished I wasn’t here in the first place. Life held no meaning anymore. The sadness that permeated my world & heart made no sense. I didn’t want to Continue reading

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  • 23

    23

    I’m literally about to go to bed and I remembered I resolved to put out one blog post a week. Last weekend, I had my birthday, so I think I can cut myself a little slack if I missed posting. But wait. Y’allllllll, your baby girl is now 23 years old!!! It’s insane that I’ve Continue reading