jess in the mundane

an ordinary blog

journal

  • 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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  • Trivial

    Trivial

    Greetings! (I have no idea how to do intros anymore for blog posts so please bear with me) You will most definitely agree with me that this year has been a sort of rollercoaster year. So much has been put on hold and a lot of lives have been affected. But today’s post isn’t about… Continue reading

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