The clock ticks 6:01am and I find myself, for the first time in a long time, awake, coffee in hand, sitting downstairs with my computer on my lap and a desire to write in my heart. It's been awhile, and this post in particular has been put off for sometime. Part 1 and 2 focused … Continue reading Part 3: Where we are today, right now…
Author: Joyfully_Jackie
Jackie is a safer beauty advocate who has partnered with Beautycounter to help educate on the need for safer personal care products, advocate for legislative reform on Capitol Hill, and provide solutions to women all over the United States and beyond who are looking to ditch toxins and clean up their makeup and skincare!
Jackie will be traveling to Washington DC with 100 of the top consultants in Beautycounter to meet with lawmakers and champion change and cosmetic reform in late 2020.
When she isn’t out spreading the clean beauty message through events and one-on-one consultations she spends her days homeschooling her three girls. She and her husband Alan have been married for 11 years and spent the first 9 years of their marriage living in the Dominican Republic working with a non-profit in some of the poorest barrios in the country. You can find her on IG or FB sharing her journey towards a non-toxic lifestyle, clean eating swaps, and homeschool inspiration!
My Boy. Sweet Baby Ezra.
I remember that day so well. It had been raining for days. A tropical storm was upon us. The girls had been out of school Thursday, Friday, and we were on the backside of the weekend. I had been in bed since Wednesday. The girls thought I hurt my back and helped papi "take care … Continue reading My Boy. Sweet Baby Ezra.
That time I was engaged to a drug dealer.
“The plans of the LORD stand firm forever” (Psalm 33:11) Once upon a time I was engaged to a man who wasn't Alan. Fall, 2001 I was 19, but before I tell that story, I should back up a little bit. When I was 17 I got a job at a coffee shop, Jitters. This … Continue reading That time I was engaged to a drug dealer.
Freedom
Written September 11, 2015 (www.alanandjackie.blogspot.com) Freedom (photo credit: http://www.wtcnc.org/tag/world-trade-center-building) I will never forget. I was 19. I had two jobs. I worked for my grandparents construction company and I had just helped my mom and stepdad launch their new business venture. It was 7am on that Friday morning and as I walked into the workplace I … Continue reading Freedom
One Year Later Part 2: Looking (one year) Back
The last year has been, what I continue to refer to as "the transition," ad nauseum. I am personally sick of hearing myself use those two little words strung together every time some one asks me how it's going. The truth is, I am realizing, we are always in somewhat of a transition. As people … Continue reading One Year Later Part 2: Looking (one year) Back
One Year Later Part 1: Looking (Way) Back
I’ve been writing this post in my head for weeks. Continually putting off the inevitable. Pushing the words back down as they’ve dared to break the sound barrier and be spoken into existence. Reflect: To think deeply and carefully about something or someone. synonyms: think about, give thought to, consider, give consideration to, review, mull … Continue reading One Year Later Part 1: Looking (Way) Back
New Life
I’ve waited all my kids’ lives to do today what we got to be a part of, and as I sit here, swimming in the grace God has lavished on us, I am just in amazement. Allow me please, a moment to gush all these feels out into the wide open. I never thought I … Continue reading New Life
Jesus, I want to follow you.
Sometimes you just have to write. This is one of those times. The clock ticks to 11:33... pm. I've just laid Iris back down after a dream feed and taken her last feeding's bottle downstairs. Oliver is on his blanket asleep on the couch, his new favorite place to sleep, and I should be in … Continue reading Jesus, I want to follow you.
Iris Joy {Months 2-5} and the Truth of PPD/PPA
As I sit here in the loft of the house we rent, paper airplanes are currently flying overhead. Papi, the chief paper airplane maker sits to the right of me at the girls homeschool desk. The girls' laughter continues to break through the stillness and soberness of my thoughts. A lot has happened in the … Continue reading Iris Joy {Months 2-5} and the Truth of PPD/PPA
Iris Joy {month 1}
A whole 30 days have passed since God decided to bring Iris into the world. I am amazed at his goodness and his promises. For years, Alan and I talked about timing to grow our family beyond the twins and we prayed for a child. We lost 2 and were heartbroken each time. Even still, … Continue reading Iris Joy {month 1}
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