Author: Jessica Grono

Thoughtful Jason turned eight years old today. Eight years? How does time go so fast? Why? Up until I became a mother, time was just time. It was there. Some days went horribly slow and some fast. But as soon as your baby starts sleeping through the night, time goes so fast. Memories feel like yesterday. I feel like parenthood is like picking up sand and watching it fall through your hands. That’s how quick it goes. Jason is a typical boy. He’s funny, smart, joking always. He likes the social aspect of school, but unlike his sister, not the…

How often do you say encouraging words to your children? We often nag them or tell them to stop doing something, but how often do we say something nice or kind? Human beings grow by hearing love, praise, consideration, kindness and support. Imagine if parents or caregivers spoke kindly each day what might change not only in our own family but in the world? Everyone likes to hear nice and positive things, but to a child, it’s even more important. Their minds, personalities, and self esteem are constantly changing. Saying nice words to a child can be life changing. What…

iPad Air has been a great buy for me. I like using iPads because they bring me so much independence. I can use it with so much ease and on my own. No one needs to set up a bulky computer or fragile laptop. I just pull over my iPad and can use it. Cerebral palsy makes using technology difficult, but I finally found something that works! My husband bought me an IPad Pro in 2017. It was great and got me many hours of writing, entertainment, games and job hunting. However, for about the last three months, it has…

Have you ever looked at your life and it is difficult to determine how it became so chaotic? Simple steps can bring your life peace and consistency. It is difficult to believe, but we often create chaos in our own life. Adding several social media hours to our day, bringing home extra work, excessive tv shows we must watch, holding onto a bad relationship are all ways to make chaos. I think each and every one of us has been there. We make our lives complicated when it’s unnecessary. It is a cycle we can’t end. The question is how…

Friendship and love are probably the most things that are important to me. Everyone has a place in their heart that is a soft spot. Think about things that make you truly happy and place a smile on your face. When I think about mine, even if I’m having a bad day, I smile. Here are my five ways to my heart. This is a fun blog to write because we get to think about the things that makes us happy. I challenge you to give it a try. It can make you a bit happier, and if you’re happier,…

Blessings sit right in front of your face or hidden in the background. Sometimes when we pray, our prayers aren’t immediately answered. Unanswered prayers frustrate us and wonder why. However, someone told me that God hears each prayer and used in the best way of God’s timing. God’s timing might not be my timing, but it’s the best time. I find blessings anywhere. We all can if we look hard enough. I’m going to write about 4 blessings in my life right now. I hope to inspire those who feel a bit lost in hope to trigger some ideas for…

My name is Jessica, and the year 2020 has been quite an interesting year. Many joys happened this year, and many sorrows as well. The lives lost from natural disasters, sickness and the coronavirus are unimaginable. I’m sorry to anyone grieving this year. The year started out pretty good for me. I finally became a substitute teacher after trying to have a teacher position for years. My children were thriving in school, and my husband enjoyed his job. Then, March 13 halted everything with this unknown sickness called the coronavirus. Year of the coronavirus My attendant first told me about…

Prayers really do make you calm. I feel that I always had a pretty good relationship with God. Prayer has been apart of my life forever. My parents taught me to pray and prayer saved my life. My mom prayed for me like crazy when I was born, and I’m here today despite a loss of oxygen at birth. Anxiety is far less with praying daily. Happiness is yours when you’re with God. As I grew, I realized that the more I relied on prayer, I felt less anxiety. Now, I pray everyday multiple times. With the help of the…

As a Pro-Life woman, I feel passionate about this election. I’ve lost some friends on Facebook because of my views. I’m pro life meaning anti abortion in every form. I’m pro life not just because I’m Catholic, but if you believe in science, abortion kills human life. No question. Even now more than ever, we can see unborn human beings and the argument of being a clump of cells is invalid. People criticize me because I support pro-life laws and officials. I’ve been called many rude names by people that hardly know me. I used to argue back for hours…

Did you know that Netflix has a show available called Crip Camp? The Obama’s directed the show. I’m not a fan of the Obama politics, but other than that, I think they do some good things. The R rating almost turned me off. I am not a fan of cursing, violence, sexualizing etc. Like most people, I turned to Facebook to see what others thought. They were pretty positive about it so I watched it. When I grew up, I hardly saw anyone in a wheelchair on television or movies. I immediately perked up with excitement when I saw a…