grace in the wilderness

This is a photo from mid-spring (April). There is a common "weed" that pops up in your backyard at the end of winter, it has purple...

Garlicy Buttery Bready Goodness Ingredients For the dough: 2 cups bread flour (if you end up using all-purpose, they'll still be...

New Digital Sketch of the Month: "Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciple's feet and to wipe them with the...

tomato sauce, paint blendy blends, garlic knots

Makes 10-12 cookies 1 stick unsalted butter (softened) ½ cup organic cane sugar ½ cup sourdough discard (aka right out of the fridge,...

In this video, I paint, make some orange breakfast rolls, plant some garlic, while talking about some of my goals for 2025.

This is one of my current projects! Hope you can follow along and create a little creative space of your own! -Jess

I watched a video of a Youtuber (Margaret Matheny) talking about doing the 30 day dress challenge. I had never heard of this challenge...

This year (2024) I went on Weight Watchers and popcorn is a zero point food, so when I was craving something crunchy and salty, popcorn...

When fearing that your new venture will be a failure, you ask yourself, "What if it's not worth it? What if all that time and energy...

My older two have been harder to handle lately… painting helps, a little. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my...

Be free. My son gifted me a bracelet that said this once and those words inspired me on so many occasions. It has been on my arm for a...

This blog is a leap of faith. A jump off the dock into a lake I have previously been too scared to even dip my toe into. I have been...