jessa blog
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Perhaps you’ve never gone out for some time
There is silence in between arrivals at the airport. First, there’s the occasional opening and closing of the doors. Then, the cold air whooshing from the inside, brushing against whoever is waiting in the bay areas, anticipating a friend, a lover, or a family to arrive. You can’t see much movement more than the police… Read more
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Time away from work
Your downtime is for resting, having fun, and disengaging from work. We need time away from work to be good and efficient at it. Dr. Anna Clemens But sometimes, resting and having fun for me means reading a book or catching up with my favorite podcast and picking up where I left off from an… Read more
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How did I come from zero blog post views to an average of 10 daily?
First and foremost, it did not happen overnight, you see. If you want to build your online presence, then you have to put in the work. As Seth Godin puts it, drip by drip. It means you must treat your blog like work, follow a schedule, and show up according to that schedule you set.… Read more
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A dream or a memory?
I had a dream, and I know it was just a dream. Because I was with you, and in reality, we’re never together. You took me photographs, flattering and candid. You said it’s one way to keep our memories intact, frozen in time. I could hear your happiness when I looked into your eyes and… Read more
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Aging and the never-ending war against gravity
As I looked at myself in the mirror one night, the reality dawned on me: I am getting older. It’s funny how I can’t remember my age anymore when people ask me about it, taking a pause too long, thinking how old I am again. Sometimes, I even make quick math like today’s year minus… Read more
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Wickedness loves company
“Wickedness loves company–and leads others into sin” (Prov. 16:29, TLB). People who aren’t ashamed of their wickedness, or who have been convinced by our godless society that what they’re doing isn’t even wrong, will always try to get those around them to participate with them. It’s a fact of human nature we can’t get around.… Read more
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Legitimate needs
They (compulsive sinful desires) don’t spring out of thin air to lead us astray. Instead, they appeal to our natural, inborn, God-given needs. The needs themselves are legitimate, but sin uses them against us by offering illegitimate, substitute ways of getting them met–ways God never intended us to use. Sin takes what is good and… Read more
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