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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Life

  • Happy 3rd anniversary!

    Wow! What a thought to behold! Has it been three years since I decided to ship the work, even when there’s no grand welcome? But look! Here we are and still thriving! A few have asked me why I blog, and here’s my lengthy response. And I will always remember why I started this blog so… Read more

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  • The influence of prayers

    I’ve read about the Prayer of Jabez in High School from a small book, “The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life” by Bruce H. Wilkinson. It was a short read, but it changed how I see the influence of prayers. The book focused on a passage in 1 Chronicles 4. What started… Read more

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  • When an AI writes a story

    I asked the WordPress AI assistant to “tell me a story about a man who would have talked to a woman, if only when the opportunity for him to confidently greet her happened but did not.” The statement in the parenthesis is the prompt I used to generate the content you’d be reading in the… Read more

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  • Cheese hotdogs

    When we were out for a grocery run, I was surprised to see my husband take out a pack of cheese hotdogs from the frozen goods section. Why? Because he doesn’t particularly want them like I do. And seeing him grabbing a pack was confusing because you should expect him to get the regular kind,… Read more

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  • How to win an argument with a fool

    You may think that you can change the mind of a fool. But you are only fooling yourself. Why? Because a fool only wants to express his opinion and will not make the effort to understand. He is always in the right. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,but only in expressing his opinion.Proverbs 18:2 ESV So, if you know the person taunting you is a… Read more

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  • Urban heat island effect

    There are days when I miss the cool of my hometown. It isn’t even summer here in the metro, but the urban heat is often too much to bear (much worse during the summer), affecting my productivity and engagement. Data shows that it will only get worse. As global temperature rise, urban residents may experience… Read more

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  • At the junction

    Being in the in-between can be scary, especially when you don’t want to let go of the comfort of the status quo. And seeing what lies before you could be overwhelming, too, especially when it requires you to take a step to start things in motion. The junction is a good place to ponder but a place… Read more

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