Tag: parenting

• Family…Tears, history & Pinot gris…

  

  Finding one’s heritage thru science

  Jessica Owen

  February 12, 2023

  dream, goals, hope, seasons of change, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #ancestery, #emotion, #gathering, #geneology, #goal, #heritage, adoption, author, beauty, become, blessed, blessings, change, comfort, creative, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, family, goals, grateful, happy, heart, honesty, hope, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, notes, parenting, parents, perseverance, real, seasons, soul, stories, story, tears, thankful, tired, warm, wife, wine, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

• Happy new year all!!!

  

  Wishing you all the very best in the new year!!! That is all I have today friends! I promise more to come this year! Life and writing is a work in progress…. (Just like me)😉

  Jessica Owen

  January 1, 2023

  dream, goals, hope, seasons of change, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #2023, #happynewyear #goals2023, author, become, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, comfort, cozy, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, fall, family, fiction, fires, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, honesty, hope, imagine, joy, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, nights, novels, parenting, perseverance, real, rest, romance, seasons, soul, stories, story, thankful, warm, wife, wives, women, words, write, writer,, writing

• Surgery…strength…marriage survival.💕

  

  I was mostly absent last month due to my husband having major surgery. It was a scary, exhausting month. A lot of tears were shed. I was tested beyond normal limits. The fear of losing my husband gave me the strength to move forward even though I had no idea what I was doing. I…

  Jessica Owen

  September 15, 2022

  dream, hope, seasons of change, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #2022, #august, #surgery, #survival, blessed, blessings, challenge, change, chaos, coffee, comfort, determination, exhausted, family, grateful, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, joy, learning, life, love, me, mom, nights, pain, parenting, perseverance, real, recovery, rest, soul, tears, thankful, warrior, wife, wine, wives, women, words, work, write, writer,

• What is in a name…🙃

  

  I am a nerd in all things. So researching names is a fun hobby for me. It is fascinating how names have meanings, colors, history. Each name I chose doesn’t just sound cool it has meaning behind it too! That way it’s more memorable. I think names can be very magical. Also stereotypical. However they…

  Jessica Owen

  August 18, 2022

  #characters, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #2022, #2022goals, #2022herewecome, #characternames, #characters, #editing, #gathering, #names, #shakespearequotes, #whatsinaname, #writercommunity, #writerfiction, #writerofnovel, author, beauty, books, challenge, character, comfort, creative, family, fiction, fun, goals, happy, hard work, heart, honesty, humor, imagine, joy, learning, life, marriage, me, memory, notes, ocean, parenting, parents, perseverance, real, romance, Shakespeare, stories, story, trilogy, wine, words, work, write, writer,, writing

• Rain, motherhood and Cabernet…

  

  Pondering my existence as a mom to adult kids. Thankful for Cabernet, rainy nights and Jazz music.

  Jessica Owen

  February 27, 2022

  dream, hope, seasons of change, Thoughts, writing

  #2022, #2022herewecome, #emptynester, #momtoadultkids, #motherhood, #mothersanddaughters, #mothersandsons, author, beauty, blessed, blessings, Cabernet, change, choice, family, grateful, happy, heart, honesty, hope, humor, identity, jazz, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, mother, nights, parenting, rain, real, seasons, thankful, wife, wine, women, words, write, writer,, writing

• Overthinking is the killer of creativity…

  

  Overthinking is the killer of creativity

  Jessica Owen

  February 5, 2022

  #editing, dream, goals, hope, seasons of change, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #2022, #2022herewecome, #editing, #Feburary, #goal, #toughlove, #writerblock, #writercommunity, #writerlife, #writeroffacebook, #writerofnovel, #writerofnovels, anger, author, become, challenge, change, character, comfort, confidence, creative, depression, determination, dreamer, exhausted, family, fiction, goals, grateful, grumpy, happiness, happy, hard work, heart, honesty, humor, joy, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, nights, notes, novels, parenting, perseverance, real, soul, story, thankful, warrior, wife, wine, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

• Character interviews; Part Two… there is more?

  Last year; I started a character interview series involving the three siblings from my current trilogy. (The conclusion to that series is coming soon… I am almost finished writing that book.) Now, I would like to introduce you to the characters of my seasons quartet. Beginning in the summer and concluding in the spring. You…

  Jessica Owen

  January 3, 2022

  #characters, #editing, character interviews, dream, goals, hope, seasons of change, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #characters, #editing, #gathering, #goal, #reading, author, beauty, become, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, character, coffee, comfort, confidence, cozy, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, family, fiction, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, inspiration to all women, interviewer, joy, kindness, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, nights, notes, novels, parenting, parents, passion, perseverance, real, rest, romance, seasons, short story, stars, stories, story, summer, thankful, tired, trilogy, warrior, wife, wine, wives, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

• Hello December…how is it the last month of the year already?

  

  Geez… I cannot believe it is the end of the year already. So much has come and gone. So much to look forward too in the next year. I am so glad to have family times again. I am even hosting this Christmas… my first celebration in three years! I am beyond excited! I have…

  Jessica Owen

  December 2, 2021

  holidays, hope, seasons of change, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #Christmas, #christmaslights, #christmastree, #gathering, beauty, become, blessed, blessings, change, comfort, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, fall, family, fiction, fires, food, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, nights, notes, parenting, perseverance, real, seasons, sleep, soul, stars, story, thankful, tired, warm, wife, wine, winter, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

• Crazy times….for Black Friday sales or something?

  

  It has never made sense to me why people trample each other for socks sales? I am all for good deals…at the expense of someone else’s life or injury…not worth. I can honestly say I haven’t been to Black Friday sales since I was a twenty something…I have since shopped on line for years. I…

  Jessica Owen

  November 26, 2021

  dream, hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #gathering, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, character, city, confidence, cozy, creative, days off, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, family, fiction, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, leaves, life, love, marriage, me, mom, nights, parenting, parents, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, sleep, sleeping, stories, thankful, tired, warm, warrior, wife, wine, words, work, write, writer,

• Happy Thanksgiving…be thankful for everything you have…🍁🍂🦃

  

  In a time when chaos is everywhere it is nice to know there is a national holiday that encourages you to eat, drink and spend time with family. My second favorite holiday! Last year we were unable to celebrate due to my family being inflicted with covid. They were times last year I wondered if…

  Jessica Owen

  November 25, 2021

  dream, hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #gathering, #turkey day, blessed, blessings, challenge, change, coffee, comfort, cozy, days off, delicious, desserts, dreams, exhausted, fall, family, fires, food, friends, fun, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, imagine, joy, kindness, leaves, life, loss, love, marriage, me, memory, mom, notes, November, parenting, parents, passion, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, sleeping, soul, story, thankful, turkey, warm, whiskey, wife, wine, yummy food

• Survive and thrive…your decisions create your future.

  When I decided to write a novel , I didn’t have a clue about the process. How much time it would take or if I could even finish writing it. Now three books later I am glad I made the decision to write. It is so hard to make myself a priority. Make time to…

  Jessica Owen

  October 29, 2021

  dream, hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #goal, author, become, blessings, books, challenge, change, character, comfort, complicated, confidence, creative, decisions, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, fall, family, fiction, goals, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, imagine, kindness, learning, life, love, marriage, me, memory, mom, nights, notes, novels, parenting, perseverance, priorities, real, sleep, soul, stories, story, thankful, time, tired, wife, wives, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

• Motivation to work…is key too changing your mindset.

  

  Editing as I mentioned is exhausting. It takes the joy out of writing. The fun out of creating. So your mindset is key to continually writing. Making your story shine bright. I keep telling myself tiredness is good, it means I’m working hard. This editing project would be so much easier if I wasn’t running…

  Jessica Owen

  September 14, 2021

  #characters, #editing, dream, hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #characters, #editing, #goal, #reading, author, become, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, character, coffee, comfort, confidence, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, family, fiction, fun, goals, grateful, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, learning, life, love, me, memory, modivation, nights, notes, novels, outsidethebox, parenting, passion, perseverance, real, rest, sleeping, soul, stories, story, thankful, tired, warm, warrior, wife, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

• Sarcasm…sun…and stories!

  

  I learned early in life that I could defend myself with words. Particularly when using sarcasm. Work and home have been incredibly stressful lately. I find myself pissing people off at work everyday with vigor and enthusiasm. I probably should stop that. Laughter is the best medicine in stress filled situations at least it is…

  Jessica Owen

  July 1, 2021

  #characters, dream, hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #characters, author, beauty, become, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, character, city, comfort, confidence, cozy, creative, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, family, fiction, fun, goals, grateful, hard work, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, leaves, life, loss, love, marriage, me, memory, mom, nights, novels, ocean, parenting, parents, passion, perseverance, Portland, romance, seasons, short story, soul, stories, thankful, tired, trilogy, warm, warrior, wife, wine, women, words, work, write, writer block, writer,, writing

• The writing of book three…

  

  Writing is a difficult job. Perseverance is a must. Faith the ultimate driving force. Your hope the joy your words will bring to others!

  Jessica Owen

  May 12, 2021

  hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized

  author, beauty, become, blessed, blessings, books, campfires, challenge, change, character, coffee, comfort, confidence, cozy, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, fall, family, fiction, fires, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, leaves, life, loss, love, marriage, me, memory, mom, nights, notes, novels, ocean, Oregon, parenting, parents, passion, perseverance, Portland, real, rest, romance, seasons, sleep, soul, stars, stories, story, thankful, tired, warm, warrior, wife, wine, wives, women, words, work, writer,

• A few things about me…or what I have learned so far…

  Recently…I have discovered a few things about myself…I am a fighter…in my work… in my goals…I write women who fight thru obstacles and succeed… I appreciate the beauty in things…like starry nights and well written books. I value a good red wine…a hot cup of black coffee…and enjoy gaming with my kids…I love classic automobiles……

  Jessica Owen

  May 2, 2021

  hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized

  author, beauty, become, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, character, coffee, comfort, confidence, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, family, fun, goals, grateful, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, learning, life, love, marriage, me, mom, notes, novels, ocean, parenting, rain, real, rest, seasons, soul, stars, stories, story, thankful, tired, warm, warrior, wife, wine, women, words, work, writer,