HeyJaredScribbles of a Sojourner
Musings on life, love, Jesus, and books from a mama of seven.
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6 Reasons to Get Lost in St. Crispian’s This Autumn (opens the original)
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“If you’ve spent much time in certain (growing) corners of Instagram lately, chances are good that you’ve heard of the book series, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower. Following the life and (mis)adventures of a spunky, orphaned young woman in 1880s London, this series has been called a combination of L. M. Montgomery, Jane Austen, and P. G. Wodehouse. Having read all of those authors, I can concur that this series holds delightful elements of all three of those, but also a c
In defense of weak-ass women (opens the original)
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(Before we get into what could be a bit of a loaded topic, I wanted to share that I just finished adding a new section to my Substack. I tend to write along themes, and currently have multiple official series going. In the past, I’ve just copied and pasted those links to the bottom of the included posts, but that’s starting to get pretty tedious. As such, I now have a “Series” page where they’re all collected, along with some other unofficial sub-categories. You can always access that page in th
Rosebuds among sagebrush (opens the original)
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This past January, a friend and I started a book club. We officially call ourselves the “Literary Ladies”, but the unofficial name is “The Opinionated Woman’s Book Club”, and for good reason. We’re a group of women with strong opinions, who aren’t afraid of other people’s strong opinions or hard issues. One woman was literally kicked out of a previous book club she started because of her opinions, and I actually asked my friend if we should start this one after I left a previous book club when i
My hormone-balancing journey (opens the original)
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This subject is a little outside of what I usually write about, and I recognize that it might not be everyone’s cup of tea. However, after some recent conversations and events, I think it could be really helpful for some. Of late, I’ve had some semi-serious health issues come to light, that have been directly traced back to the hormone-balancing work I did four years ago, and I wanted to share whatever I can to hopefully keep other women from the same pitfalls. It’s a very long post, but all the
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