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Jennifer Wolfe July 5, 2017 Leave a Comment

You’re Adulting Now: Thoughts On Love For My 21-Year-Old Daughter

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Jennifer Wolfe, a writer-teacher-mom, is dedicated to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary moments of life by thinking deeply, loving fiercely, and teaching audaciously. Read her stories on her blog, mamawolfe at jenniferwolfe.net.

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Do you know about the state of STEM in U.S. schools? - July 20, 2017
I Don’t Want To Live A Small Life: Poetry by Mary Oliver - July 12, 2017
Why Safe Prom Transportation Matters - July 8, 2017

I don’t want to go, but I know I can’t stay either. You see, you’re adulting now. You don’t need me in the way I thought you did, or that you used to. I made a party for you last night. I felt like my own mother – hovering a little from the sidelines, content to […]

Jennifer Wolfe May 12, 2017 4 Comments

The Gods Are Here, In This Almost Empty Nest

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Do you know about the state of STEM in U.S. schools? - July 20, 2017
I Don’t Want To Live A Small Life: Poetry by Mary Oliver - July 12, 2017
Why Safe Prom Transportation Matters - July 8, 2017

“The Gods Are Here” This is no mountain But a house, No rock of solitude But a family chair, No wilds But life appearing As life anywhere domesticated, Yet I know the gods are here, And that if I touch them I will arise And take majesty into the kitchen.” ― Jean Toomer The Gods […]

Jennifer Wolfe March 1, 2017 Leave a Comment

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Do you know about the state of STEM in U.S. schools? - July 20, 2017
I Don’t Want To Live A Small Life: Poetry by Mary Oliver - July 12, 2017
Why Safe Prom Transportation Matters - July 8, 2017

The clock ticked just past noon, and I decided to see if you were awake. Not that I hadn’t been checking on you – it’s the habit begun when you were tiny and I was so full of love for you I was sure I couldn’t go one more minute without seeing your found little […]

Jennifer Wolfe February 8, 2017 4 Comments

What I Can Do Right Now: Spread Love

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Do you know about the state of STEM in U.S. schools? - July 20, 2017
I Don’t Want To Live A Small Life: Poetry by Mary Oliver - July 12, 2017
Why Safe Prom Transportation Matters - July 8, 2017

Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own home. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor… Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness […]

Jennifer Wolfe December 31, 2016 1 Comment

My Favorite Moments of 2016 – In Photos

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Do you know about the state of STEM in U.S. schools? - July 20, 2017
I Don’t Want To Live A Small Life: Poetry by Mary Oliver - July 12, 2017
Why Safe Prom Transportation Matters - July 8, 2017

Even when I can’t find the time/inspiration/concentration to write, I try to always pay attention to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary moments of life. I used to print out all my photos, hand write captions in photo albums and stick the images onto the pages, gently smoothing back the plastic to protect the memories […]