By: Jennifer Richardson Holt My daughter is an avid reader. In this, she is very much like her mother. Few things delight her more than being swept into a good story. Yet she’s still at the age where reading can sometimes feel a little too much like schoolwork, so she occasionally needs encouragement to pickContinue reading “The Crown and the Blade 10/5/2025”
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So Ridiculously Much 6/29/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I saw my first truly lovely, colorful sunset yesterday—my first in ages. As I admired the pastel hues, I found myself wondering why it had been so long since I’d seen one. I’ve always been someone who eagerly seeks out a good sunset, yet, aside from yesterday, I can’t even rememberContinue reading “So Ridiculously Much 6/29/2025”
Different Hands Held Down Different Halls 5/11/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt They are tearing down my old school. If you’ve read here for a while you know that I live in an achingly rural community and the school that my daughter attends is the same one I attended. In fact, this community is so small, there was only one school for theContinue reading “Different Hands Held Down Different Halls 5/11/2025”
Marketing Memories 5/26/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It all began with a lemonade commercial. This particular brand has stuck with a certain motto for years now and I completely understand why. It is really just a perfect slogan that is unbelievably endearing. I don’t even think I was technically watching tv, it may have even been on theContinue reading “Marketing Memories 5/26/2024”
The Same Tales She Told 5/12/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Lately I have had the pleasure of beginning something with my daughter that my mother began with me when I was close to the same age. My memories of these times with my mother are faint but there. They float about in the back corridors of my mind like the glowingContinue reading “The Same Tales She Told 5/12/2024”
Beyond the Face on the Screen 3/24/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I was already at the end of the week and hadn’t the slightest idea what I should write about. When I am all the way to Friday and don’t even have a settled topic, there may be a slight bit of panic that creeps in. I’ve been writing this blog forContinue reading “Beyond the Face on the Screen 3/24/2024”
Raising Children and a Battle Flag 2/18/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I know that often the things I write here are lighthearted. Last week was about the sibling rivalry between my dog and cat. Clearly, that was not the most in-depth content. I was not aiming for life changing material or significant thought provocation. But today, I hope you’ll humor me asContinue reading “Raising Children and a Battle Flag 2/18/2024”
So Says She 10/23/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I am still, even now as I begin the process, not entirely certain what I should write about. Anything I come up with is either something I am so inspired by that I have already written about it far too many times or it is something on the absolute other endContinue reading “So Says She 10/23/2022”
The Graceful Magnolia 10/3/2021
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I took my daughter to one of her favorite playgrounds earlier this week. It is called locally known as the monkey park because apparently back in the day when we as a society weren’t as concerned about the well-being and comfort of our animals in captivity, there were monkeys kept inContinue reading “The Graceful Magnolia 10/3/2021”
Prose and Possibilities 