Author: Jamie
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Books read in 2016
Two key factors kicked up my reading this year: my kindle unlimited membership regular library trips As a result, I ended up reading 67 books in 2016, which was significantly more than my goal of 50. This is NOT counting kids’ read-alouds, just my own personal reading. My favorite genres tend to be historical fiction…
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State of the Blog 2016
Every year, I like analyzing what sort of content I wrote and what I want to write in the coming year. I really like knowing what my readers liked, and what brought folks to my corner of the blogiverse. This year on See Jamie blog: I published significantly fewer posts than in previous years, but…
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Helpful links for a hollier jollier Christmas
Christmas is almost here. This time of year can be magical, but it can also be one of the hardest, busiest, and most stressful times of year. But look: cute dogs! Today I’m sharing a little round up of posts to help you keep the holiday more joyful than stressful. Kids’ activities for the season:…
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Four years in: parenting adopted kids
From the backseat, with Kathryn at the wheel chauffeuring us for our errands, my youngest boy tells us, I like this family. Y’all are my favorite family I’ve ever had. Kathryn and I exchange a quick look and I pause a second to wonder what exactly goes through that little head of his and what…
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Kindness is key: marriage & parenting
Last week I read a great article about the results of studying how happy couples interact with each other versus how couples in unhealthy relationships interact. You can read it in it’s entirety here. The article — and the findings within — fascinated me; I’ve always been interested in how people think and why they…