Welcome to JenniMack!

I started this blog as a place to collect the bits and pieces of life that I want to preserve for our kids. From family recipes and traditions to day to advice on how to deal with setbacks, this collection of love-letters to the kids is here for you to see too.

I am a Christian, but I am a work in progress.

My husband and children are the most important people in the world to me, but that doesn't mean I never struggle to manage my obligations.

I am a nurse, but I don't always know how to make people feel better.

We're all just doing the best we can.

When I am gone, I want my family to have good memories. I want them to be deeply rooted in tradition, and to remember not just "how mom did it", but that I loved doing it, because I loved them.

That's why this blog is here.

Where I'm From

I am from America....

I am from upstate New York

I come from farmers and hunters

from house builders and home makers

the open fields and roadside wildflowers.

I am from XXXXX Road and XXX Drive

from farms to gardens

meadows to picket fence

always lavender and warm meals.

I am from a mixed family always growing

from matching socks and split interests

I am found in playgrounds and piano rooms

with canes and glass cases.

I am from country and rock

from James Taylor and Bon Jovi

from "You are My Sunshine" and "Wheels in the Sky"

I am from the humming of my mother

and the hymns of my grandparents.

I am from the growing-up-too-fast

and the enjoy-it-while-it-lasts

from the fights and the makeups

from the tears and the laughter.

I am from every country and every continent

from every mother and father

I am from family and loyalty.

I am from America.