At the end of 5th grade, when it came time to sign everyone’s yearbooks, I signed my name “the great actress, Jessica Patton”. I was a super humble 10 year old. It was during that school year I had discovered […]
Category: Monday Mama Devotional
I feel like I say this all the time, but I seriously love Christmas. Last night I went and stood in front of my house and breathed in the cold air. With the temperature being so low, it really FELT […]
Last night, my husband and I led worship for my dad’s church’s Christmas party. One of the songs we sang was, “O Holy Night”. It’s such a beautiful song about the birth of Christ. Sometimes, with Christmas songs, we just […]
For the last two years on Christmas Eve I have been asked to read the Christmas Story. I sit in a nice chair while the kids sit around my feet and I read “He’s Here” from the Jesus Storybook Bible […]
My house is a disaster. Dishes are overloading the sink. The laundry bins are all full. I desperately need to go to the grocery store. And there is a mixture of fall decor piled next to Christmas decorations. To be […]
I love Thanksgiving. It’s a pretty pressureless holiday. No one judges your “Thanksgiving decorations” and there are no Thanksgiving “gifts” to buy. I cook the things I love to cook and everyone pitches in. We enjoy one another’s company and […]
I’m so excited to have my dear friend and fellow Posse member, Sarah (she’s in the middle), guest posting on today’s Monday Mama Devotional. She has some great words to share about her journey and the new song God has […]
Hi, I’m Jessica and I’m a control freak. I love to have my life in control and always have a plan. God thinks that’s pretty funny. Especially, because He’s only been dealing with people trying to make their own plan […]
Happy Halloween! I was planning to write a Halloween themed devotional (whatever that is, ha), but changed my mind when I was reminded over the weekend the blessing of words of encouragement. On Saturday, satan had just slammed me with […]
This week, I had the privilege of teaching our grade school kiddos about worship. I realized how often we skim over things that become Christian “habits” and assume the younger generation understands the reason behind those practices. They ate up […]