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Feast Day Co. Guest Post: La Befana

JessicaJanuary 4, 2020January 2, 2020
Feast Day Co. Guest Post: La Befana
Hey guys! I wrote another guest blog post for The Feast Day Company on the Epiphany in Italy. The Epiphany is January 6th, celebrated with mass this Sunday, and it marks the end of theContinue reading
Favorite New Year’s Eve Memories
Central & South America

Favorite New Year’s Eve Memories

JessicaDecember 31, 2018March 14, 2020

So total disclaimer, I am NOT a fan of New Year’s Eve. I just don’tContinue reading

Feliz Noche Buena!
Christianity

Feliz Noche Buena!

JessicaDecember 24, 2018March 18, 2020

Christmas Eve is the big day for my family (& many Hispanic families) so weContinue reading

And We’re Off…Sort of
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And We’re Off…Sort of

JessicaDecember 21, 2018November 29, 2019

So we head out today for part 1 of 3 of our Winter Break travelContinue reading

Catholic Culture: 2018 December Schedule
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Catholic Culture: 2018 December Schedule

JessicaNovember 29, 2018March 18, 2020

PDF version of my December 2018 calendar to print December 2018 catholic calendar! Sunday, DecemberContinue reading

Stop Skipping Thanksgiving
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Stop Skipping Thanksgiving

JessicaNovember 19, 2018March 18, 2020

Ok so I am going to apologize in advance for this little counter cultural rantContinue reading

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WEEK 4 of summer!! ❤️ 🏖 🚗 We were both v WEEK 4 of summer!! ❤️ 🏖 🚗 We were both very happy to have @thefuriosity back from Kansas City in time for Fathers Day. But then he then had a weeklong virtual AP summer institute to teach AP Research. With all that, we managed to take a little road trip to Sarasota to see @theadventuresofbeka ••• #jisforjourney #furiosifamily #beach #beachbaby #theringlingmuseum #sarasota #summer #teachersummer
Week 3 of SUMMER! 🌴🌞This was an interesting Week 3 of SUMMER! 🌴🌞This was an interesting week: @thefuriosity was in Kansas City for AP Biology & I was in survival mode. 🧑‍💻A few days with my parents + spending time with friends with babies 👶👶+ dealing with crazy baby poops 💩 + letting this kid wreak havoc because I have no choice. 🤪 Counting down the hours until Will gets back! #summerbaby #jisforjourney #furiosifamily #summer2022 #soloparenting #teachersummer #kansascity #11monthsold
Summer Week 2 (I’m a little behind). Wills had a Summer Week 2 (I’m a little behind). Wills had a 4 day program @ucf.edu 🧬 so I spent my days entertaining this little dude. We went to a reading event at the library & splashed around with friends. 📚💦 On Friday I dropped @thefuriosity off at the airport to Kansas City for the AP Biology reading & I drove to South Florida to spend 4 days with my family. ✈️ 🚗 We spent a lot of our weekend chasing this baby up the stairs. ••• Oh & Saturday was our 6th wedding anniversary!! 👰‍♀️🤵‍♂️#summervacation #furiosifamily #11monthsold #summer2022 #summerbaby
Week 1 of summer break 2022!! 😎⛱💙Lots of b Week 1 of summer break 2022!! 😎⛱💙Lots of baby chill time + kiddie pool action + @thefuriosity & I exchanged our summer reading books. 📚 ••• #summer #summerbreak #furiosifamily #jisforjourney #babysmiles #kiddiepool #summerbooks
S U M M E R 2022!!! 😎🌴☀️🧋Last summer S U M M E R  2022!!! 😎🌴☀️🧋Last summer was filled with anticipation for this little man’s arrival & this summer will hopefully be filled with fun (with some frustrations too I’m sure). 👨‍👩‍👦We have the next 2 months together with a very busy schedule: in person & virtual workshops, AP reading, in state travel, & 3 weeks in Oxford, England. 🧑‍💻🛫📑🧬💣#letsgo #jisforjourney #summer2022 #furiosifamily #poolbaby #highschoolteachers #summerbreak
I believe in the power of prayer. I believe it is I believe in the power of prayer. I believe it is supposed to move you to ACTION, not serve as a substitute because “you have given it up to God.” ••• I believe in praying for the souls of the dead. I want there to be less little souls robbed of living too early. ••• I believe in voting. I need politicians to hear that my child is not a pawn in their second amendment ploy. ••• #votelikeyourlifedependsonit #catholic #prayer #jisforjourney #highschoolteacher
In honor of @darlingkatie812 & @dompascuzzo honeym In honor of @darlingkatie812 & @dompascuzzo honeymoon to Italy 🇮🇹 I put together a list of the artworks in the #aparthistory250 located in #florenceitaly 🏛🖼 ⛪️ Happy Hunting! ••• @visit_florence #aparthistory #art #renaissance #florence #italytravel #jisforjourney #arthistory @uffizigalleries @santacroceopera
I’m *actually* going to Oxford this time!!! ✈️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 📚 Short recap: February 2019 I won a scholarship from the @esu_us of Central Florida to travel to Oxford, England to study for three weeks. Well we all know what happened that March (#covid_19 😷) and my trip was canceled. I choose not to go the next summer (being 8 months pregnant and all 🤰) but this summer I’m definitely going!!! I’m studying modern warfare & the refugee crisis••• #oxforduniversity #summer #studyabroad #highschoolteacher #teachersummer #englishspeakingunion #scholarship #jisforjourney #finallygoingsomewhere #oxfordsummerschool #ontheblog
BOOK REVIEW 🤍 A few weeks ago I was given the u BOOK REVIEW 🤍 A few weeks ago I was given the unexpected opportunity to get a free audiobook for an *official* book review for Christianity Without Dogma @christianconsciousnessorg 🙌📖✝️

At first I wasn’t sure that it would be able to encompass issues felt by all Christian denominations. Specifically, as a Catholic, I wondered if this book would speak to me. But it certainly delivered on its premise! Read more of the review on @jisforjourney 👩🏻‍💻

Since reading this book I have stumbled upon other de/reconstructing(ish) Instagram accounts: @okcatholics @reconstructingcatholic @femcatholic @cublorg @the_uninfluenced_catholic 
••• #christianitywithoutdogma @therealbookgal #deconstructingfaith #reconstructingfaith #catholic #bookreview #ontheblog #christianity
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Hello! My name is Jessica & I am the content creator of J is for Journey; I started this blog way back in the fall of 2013 when I left to teach English Italy. And here I am, many years later, still blogging about travel, art history and religion – my three great passions in life. Now, with the birth of our son, I have added a fourth passion: motherhood. I hope you enjoy the journey!

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