I didn’t know how to cook a real meal.
I didn’t know how to keep a house running.
And I definitely didn’t know what I was doing when I hit “publish” on my very first blog post.

That was October of 2009. Jason and I had been married for just five months, and I was throwing myself into learning how to care for a home with zero homemaking skills and a whole lot of humility.

Blogging became a place for me to process that season. I found other Christian women online who were also learning, stumbling, growing, and figuring things out as they went. Writing helped me work through the things I wanted to learn: how to cook, how to clean, how to build rhythms in our home, and how to bring glory to God in the everyday, ordinary work in front of me.

Move in day to our very first apartment in 2009!

Over the years, my blog has grown and changed. The platforms have shifted, the internet has changed, and my life has changed in ways I never could have predicted back then. But the heart behind it all has remained the same: sharing my journey as I learn what it looks like to glorify God through each season of life and grow in skill, wisdom, and faith along the way.

Somewhere along the way, though, my passion for the business side of things started to fizzle.

Don’t get me wrong: I still deeply love what we do. Getting to create cookbooks, share encouragement, and build community with other families is a gift. It truly never gets old. But years of navigating complicated business issues, taxes, shipping snafus, and the constant weight of running a small business while also growing a family slowly took a toll.

At some point, creating started to feel heavier than it used to.

Running your own business is exhausting. You wear forty hats at once, and unless you have the resources for a massive team, it all falls on your shoulders. In our case, it falls on mine and Jason’s. It has been so worth it, we are incredibly thankful for this business and the community God has brought around it. We truly pray we can continue growing something meaningful that we can one day hand down to our children.

But my creative brain has needed help.

Growing and discipling our family occupies about 99.5% of my mental energy. And that’s a good and worthy thing. But that remaining little sliver, the part that gets to write, create, and share? That part has felt stretched thin. Tired. A bit lost.

And I realized something: I missed the girl who started all of this.

So for 2026, I’m going back to my roots.

Not because a business guru told me to (in fact, this is NOT among the 7 million things I’m suppose to do). Not because it’s good for growth metrics or algorithms (it’s not). But because this is where my heart feels most alive.

When I started blogging, Jason and I had only been married a few months. I wrote through finding out we were pregnant with our first baby, which turned out to be twins. I wrote through the wild and wonderful season of going from zero kids to five kids in just four years. Life kept moving, and I kept writing.

Now here we are with eight kids, ages thirteen down to one, and two teenagers living under our roof. My life is fuller and busier than I ever could have imagined. Over the years, I’ve accomplished things that newlywed Jami never would have believed —running a ten-person household, regularly baking bread with freshly milled flour, homeschooling our crew, and stewarding the work God has placed in front of me.

Christmas 2025!

And yet, I’ve learned that every new season requires new skills. New rhythms. New routines. A willingness to adapt, tweak, and keep learning—over and over again.

So this year, I’m choosing to slow down and share that process again.

I won’t be launching a big, flashy video series. I’m not announcing a new book (although maybe someday!). I’m simply going to be here: writing honestly, sharing my thoughts, and inviting you into what it looks like to try to bring glory to God in the everyday work of this current season.

In 2026, I’m rebuilding what it means for me to share content.

I know blogging is considered “dead.” I know the internet moves fast. But I also know there are others out there who miss the slower days: the days of thoughtful posts, honest reflections, and learning together without needing all the answers.

So this is where you’ll find me.

Typing these words on my phone in spare moments. Sitting on the back porch. Soaking up a little sunshine. Thinking, learning, and growing, right alongside you.

If you’re craving slower content, honest growth, and the freedom to learn out loud in your own season… I’d love for you to join me.

(Oh and YES! The blog is getting a major makeover in Feb-March, stay tuned. But today, I’m not worrying about that. Enjoy my updated writing with an outdated blog!)