Jen
A born and bred Oregonian, Jen is a stay-at-home mama who hardly ever stays at home. She is married to her college sweetheart and mama of three: a spunky blonde, a sassy redhead and a charming little Thai cutie who joined their family through adoption in 2012. Jen is the co-founder of Called to Love, a faith-based non-profit that provides an annual retreat for adoptive and foster moms. You’ll find her sporadically blogging on parenting, faith, adoption and everything loud/messy/amazing about life at jentompkins.com.
Handling the Dreaded “NOTE HOME” from Your Child’s Teacher
Inevitably in the mommy life, you’ll be cruising along, feeling like you finally, MAYBE, just might be getting the hang of this gig, and...
Family Field Trip to Powell’s: Amazing Adventure or Insane Idea?
The short answer is: YES. Amazing and insane.
As a book lover and a Portland lover, Powell’s Books is one of my favorite places in...