About Jeniffer

Abby at 4 Weeks

My name is Jeniffer Smith, and I’m a Christ-following, husband-loving, stay-at-home mama to my sweet one-year-old daughter, Abiella (Abby, for short), and soon-to-be Baby #2! I’ve been married to my best friend, Drew, since June 2008. It’s been an exciting three years, and since 2010, we have graduated college, moved, bought a dog, begun leasing a house, found out we were pregnant, moved again (after the 7th month…whew!), spent several months searching for a job, delivered a beautiful baby girl during that search, and have been blessed time and time again by God’s faithfulness.

I graduated with a degree in Secondary Education, specifically English Education. But as I worked in the school district, I realized that public schooling was not and is not my passion. I knew that I would homeschool before I even started my internship, but this experience solidified my decision. I might be open to teach in a private school at some point, but for the moment, I am reveling in the educational journey my sweet girl is already on. Being her private teacher is such a huge blessing!

Abby (at 4 months)

As with homeshooling, I knew that I would cloth diaper before I even became pregnant. And, honestly, it had nothing to do with green living or being crunchy. It had to do with savings and cute diapers! I watched Melissa’s journey with cloth almost a full two years before I became pregnant with Abby, and I decided that if she could do it, I could too. (And after my first time participating in the Great Cloth Diaper Hunt, I was hooked!) I never, ever imagined that cloth diapering and breastfeeding (which my mom had done with my eleven-years-younger sister and I viewed as normal) would lead me on a path to save even more. Now I’m making my own detergent (regular and cloth diaper-friendly), loving homemade soaps, wanting to eat healthier…the whole nine yards! Parenting definitely changes your whole perspective on life!

Thank you for taking the time to read and explore our blog! I hope that you will be a frequent visitor, maybe even a follower, and that we can learn from each other. You can also find me at hymnofgratefulpraise.blogspot.com. I’d love to see you there!

Gracious blessings,