My husband and I were walking through the park one day when I expressed my desire to start a blog.  I really thought he would acknowledge my statement and then we would move on.  Much to my surprise he was very interested in my dream.  He asked me what I would title the blog.  I couldn’t tell him….I hadn’t gotten that far in my thought process.  He chuckled and said “Jennie’s Corner”.  He thought I would be opposed to the phrase for he knows that I dislike the name Jennie.  My name is Jennifer Marie Chastain and with the exception of an occasional Jenn no one refers to me in any way other than Jennifer.  NO ONE that is except 6 of my nieces and nephews.  Why are they allowed to you wonder? The simple answer: They mean everything to me!  When they were tiny Jennifer was hard for them to say, once in an attempt to call for me my name came out as Heifer. It was at that moment that I was MORE than ok with being called Jennie.  The other reason I used it for the title of this blog is because when I am with my nieces and nephews I am a different person. I am free to be as silly as I want and to let down my guard in all areas of my life.  They allow me to be (or expect me to be) spontaneous, loud, silly, creative and most importantly loving.  As I thought about all the characteristics they bring out of me I realized it would be those same traits that I would want readers to see.  I want a blog that will allow me to be me and nothing else.  I want to be Jennie: aka real in all my post. If you follow my blog you will find personal memories, sentimental words, inspirational challenges, crazy stories and an occasional cookie recipe. Follow my journey if you are free to laugh, maybe cry but most importantly want to find the true “Jennie” in you.  We’ve only just begun to touch the surface of my story – come back and I will tell you about my two amazing kids and the journey I have faced over the last two years.  Hope to see you in my corner of the world again soon.

Family….. where Life begins and Love never ends!