Two years into parenting their first three children, a doctor told Jennie that if she didn’t get rid of her stressors, she was going to die. Her book Dancing with a Porcupine documents her struggles and how she learned to better promote her children’s healing without losing herself in the process.
After an intense 15 years of helping children and families, Jennie and her husband needed a rest. In an effort to add more beauty, margin, and adventure into their lives, they sold their home and began traveling full-time in an RV with their then four-year-old son. While they only planned to travel for a year, their love of travel and other family situations have kept them traveling full-time over the last four years.
When she’s not hanging out with her eight-year-old son, Jennie has been known to collect art and craft supplies that she has every intention of using but only brings out on rare occasions. In fact, when stressed, just walking into an art store and being around art supplies seems to do the trick. Her husband prefers she do the latter.
She also loves playing guitar, scrapbooking, nature hikes, traveling, writing, and swimming.
