Author: Jennifer Wilder

I Lost My Job, and This is What I’m Learning

I Lost My Job, and This is What I’m Learning

At the time, I was hopeful. But when the agency I worked for lost their biggest client—the client I was hired to work on—I had a nagging feeling that my job was in question. When the final blow came, and the client rendered their notice, 

Where to Start on Your Adoption Journey

Where to Start on Your Adoption Journey

When Nathan and I started our adoption journey, we had no idea where to start or what came first—home study or profile book or agency sign-up. It all seemed overwhelming, and the step-by-step process didn’t seem clear. Fortunately, we know many friends and family who 

A Wilder Year Review: 2017

A Wilder Year Review: 2017

Once upon a time, I sent out Christmas cards every year, and then I skipped it, and I skipped it again, and then skipped it again to the point of skipping it for well over a decade. I’ll spare you a recap of the last 

Getting Started in Voiceover Work

Getting Started in Voiceover Work

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, or so I’ve heard. I guess that means that I’ve been flattering radio, television and movie voices my whole life. When I hear a certain vocal delivery that’s unique, without thinking, I attempt to duplicate it. Naturally, I 

Tools That Will Make Your Essential Oils Experience Better

Tools That Will Make Your Essential Oils Experience Better

Let’s be honest. Most people don’t seek out to be an essential oils person. Sometimes, like me and Nathan, we came to essential oils out of we’ve-tried-everything-else desperation. Ya see, my sweet husband has significant reactions to pet dander, dust, pollen—really anything microscopic that can 

Life is Full, Bountiful and Blessed

Life is Full, Bountiful and Blessed

Like old friends who pick up right where they left off after not seeing each other for years, so it is with me and this blog. Since last I wrote, lots has happened, as it does in life. And fortunately for me, the time-lapsed has 

Angels on the Escalator

Angels on the Escalator

In the winter of 1976, the Peachtree Plaza Hotel opened in Atlanta and I was only three and half years old. You may wonder what the Peachtree Plaza opening and my age have to do with one another. When I went to write this story down, 

So, You’ve Had A Dream About A Future Spouse . . .

So, You’ve Had A Dream About A Future Spouse . . .

I’ve heard from some of you that you’ve had a similar experience to mine—you’ve had a dream about a future spouse. And some of you want to know if it’s actually possible for God to reveal a husband in a dream. I’m not a pastor, 

Then Comes Marriage

Then Comes Marriage

With the promised ring on my finger, you’d think that I’d be comfortable in the engagement phase to tell Nathan about the dream. But I wasn’t and didn’t want any added pressure to the betrothed stage of our relationship. Though we set a date six 

Dating The Man Of My Dream

Dating The Man Of My Dream

From the moment Nathan told me that he wanted to date me, he switched into another gear. I never knew that dating and falling in love could feel so safe, so good and so intentional. With every day that went by, he methodically and gently