by Jess Montgomery | Sep 17, 2020 | Gratitude, Inspiration, Sanity Check
Dear Reader, I admit it; I felt a bit salty when our older daughter pointed out in a Skype call that I’ve been complaining about having trouble with find walking shoes–as in, practical tennis shoes–for years. Upon reflection, though, I had to...
by Jess Montgomery | May 29, 2020 | Gratitude, Inspiration, Sanity Check
Note: This is a throwback to my Sanity Check humor column that I wrote for the Dayton Daily News. I think of this column, and my Great Aunt Cassie, every Memorial Day. I recently read it on my Facebook Live “Tea with Jess” series, a Facebook Live video...
by Jess Montgomery | Apr 24, 2020 | Inspiration, Sanity Check
As I’ve mentioned in previous blogs, I once had a stint as a humor/lifestyle columnist for the Dayton Daily News. The editor-in-chief who signed off on that gig was Jeff Bruce, now writing a mystery serious about, well, a columnist (whose column is quite...
by Jess Montgomery | Oct 4, 2019 | Sanity Check
Note: This is a throwback to my Sanity Check humor column that I wrote for the Dayton Daily News, when our daughters were kids. I remembered it a few weeks ago when my husband and I went to Tom’s Corn Maze to again enjoy an afternoon of ‘stalking’...
by Jess Montgomery | Jul 4, 2019 | Inspiration, Sanity Check
Happy July 4 to all who celebrate! I wrote this piece, from my former Sanity Check column, when our daughters were young girls. Now they’re grown women, but I think the column still has a relevant message. I hope you enjoy it! Happy July 4! Quick–which...
by Jess Montgomery | Jun 13, 2019 | Sanity Check
Father’s day is coming up soon. (So is my husband’s birthday. Depending on the year, sometimes, both events fall on the same day!) Here is a column I wrote years ago for my “Sanity Check” weekly humor/lifestyle column in the Dayton Daily News....
