Welcome to our blog - we are the Bessette family- Danny, Jackie and Quinlan! An extraordinary life is created from all of the ordinary moments....and here in our little corner of the internet you can follow our extraordinarily ordinary!
Danny is heading home without any answers. Planning to find the comfort in the facts, but a little background on the blog about what has made us a little unnerved from these bumps that popped up. … More Danny Update
Happy Happy Birthday to my sister Bridget! … More Happy Birthday Bridget!
My word of the year always has a meaning for my faith journey and relationship with God. So today is about what be still means for God. … More Be Still & God
My word for 2021 is “Be Still” and today I share on the blog a little about how I selected it… or maybe better, it selected me! … More 2021: Be Still
2020 – boy were you different! But I actually think we all learned the best lesson of all: we can “figure it out” and that could actually be the best change we need for all New Year’s plans going forward….. just like with Shannon, she looked nervous but we figured it out …. … More 2020: The Year of “Figure it out”
Would you look for the Savior of the world as a teeny little baby laying in a barn?? Unexpected is sort of God’s specialty and a few things I learned about the story of Mary and Jesus’ life this year really has reminded me that His ways are not our own ….. unexpected is exactly where we find God working! … More Glory to the New Born King…. in All It’s Unexpected
This time of year the word Joy is seen often… but it is not just about happiness for the season. Joy is happiness in all circumstances, so “Joy to the World” is not because it is all happy… it is that Jesus is joy that came to a broken world full of mess…. it can exist in joy thanks to Him. My word of 2020 was joy and it is given me one more chance to try and choose it in the MESS of our Christmas. … More The Tricky Part of Joy
It was Thanksgiving 2018 and Danny and I were trading in the normal Heppes Thanksgiving for hockey holiday going to a tournament in Pittsburg where we would stay with some of our favorite friends. My family was trading in normal holiday in Haley court for a mountain retreat. As it turns out we spent Thanksgiving … More Unexpected Blessing
Do you ever feel so dang gone lost or overwhelmed or buried that you don’t know where to start? Do you ever feel like the path forward is really hidden? Do you ever feel those anxious thoughts that make your throat tight or your breath constructed or your whole body just tired – even when … More Our Lady of the Rosary
Happy Thanksgiving Week friends! This Thursday we will celebrate Thanksgiving 2020…. the holiday for gratitude in a year that has been interesting for us all! But they say gratitude can change your mood, alter your outlook, and literally lift your spirit! You just have to be dedicated to seeking it, consistent with practicing it, and … More Thanksgiving Week
