by J. Jones | Jun 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
School is out, and this year we went out with a bang! The day before the final day of school, I put on a mini-concert for my team of students. And a good number of my former students who were 8th graders also attended. The concert grew out of numerous students asking...
by J. Jones | Feb 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Last month, I wrote about the careful plans I made to revise My Invisible Name over winter break—and how unexpected delays unraveled that timeline, forcing me to confront my long-standing struggle with patience and trust in the writing process. Patience isn’t only an...
by J. Jones | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
I had it all planned—two weeks (13 days, actually) off from work. No school, except to make sure semester grades were entered by the January 2nd deadline. Thirteen days to read comments, suggestions, and hopefully a little praise from my editor on the first draft of...
by J. Jones | Dec 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
We’ve reached that familiar point in the year—the “I can’t believe it’s over already” moment. These days arrive every 365 days, yet somehow each cycle feels shorter than the one before. It’s as if every year quietly subtracts a day from the total. If that...
by J. Jones | Nov 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
High expectations. That’s what I demand from my students. And that’s what I demand of myself. It’s an instinct that started on the field and the court. As an athlete, I pushed myself to be the best I could be in every sport I played. As a quarterback, I was the...
by J. Jones | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
I can’t believe my third-oldest child—my oldest daughter—is getting married this month. When I say I can’t believe it, it isn’t because she isn’t ready. She is more than ready. She is steady and radiant, intelligent and humble, a woman who has turned challenges into...
