Letters from Jeannie: Hosting and Intentional Living

A forest table for two birthday boys, a centerpiece made in five minutes, and a guest who arrived by water. I’m taking you to an October dinner under the oaks in my backyard.

Read the full letter with recipes and photos.

My cookbook, Welcome to My Table.

My Pivotal Moments home fragrances.

Live with intention,

Jeannie

I’m a recovering micromanager who once ran a household with four nannies. So why did it take me so long to hire help for my business? In part two, I share who is on my team now and what I’m learning about letting go.

Read the full letter: Letters from Jeannie

My cookbook: Welcome to My Table

My candles: Pivotal Moments

Live with intention,

Jeannie

I have a confession: I organize my refrigerator every single week. In this letter, I talk about where my need to control everything comes from, what it costs me, and what I’m learning about letting other people carry some of the weight.

Read the full letter: Letters from Jeannie

My cookbook: Welcome to My Table

My candles: Pivotal Moments

Live with intention,

Jeannie

He was smitten. I was like, “Whatever! Boy, bye!” Twenty-four years later, I’d say yes again.

In this letter to my husband, Joseph, I share how we met in Central Louisiana, the 16-hour first date half the town watched, paying off our loans in under 3 years by living on one paycheck, becoming parents at 40, and what has kept us a team through the hard seasons.

It’s also about that little voice we all tend to ignore, and why you should listen to yours.

Read the full letter and see the wedding photos: lettersfromjeannie.substack.com

Shop my Pivotal Moments candles: justjeannie.shop

Get my cookbook, Welcome to My Table: justjeanniejacobs.com

Live with intention.❤️ Jeannie