Hi
Hi, I am Jamie. When I started this blog, most people mistakenly assumed I was simply soft and sweet. But my maiden name is Sampieri, and no offense to the Sampieris I don’t know who stop in, but all the ones I have known, including me, have a salty and spicy side too. As Anne of Green Gables would say,
“There’s such a lot of different Annes in me. I sometimes think that is why I’m such a troublesome person. If I was just the one Anne, it would be ever so much more comfortable, but then it wouldn’t be half so interesting.”
About Jamie
I LOVE Jesus deeply, and I want to love others (including you) just like Jesus would. I frequently mess that up and have to repent and apologize and try again.
People come to me because I know the Word of God and have a unique perspective on culture and church because of my love for Jesus. I’ve been told my essays and insights into the heart of God help others to know God and grow deeper in love with Him. I hope that is true. To find out more about things I believe, click here.
I am married with three kids. My first blog was called the Happy Harpers so the name for us stuck. We are the Happy Harper family. This is us in what feels like a long time ago. My kids are all teens and preteens now.
Welcome
Welcome to my internet home, where I have absolutely no intention of world domination or internet fame or notoriety.
I’m not gonna lie. This space exists for me to write. However, in the depths of my heart, I am a minister. I long to see people walking in the freedom of the Spirit of God. So this blog is not really for me. It is a place to glorify God through my words.
Why I Blog
I hope that while stopping here you find God’s beauty, a little vulnerability and authenticity, and most of all, I hope my words have some semblance of a healing balm for you. May this blog lead you to rest, to grow deeper in love with Jesus, and to God’s biblical truth too. This space exists to help broken men and women see God in our broken places. I believe those cracked places can allow for His glory to shine. It is a space for conversations on Christianity, church, culture, and truth through the lens of Kingdom Love and Home. I hope that you see my heart for the nations too.
Writing Categories and Favorite Posts
These are the categories you can find me writing in, through the lens of Kingdom Love and Beauty:
- Growing Deeper – posts that press deeper into the heart of God
- Hospitality – posts on loving others as God would love them
- Whimsitivity – poems or playful prose or just posts written more creativity; I made this word up to express whimsical creativity and sensitivity
- Jamie’s Journal – posts on my random thoughts (the way my blog started)
- Happy Harper Home Journal – posts on family life
- Church – posts on the church universal
- An example of this would be Reforming Church: selling us, where I talk about shepherds and their church responsibilities
- Culture – posts on culture
- Sometimes a posts falls into multiple categories like this one, which is about church, culture, and hospitality: Thy Kingdom Come: to love a stranger
- Books – where I talk about books I have read and loved or not loved
For now, you will find that I typically post once a week.
Join me in my curious pursuit of Christ?
