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Articles by Jessica Drew

Jessica Drew is a reporter for a small-town newspaper in southwest Missouri. When she's not busy getting the scoop and meeting deadlines, Jessica writes for BeforeWeSay-IDo.com, a blog she created with her husband, Michael, which provides a biblical look at preparing for marriage. Jessica has a passion for mentoring young women and works as a youth coach and Sunday school teacher at her church. Jessica and Michael were married on April 21, 2012.

The Right to Remain Silent?

If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” I repeated this to myself in complete silence for more than an hour as I sat on the couch next to a brand-new messenger bag and a confused fiancé. I couldn’t believe my fiancé, Michael, would buy himself something that, to me, seemed so…

Marriage = Baby Carriage?

I’m getting married in less than five months. Cake, dresses, colors, rings, vows, songs … you name it, I’m talking about — and planning for it. And all that marriage talk has got me babbling baby talk. And not the “Right after the ‘I do’s’ let’s start working on having a baby.” It’s more like…