On June 11, 2011, our youngest son Jonathan married his lovely wife Jessica, in High Bridge, Kentucky. <a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/JonJesswedding.jpg"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-1251" title="JonJesswedding" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/JonJesswedding.jpg" alt="" width="437" height="360" /></a>

In recognition of her birthday, here is a list of Ten Reasons We Love Our DIL Jessica:

10) Jessica is adventuresome, fearless and willing to try new things.

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<p style="text-align: center;">9) She, like Jonathan is a dog-lover. And, like Jonathan loves boxers. And she LOVES Oscar and LuLu, their dogs, pictured below.<a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/JonJessLuOscar.jpg"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-1253" title="JonJessLuOscar" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/JonJessLuOscar.jpg" alt="" width="479" height="363" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">8) Also, like Jonathan, she was a competitive soccer player. Jessica played on an Olympic Development soccer team when she was in high school. And, again like Jonathan, attended Asbury University on a soccer scholarship.</p>
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7) As an athlete she takes her health seriously. And consequently, she cooks healthy, delicious meals for our son. And for us when we visit. Below is a photo of Jonathan and Jessica, the first time we visited them in their apartment in Georgetown, Kentucky.

I still like to roast veggies the way Jessica prepared them that evening. We enjoy <em>herbs de provence</em>.

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6) She is studying health and nutrition, in order to become

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Happy Birthday, precious Jessica.....You are a gift from God to us (and Jonathan).  We love you!