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About Jessica Rice

I believe we all have a unique story to live and tell. Through ups and downs, I've tried to make the most of the life I've been given -- to live my best story. Storied + Styled is where I capture our exploration of NYC, our travels, our attempt to figure out parenthood, and weave in our love of food, faith, friendships and whatever else is adding richness to life.

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I really like this guy and all we get to do togeth

I really like this guy and all we get to do together.

Probably why I’m always snapping pics of him when he’s not paying attention.

🫶🏾

Last weekend we hosted a Book Worm Brunch for the

Last weekend we hosted a Book Worm Brunch for the boy who looooves to read and turned five!

Surrounded by love, lots of new books to add to his library, words of affirmation (“what I love about Josiah is…”), worm bookmarks and glasses for his beloved guests, and multiple servings of his made-to-order cake. The sweetest day.

🤓🐛❤️📚

I recently heard a quote that I can’t get out of

I recently heard a quote that I can’t get out of my head:

“When you’re waiting, you’re not doing nothing. You’re doing the most important something there is. You’re allowing your soul to grow up. If you can’t be still and wait, you can’t become what God created you to be.” - Sue Monk Kidd

Walking under the cherry blossoms, I couldn’t help but think of how for months, these same trees appeared to be “doing nothing,” waiting dormant. And now with the arrival of spring, we see that something very important was in fact happening.

Now we bask in the fruit and beauty, growth and wonder, birthed by the stillness and waiting.

These two are magic. ✨ Decorated our Easter bags

These two are magic. ✨ Decorated our Easter bags, dyed eggs with Cool Whip, got our faces painted, and hunted for eggs. Shout out to Jameson for being a great big bro and sharing his staff with little bro, Josiah. Special thanks to @fosnpnyc for a very fun event for the neighborhood! 🐰

It’s hard to capture the impact these two have h

It’s hard to capture the impact these two have had on me and @jordanlrice. But if you’ve been around Renaissance Church or had an up-close view of our marriage, you’ve experienced the fruit of their journey, wisdom, and labor. And I know many of you have been impacted by Emotionally Healthy Spirituality @ehdiscipleship in your own way.

Such a joy to have Geri and Pete surprise us with a visit at church yesterday. And such gratitude for the work God has done through them, both in our lives and others around the world. ❤️

An appreciation post: For this city called New Yo

An appreciation post:

For this city called New York that is full of its delights, like a restaurant that brings Tulum to you, without the need for a flight. For its people and their ideas and style and attitude, which I find to be the most interesting in the world. (Shout out to close dining tables for people watching and inevitable ear hustlin’.) For skyscrapers, art installations, Broadways shows, and parks that make me ponder what things I might be able to dream up and create. For its noise and grind, which drive me to seek after daily silence and solitude.

But most of all, for this guy. He’s the one who gave me reason to move here a decade ago. And he’s the one who makes it a place I love to call home.

📍@tannewyorkcity

Our 9th annual friends trip is in the books, and m

Our 9th annual friends trip is in the books, and my gratitude and love for these people deepens with each passing year. As someone who is known to plan out my trips with detailed itineraries, full of things to eat, see, and do, this trip is the only one I arrive at with no plan other than to sit around a table, listen, laugh, cry, be known, and be loved. And the time inevitably flies by.

Been rockin’ with these people for 20+ years, and this photo is 4L personified.

(My friends in this photo will have the deepest appreciation for how ridiculous it is that I’m using a current internet acronym. 🙃)

Love y’all.

Me and Jewel: A love affair. 🐾 You may have fo

Me and Jewel: A love affair. 🐾

You may have forgotten — or never known — that we have “a family dog.” Which is to say, my brother @jrice914 and sis @jasminerice1 have a dog who lives with them in New Rochelle, and I claim it as a family dog so that my kids will stop asking if we can get a dog that will live with us in Harlem. Jameson proudly talks about our family dog to his classmates at school and even included her on his “what I’m thankful for” list for Thanksgiving. 😂

And I mean, look at her. She’s too cute for anyone to not want to claim her as their own. 🥹

The tradition continues… our annual visit to NYB

The tradition continues… our annual visit to NYBG for the Holiday Train Show. Complete with trying to convince our kids not to climb over barriers and pull the trains off the tracks. 🙃

Beautiful and whimsical as always.

We were supposed to spend this week in Jamaica, bu

We were supposed to spend this week in Jamaica, but the massive backup of canceled flights put a stop to those plans, when our Monday flight was canceled too. 😩

It was disappointing to not visit the family (or beaches) that were waiting for us. But if there’s anything 2020 taught me, it’s how to adjust and “pivot.” Things didn’t look the way we hoped, but there has still been so much to be thankful for. The comforts of home, filled with new toys. Our health and safety. And time spent with these dear friends who visited NYC. @mikekelsey and @ashjkelsey — two of my oldest friends and favorites.

I kept looking at all of our kids together and thinking, “is this real?” One gift of having 20+ year friendships is to see the sovereign hand of God in your lives and know the story rarely goes the way we think it will, but it’s no less beautiful, and it’s often transformative.

In the end, there’s always the option of staying fixated on what could have been. But I’m so glad we chose to soak up all of the goodness right in front of us. ✨

➡️ Swipe all the way through to see a college-era pic of me and @mikekelsey. (praise God for growth, particularly in the area of my eyebrows.)

Merry and Bright. ✨ And wild, noisy, cuddly, an

Merry and Bright. ✨

And wild, noisy, cuddly, and giggly.

About a week ago… it’s LOVE Time spent in my

About a week ago… it’s LOVE

Time spent in my childhood city with dear friends.

🚶🏽‍♀️walked around the Queen Village neighborhood, and scored a vintage brass watering can from @phillyaidsthrift
🍽️ had an amazing meal @barbuzzo
🛌 stayed at the beautiful @canopyphiladelphia
🍩goodness from @federaldonuts
🚴🏾‍♀️ got in a little exercise
🥩 had to stop by Max’s for cheesesteaks, my go-to for almost 25 years!
🎄wandered around the Center City holiday village

Lots of delights this past weekend to celebrate @j

Lots of delights this past weekend to celebrate @jordanlrice.

My favorite person on the planet is another year o

My favorite person on the planet is another year older! Jordan - you love so many of us so well. And I pray you feel appreciated, celebrated, and loved for being the exceptional man you are. Thank you for being the champion of so much good in my life! I adore you.

Help me wish this old guy a happy birthday, y’all!

Your children are not your children They are the s

Your children are not your children
They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself
They come through you but not from you
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you

You may give them your love but not your thoughts
For they have their own thoughts
You may house their bodies but not their souls
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow

Which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams
You may strive to be like them
But seek not to make them like you
For life goes not backward, nor tarries with yesterday

You are the bows from which your children
As living arrows are sent forth
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite
And he bends you with his might

That his arrows may go swift and far
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness
For even as he loves the arrow that flies
So he loves also the bow that is stable

- Kahlil Gibran, On Children

#nationalsonsday

📸: the talented @hartbreak @hartbreakradio

Sonshine on a Friday.☀️ No matter how sleep d

Sonshine on a Friday.☀️

No matter how sleep deprived I might be (and make no mistake, ya girl is riding the struggle bus), morning walks to school with this guy are some of my favorite moments.

He talks about 57 different things (today’s topics included hot tubs, Power Rangers, volcanoes, and a Wakanda style of keeping himself warm 🤣). We watch our city buzz to life. We greet our beloved crossing guards. We rush to make it on time. And he still chooses to hold my hand for most of the way. 🥹

Got to spend three life-giving days in San Francis

Got to spend three life-giving days in San Francisco with @jordanlrice for work and play.

⛴ Toured Alcatraz and their exhibit on mass incarceration
🌮 Tacos at @unodostacos
🍷Spent a sunny afternoon in Napa
🥟 Dumplings at @itsdumplingtime
🌾 Farm-to-Table at @nopasf
🌁 Took in the views from Presidio
👫Wandered around Palace of Fine Arts
🥐 Daily paistries from @craftsmanwolves
🎵 Vibes at @moongatelounge listening room

And time with old friends and new friends. ❤️

Our hearts are full, because @mariabueno1387 has l

Our hearts are full, because @mariabueno1387 has landed in NYC! #sistercousins

Side note: Can someone tell me why my kids only choose to pose for photos when they’re not supposed to be in frame?! 😩🤣

Throwback to one of my favorite travel experiences

Throwback to one of my favorite travel experiences — glamping at Zion National Park. We stayed at @undercanvaszion @undercanvasofficial, and couldn’t get over the views. If you want to see more pics of our tent and experience, search for ‘glamping’ on my blog (linked in my bio).

And have you been glamping? Or are you team camping? Orrrr are you team “I only sleep in places with actual walls and foundations?” 🤣

I had high expectations for Iceland, and still, th

I had high expectations for Iceland, and still, the things @jordanlrice and I saw and experienced blew my mind. Lots of photos and video to comb through, but I can’t wait to share! ✨

📸: @jordanlrice

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