Jamie Handy received a B.S. in Zoology (1997) and an M.S. in Biological Science Education (emphasis in Genetics, 1999) from BYU. She has taught middle school, coached a variety of sports, taught piano, worked in politics, done graphic design, has a photography business, and is a voracious reader and learner. She's ALWAYS trying her hand at something new. Jamie and her husband Trent have five children and a very large chalkboard calendar so they can keep up with the demands of it all. They currently reside in Southlake, TX.

Thousands of tiny knots. . .

I first learned to crochet while in graduate school.  I needed a cheap hobby that didn’t feel like schoolwork.  All I could do was add a border to the edge of a square flannel blanket.  Once a week, I would learn a new pattern from Anne.  She was a grandmother whose son and wife lived

Write your story

I feel like there are thousands of stories inside my head. Some of them are mine. Some of them are yours. Some are real, some feel real, and some are so different I don’t know what they are. I want to write them down, really, I do. It’s just that staring into a blank page

The Theater

“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.” -Shakespeare In hindsight, it’s easy to see the rise and falls in the plot of my life, but in the present time I don’t

My first half marathon

My friend Melissa and I would jog occasionally early in the morning.  Although she had several marathons under her belt and loved running fast, she never complained about going at my pace.  She would always comment on the clarity of mind that running gave her.  She was a missionary for the church of running, and she