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About J.J. Newby

J.J. Newby is a former journalist, mother of two, wife of one, and owner of Caffeine and a Prayer -- http://caffeineandaprayer.com (because that's the only way Mom knows to get through the day!) She is a recovering volunteer-aholic and permanent tech addict.

Mockingbird Addresses Grieving as a Community and Asperger’s

Mockingbird Addresses Grieving as a Community and Asperger’s

By J.J. Newby|2015-01-22T13:29:58-04:00January 22nd, 2015|Entertainment, Theater|

Caitlin and Dad discuss a "TRM" - Tantrum Rage [...]

{Sponsored} Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Brings Joy

By J.J. Newby|2013-12-04T22:23:44-04:00December 5th, 2013|Day Trip Destination, Living, Travel|

Disclosure: As part of a Busch Gardens® Christmas Town™ Blogger [...]

Drinking + Driving + Motherhood = Recipe for Disaster

By J.J. Newby|2012-01-05T14:36:34-04:00January 5th, 2012|News, Politics|

I like to call it "The Daddy Hour." It's that period [...]

Reston Firm Reports Record-Breaking Cyber Monday

By J.J. Newby|2011-11-30T23:30:32-04:00November 30th, 2011|News|

When employees returned to their office computers the Monday after [...]

Did You Respect the Bird This Year?

By J.J. Newby|2011-11-24T12:47:13-04:00November 24th, 2011|News|

My 5-year-old daughter, infused with knowledge (and endless questions) about [...]

Arlington Second Best City to Live

By J.J. Newby|2011-09-22T10:25:33-04:00September 22nd, 2011|Politics|

Forget the recent earthquakes, hurricane, and flash floods, we live [...]

Struggling to Return to “Normal” – Aftershocks, Outages, Cancellations

By J.J. Newby|2011-09-01T17:50:18-04:00September 1st, 2011|Politics|

The transition from summer break to the first week of [...]

Hurricane Irene: Take Time to Prepare

By J.J. Newby|2011-08-26T13:14:21-04:00August 26th, 2011|Politics|

Tuesday's earthquake may have caught us off-guard but Hurricane Irene [...]

Posh Pouches: A Weapon in the War on Waste (Review)

By J.J. Newby|2011-07-13T22:14:30-04:00July 13th, 2011|Green|

The kids come home from school properly propagandized about the [...]

Will Gas Prices Tank Summer Plans?

By J.J. Newby|2011-07-15T02:43:13-04:00July 12th, 2011|Politics|

This summer was to be my last hurrah as a [...]