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Jessica Burke

Jessica Burke has been married to her high school sweetheart for over twenty years. A former public school teacher, Jessica has home educated her children for fifteen years. The Burkes lived for three years in the Republic of North Macedonia when their children were small and survived some adventures that the grandparents can never know about. Jessica is a frequent contributor at Story Warren, and her writing has also been published at The ERLCCiRCE InstituteGospel-Centered Discipleship, and elsewhere. You can also find her on her Substack: btandjessica5.

Articles by Jessica Burke

This Will Be Your Home!

As we moved around, I might have said that home is a feeling. Or rather, you know you’re at home because of a feeling. I think I’d argue with myself…
January 9, 2026

Relics of the Fleeting Past

A room once filled with my son and his belongings was mostly empty. It wasn’t the absence of his stuff that hurt; it was his absence. But as I ran…

Parenting Across the Digital Generational Divide

One of the most curious things about raising two boys seventeen years apart is the divide I feel in their digital generations.
August 19, 2025