At night we cuddle under the soft, pink blanket in the dark. As I lay beside you to help you fall asleep, you often chatter ceaselessly about all thing things on your two-year-old mind. Sometimes you pat my growing belly and tell your brother, “Baby, it’s dark out that window.” You are learning the difference between morning…
A couple of weeks ago, I was having a rough time. I generally get tired this time of year for a few weeks, though I always forget about my fall transitional tiredness until it happens. Being pregnant has added to the fatigue. Then we had two little bouts of sickness in our family, and it…
We were standing in the card aisle of a drugstore when the conversation happened. I knew my friend’s mom fairly well. We were talking about health concerns, and she said something along the lines of, “The hard thing about getting older is realizing you won’t have time for all you planned to do.” My optimistic…
Another celebrity disrobes in front of the camera. There’s a flurry of opinions, some shaming and some praising. Is it something to celebrate that a woman “bares all” for the camera? Does this make her empowered? There’s debate about whether she’s even beautiful. Does it matter? It makes me think about our flesh. What is…
To my younger self: You see it on many blogs, websites, and in parenting magazines. And though you’ve never really wondered until now, you are warned that you will lose yourself when this baby comes in a few months. If you love motherhood, you’re in danger of losing your self. If you struggle, you’re also in…
I saw lots of ghosts this weekend–two little ghosts, both with brown straggly hair, running through the fields, jumping over fences, traipsing through the woods. They were clad in who knows what–they clearly didn’t care. They spoke to each other and created games with their imaginary friends. In busy moments, I sometimes thought I heard…
I’ve been cutting my wardrobe down to a capsule wardrobe (which I’ll share later this week!), and in the process, I’ve been forced to confront my stuff again. I often cling to clothes, and this particular wardrobe work has shown me my fears in this area. I am reluctant to get rid of clothes “in…
I think it’s time for a refresher course in Drivers’ Ed. I have made it tenish years as a driver with no major accidents (other than the time the deer literally ran into my car). Though I hate driving, I had prided myself on being a decent (if not overly cautious) driver. Then, in the…
In college, I took a Composition Theory course. The professor had crafted the course so that we spent a week or so studying different theories of teaching students to write (and to my surprise, there are a lot!). Each theory intrigued us and prompted lengthy discussion. At one point, the professor commented that our class tended to…
I read a blog post recently critiquing the way many churches do communion. This author pushed for a wider view of what communion is–what we do in remembrance of Jesus. The author had decided to refrain from communion until the questions had been answered. It seems very much in vogue for Christians to question the way the…
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