I am up early with my girls today. One wakens with the after-affects of a bloody nose spread across her skin, the other wakens with a belly full of giggles. We bathe, share bananas, and I brew a cup of coffee – a real treat, something I don’t usually get to consume. The sunrise is […]
When The Husband Leaves
When the husband leaves I think, “this means a whole night of writing!” and immediately begin forming blog posts in my head. But that’s when I’m shaping meat into patties. By the time I’m putting a lid on the salad, I’m onto a third blog post, which will meet a timely and catchy conclusion as the last […]
Kissing That Son of Mine
It is 10:15 on a Sunday night and this is not where I ought to be, burrowed deep in this blog with words scattered in every direction. I only sat down to print a handful of homeschool papers, but that son of mine, that oldest one, had been pressed tightly to my body moments before, […]
Boys
I love these days with my boys. I love the Lego messes, the bathroom disasters, the sweaty bodies and the imaginations that cause all these. I have loved my sons at every stage, but this–this 8 and 10 year old stage–might be my favorite.
I Blame The Toddler
Aside from the completely awkward run in with the counseling center, this week shaped up to be an adventure in its own right. It probably began the morning my 2 year old woke me by tap-tap-tapping on my nose. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Feeling the soft chubby index finger over and over, I dragged open […]
Discussing Sex And Culture With Kids
I spent the afternoon discussing sex trafficking, pornography, and the grocery store’s placement of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition (at the eye-level of third grade boys). Sometimes, all the sunshine in the world–all the love, all the joy, and all the hope–seems utterly tucked into shadows. I’m raising sons in this place, on this planet. […]
Wander
I love watching this boy wander.
Name Changes
This is just a note to tell those of you who follow on email or by some other means that going forward on this blog I am going to refer to my children by their middle names. It will not offer total privacy, but enough that I feel like my fingers can be loosened to […]
When Motherhood is Hard: Still In Christ
So Tuesday night found me flipping through Google, hunting down the local Christian schools. ‘Flipping’ is a good word because I’d earlier flipped my lid. “I’m about to leave!” I’d seethed to my husband as things had heated to a climax. “Why don’t you?” he’d shot back, thrusting the baby and leveling a glare. I […]
Embrace Mindfulness; In Godliness, Live
I’ve been thinking about mindfulness these days. Every time I pull behind a familiar 4Runner, I giggle over these words on a bumper sticker: “Midwives Help People Out” and then I consider soberly these words on a second decal: “Embrace Mindfulness.” Embrace Mindfulness. A few months ago our three year began telling stories. In an […]
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