Can You Hear Me Now?

I’m happy to report that our small group marriage ministry started this month and seems to be off and running. Paul and I really enjoyed our group’s first meeting; it is enlightening and a bit humbling to be able to hear others–whether they’re just starting out or have half a lifetime’s worth of marital [...]

Anticipation

Come, dance the dance of jubilation with me! It’s premiere week!
Summer, with all its interesting diversions, may have temporarily wiped my brain clean of its pixelized fixations, but the shift to fall weather and primetime darkness has brought my curiosity roaring back with a vengeance and a sudden need to know the answers to questions [...]

Tug of War

I’ve been a Christian almost my whole life. From the time I could talk, I’ve been talking to God. From the day I could read, I’ve been reading His word. I’ve seen amazing, life-changing things happen in His name, and my life has been transformed by Him.
Even so, I’ve gone through seasons of heartache, of [...]

Buckle that Swash, Me Hearty!

Ahoy, Mateys! This be Dirty Charity Rackham, the comeliest wench on the Seven Seas (I still have most of me own teeth, y’know!), reminding all ye scurvy bilge suckers that today be that most glorious of national holidays, Talk Like a Pirate Day! So belly up to the grog barrel, hoist yer cutlass, an’ get [...]

Dear Girl Doctor

*Warning* The following post uses the words “cervix”, “naked”, and “origami.” Proceed at your own risk.
Considering that I already told you all about my disastrous pregnant home bikini waxing experience, my first parental sex talk, and the horrors of bathing suit shopping, it might surprise you to know that there are still a few things [...]

Lost in a Good Book

“Oh, for a book and a cozy nook! And oh, for a quiet hour!”
–anonymous
Our town just got a brand new public library.
The ribbon cutting ceremony was Sunday, and yesterday I took Katie and Caleb to see it for the first time. It is truly beautiful.
The building’s style is hard to define, a seamless blend [...]

Upchucked

I spent yesterday with my head hanging in the toilet, wishing I was dead.
So how was your day?
It started at about 4:30 in the morning, when I awoke to the unnatural sensation of two large fists thumb wrestling inside my gut and took off running for the bathroom. I made it. Just.
By 6:30, I was [...]

They Call Me Mommy

I think I fall in love with my kids again every day.
(Well, maybe not last Thursday. That was a doozy.)

Back to School

I miss her already.
(But the two hours of complete quiet I get during Caleb’s naptime are something of a consolation.)

Me and Angela Merkel

I’m not as far to the right as I thought I was. Where are you?