writing

Every Day…

June 3, 2011 Jesus

Every day I wonder if what I’m doing is ok. Is right. Is good. My kids watch TV during breakfast. Should we sit at the table and talk instead? I blog during their naps. And sometimes I surf. And tweet. And ignore my inbox. Should I do the laundry instead? I make dinner at 5pm. [...]

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Five Minutes on Seasons

May 20, 2011 writing

The biggest lesson of my adult life is seasons. I guess as a kid, teenager and even young adult, you feel like your life is in chapters. You graduate from High School. Chapter closed. But then you go quickly (and excitedly) into college. And soon, chapter closed. Then another interesting chapter begins–new job, marriage, etc. [...]

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A Day Without Fear

March 10, 2011 writing

I don’t fear much. Spiders, heights and thunderstorms don’t bother me. It’s the things you don’t talk about that bring butterflies and heart palpitations. What would it be like to awake and not wonder if your kids were going to turn out ok, without wondering if your Dad will see your daughter get married, if [...]

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When I Look in the Mirror, I See…

March 4, 2011 writing

{photo by the delightful Alicia. that’s me in the middle flashing the ILY.} When I look in the mirror I am surprised by my dark hair. I was a blond when I was little. Well, at least a nice dark, dirty blond. Then suddenly I was darker. And now I’m a full-fledged brunette. But I [...]

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I JUST HAVE…

March 3, 2011 me

This is another prompted writing post from the writing workshop at Blissdom. This was one that just kinda flew out of my pencil. And the intensity of the emotion surprised me. It looked muuuuch longer on paper and I was a little wary to share it with you today. I’d love to hear your response. [...]

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Mysterious Strawberry Thread

February 24, 2011 memories

It’s just a little box—plastic, slightly musty and the stickers peeling off. But inside? A treasure trove of delicious jewel like morsels of childhood. When my mom fished my Strawberry Shortcake house out of the attic, I was immediately familiar with it. There was no flood of memories or emotion–it was just an intimate reacquainting. [...]

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Daddy in Five Minutes

January 21, 2011 family

It’s not so much how Daddy looks–although he looks different since he’s been through chemo and hepatitis C treatments. It’s more of how Daddy feels and how he makes others around him feel. We weren’t even up their front stairs and Daddy already had the door open. Asa and Lydia walk through the threshold eagerly [...]

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