A little international booklist with books from China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Brazil.
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On Faceplants and Reopening
One cold and unforgiving day, my oldest daughter ran (because she never stops running) down the concrete steps of a neighbor's front porch, stumbled, and then belly flopped directly onto her face. Needless to say, there was a lot of crying and blood, and later … Continue reading On Faceplants and Reopening
A Word on the Crippling of America’s Immigration System
Update: I wrote this post many months ago, before COVID 19, and long before the killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests and attention to systemic racism. Since then, there have been no less than 48 changes to the immigration system. I never published this … Continue reading A Word on the Crippling of America’s Immigration System
Thoughts of a Pregnant Lady
I shuffle through the plastic bags that have collected under my desk. In the farthest corner I find one with a leftover pregnancy test, now over 2 years old. Do these things have an expiration date? Yup, and it’s not expired. I take a deep … Continue reading Thoughts of a Pregnant Lady
Winter Reflection
The day before my son had a minor operation – some dental work under anesthesia – it rained. I remember because my husband made on ordinary comment about my brother, who had died during my pregnancy with my son, more than 7 years ago. Something … Continue reading Winter Reflection
35
Today I turn 35. It’s a big one, a bittersweet one – a gift. For me, it feels like a milestone in the progression from “young adulthood” to “mid-life.” The exhausting, precious phase of bearing children and nursing babies is drawing to a close for … Continue reading 35
Return of the Blog
Hey Friends. It’s been a while. I used to write here frequently. After I put the kids to bed, my nights were long and lonely. I poured my nervous energy onto the page in a puddle of words and then tried to arrange them in … Continue reading Return of the Blog
Tips for the New Moms
Most of the time I still feel like a new mom, but when I look back on the time when I was getting ready to have my first child, it was a lot different than how I feel now, getting ready to have my third. … Continue reading Tips for the New Moms
A Few Post-Election Thoughts (Gag)
I know everyone is sick of these posts, but I have to say my piece, and be done with it. I'm going to go ahead and talk about my feelings after the election, so if you're at the point where anything containing the words "election" … Continue reading A Few Post-Election Thoughts (Gag)
Self Care and the Christian Life
I grew up attending a conservative Christian school. Our skirts needed to be no more than 4 inches above the knee, and we had devotions every day and chapel once a week. I learned many of the foundational truths of my life in that school. … Continue reading Self Care and the Christian Life
Mercy in the Madness 