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Oct. 21, 2014
Taking Time
I am primarily a doer. I like to take care of myself. I like to care for my family. But these past few weeks, months really, have been flying by with not a lot of doing. Being hugely pregnant most … Continue reading
Tagged joy, parenting, rest, waiting
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Oct. 20, 2014
We Were Pregnant
As she sobs into my chest, my arm around her, I remember the first time I thought about being there for my pregnant wife. I must have been around 12 years old. I had recently learned about how crazy, painful, … Continue reading
Tagged babies, birth, grace, miscarriage
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Oct. 15, 2014
When You Really Are All Alone
Her eyes are dry as she talks to me, her tears bored with their constant repetition. "I'm alone," she tells me. "I have no friends. My family is far away." She's also recently started school, the responsibility an unfamiliar weight. … Continue reading
Oct. 13, 2014
"But Why, Mom?" The Value of Communicating Values
Stark hair and makeup frame her pretty face. Metal protrudes from her ears and nose, lips, tongue. Regularly added tattoos cover her skin. And yet her beauty is still there, vibrant and loud, like her laugh which rasps -- marbles … Continue reading
Oct. 10, 2014
Doomsayers
...or "Why Considering History is Important" They show up at my door, the newest edition of their publication in hand. As with every sect or person who's willing to discuss life, the universe, and everything, I welcome them in. "Isn't … Continue reading
Tagged children, fear, history, love
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Oct. 9, 2014
Hard things . . .
It seems that of late my phone is constantly alerting me to another disaster or impending doom. Perhaps it's just the combination of Ebola, assisted suicide, the Ferguson killings and the local raid on a meth lab ... or maybe … Continue reading
Oct. 8, 2014
Changing the world one bed time chat at a time
The title of this blog post, and the inspiration thereof, is blatantly, unabashedly, and completely stolen from the Sonlight Moment of the same name. Please go enjoy that post first. <smile> I don't remember bedtime chats except for the whispered … Continue reading
Tagged books, discussion, global, history, learning
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