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October 2011

October 26, 2011

{Practicing Benedict} Nothing harsh or burdensome

Welcome to Mama:Monk's weekly Wednesday series examining St. Benedict's Rule and what it has meant to me...

October 25, 2011

Just a Stay at Home Mom (how liberation frees me to love my non-job)

We interrupt our regularly scheduled Thankful Tuesday to bring you my most recent guest post at Her.meneutics...

October 21, 2011

Just Write: The Miracle

You’re up at 5 am. They call this “sleeping through the night.” I groan and...

October 18, 2011

Milk, Pumpkins and Neighbors: A Thankful Tuesday List

My baby learning how to sign “milk” (his arm goes straight up in the air...

October 11, 2011

Tired, but Thankful

How many women out there have a father who would fly to her town for...

September 2011

September 27, 2011

Of course it’s Thankful Tuesday!

The past week has not been an easy one. There was the destruction of my...

September 20, 2011

Green peas, weddings, acorns and more! A Thankful Tuesday post

Yesterday’s lunch when a newly 6-month-old baby was simultaneously consuming and expelling puréed green peas...

September 14, 2011

A short post from a tired lady.

Ah, how I wish I had a long, deep, lovely thing to post today. Instead,...

September 06, 2011

80 degrees, cool breeze, breakfast tacos: a list

It's Thankful Tuesday! A List: Eighty degrees and a cool breeze! My baby sleeping on...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

First Day of Preschool (!) Thankful

Many reasons to be grateful today: August is so ready for some friends and a...

August 25, 2011

To Lose Faith is to Stop Looking

“To lose faith is to stop looking. To lose faith is to decide that all...

August 18, 2011

Are we raising our children alone?

Last night I stumbled on Jennifer Fulwiler's recent post, "Stay-at-Home Moms Need Help" on the...

August 18, 2011

Are we raising our children alone?

Last night I stumbled on Jennifer Fulwiler's recent post, "Stay-at-Home Moms Need Help" on the...

August 16, 2011

All the gifts…I’m thankful

For Brooksie’s sweet excitement after bath time when I’m going to give him a lotion-y...

August 15, 2011

On work and “a new daddy”

Last week, while my 3-year-old was readjusting to life with both his mom and dad,...

August 03, 2011

This Way to Austin…

I know, I know. How clichéd is that picture? But I took it myself. I...

July 2011

July 27, 2011

Pray with me?

Friends, Will you pray with me for Somer and Lance? They are friends of mine...

July 27, 2011

Just a little practical bookish sort of wish list

I’ve been posting a lot of book lists lately. Maybe it’s because I’ve actually had...

July 26, 2011

Oh! The Thankfulness!

My baby has a personality and its best description is: SWEET. He likes to snuggle....

July 24, 2011

The Whole Heart

Last week I quoted St. Anthony and lamented that I was not only subpar in...

July 21, 2011

We Need a Horse and how to be weirdly grateful

Yesterday, my dear friend Katie (in San Francisco) sent me a package with two letters,...

July 20, 2011

The things God loves

Every night when I’m putting August to bed, I pray for the man he’s going...

July 19, 2011

Favorite Things

Putting my 3 year old to bed when his hair is wet from bathtime and...

July 15, 2011

Today is the Day

There was a moment around 14 months ago, as I was flying alone with my...

July 05, 2011

Gratefully

This week, while I'm on vacation, I'll be re-posting some posts from back in the...

June 2011

June 29, 2011

Wednesday Morning Thankful

Yes, it’s Wednesday. Thankful Tuesday is a day late, I know. But, come on, I’ve...

June 14, 2011

A day to be thankful in a month full of grateful.

After a week where I actually recorded all my grateful thoughts in a journal and...

June 07, 2011

Thankful Tuesday: A Grateful June Update

How’s your Grateful June going? I’ll admit I’m a bit of a failure in the...

June 01, 2011

Happy 11-Week Birthday, T-Rexy!

Baby Brooksie has blond hair these days (whenever I actually wash his hair once a...

May 2011

May 24, 2011

Just as my mother did…

The Bible is not particularly known for its progressive take on the value and significance...