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January 19, 2015

Dreaming

This post was written in January, 2006. The second grader referenced below is now an...

December 2008

December 31, 2008

Christmas “Letter”

Alright, alright, alright. Every time I open the mailbox and dive into holiday greetings from...

December 05, 2008

From the Mundane to the Ridiculous: a Breathless Litany of Woes

Caution: reading this might make you want to throw up. Me? I feel much better...

October 2008

October 11, 2008

Aspiring Author

Turns out that my very own offspring, who has a tendency to do everything exactly...

August 2008

August 22, 2008

Summer Olympics for Desperate Mothers

One week until school starts. Children about to kill each other or get killed by...

April 2008

April 14, 2008

I gave up the dream of my children bragging about me on the playground long...

January 2008

January 26, 2008

Fairly Popular

I've been thinking about confession lately. Lent, as you know, is almost upon us. This...

December 2007

December 08, 2007

Cookie Cutter Jesus

This is the way I heard it: Our friend Carol was standing at the counter...

November 2007

November 10, 2007

Indulge Me

New camera . . . cute kids. I had to share.

October 2007

October 31, 2007

Brilliant Disguise

Most free moments of this day have been spent eking out any last modicum of...

October 30, 2007

Blogs That Should Have Been

This is how I write a blog entry: I go about my generally hectic life,...

September 2007

September 03, 2007

Stalker Mommy

I've never claimed to be an expert at espionage, so I've been rather puzzled by the...

July 2007

July 19, 2007

Thank God for VBS

It’s that time of year again . . . you know, Vacation Bible School!If you...

July 08, 2007

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Hannah (10) and Sammy (9) and I (no comment) were driving home from church discussing...

May 2007

May 23, 2007

Those Who Have Eyes To See . . .

The other day I was shaken into the reality of my own inability to see...

April 2007

April 17, 2007

Off to See the Wizards

One of his friends called it “the best event in a young boy’s life”. (Who...

April 06, 2007

Pretty Good Friday

Holy Week is rather intense around our house, primarily because Mom is working a lot...

February 2007

February 13, 2007

Don’t Get It

I have spent much of my free time the over the last week serving as...

December 2006

December 29, 2006

“The Eagle Has Landed . . . “

. . . these were the words I heard furtively whispered over the telephone line...

December 18, 2006

Stages of Christmas Letter Angst

You know you wanted to get one in the mail. Okay, maybe not.We debated long...

October 2006

October 26, 2006

Weird Science

What can you do with a crumpled ball of aluminum foil, a clump of different...

September 2006

September 26, 2006

Burning Questions

I had a conversation with our 8-year-old resident sage Sam this weekend that made me...

August 2006

August 31, 2006

Personality Bag

The start of school always brings a whole slew of adventures, and not just for...

August 28, 2006

The First Day

They woke up, brushed their teeth, got dressed, combed their hair, put their backpacks on...

August 24, 2006

Mis Quince Años

Okay, so if you are a pastor in Texas perhaps this is commonplace to you....

August 16, 2006

Homemade Church

Since I was on vacation last Sunday the family stayed home from church, too. After...

July 2006

July 03, 2006

Roadside Emotions

I had occasion to spend the whole day with my children last week--the first time...

June 2006

June 23, 2006

Answers

Referencing Wednesday's post: if you care, here are the answers to Mark's super difficult 8-year...

June 21, 2006

Clueless

Mark and I are often bored, with hours and hours of free time on our...

June 15, 2006

Stories That Almost Make Me Cry

In general there are excessive books in our house. This being the end of the...

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