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November 2012

November 06, 2012

Dealing with Disappointment

Sometime in the very near future, half our country’s going to feel disappointment. You may...

October 2012

October 18, 2012

Making Special Time

Back when Kai-Kai was born, my pediatrician told me I needed to have “special time”...

October 11, 2012

What Top 5 Attributes Do You Want to Pass On?

Tonight Kai came home with a homework assignment and said I had to help. “I’ve...

October 04, 2012

Can You Take the Heat?

Before they married, Mama told Baba she wanted to raise her children as Christians. He...

October 02, 2012

My Testimony

The Spirituality Channel here at Patheos invited bloggers from across the site to share "stepping...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

Humans and Kings

The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He...

September 26, 2012

Sex and Superglue: Talking with Kids in a Hook-Up Culture

I was a virgin when I got married at the ripe old age (back then)...

September 24, 2012

Fitbit, How I Love Thee

“You’re going to love this!!” Scott crowed when he got home, “This is going to...

September 19, 2012

Abandoning My Kids for Paris

Last week I did one of the most irresponsible things I’ve ever done as a...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

When you need art…

Join me in a collective sigh as we remember the irony of college graduation. For...

August 30, 2012

Why I Fail at Vacations

For the last five years or so, I’ve completely failed at vacationing. I get grumpy...

August 07, 2012

Wedded Bliss. . . And Misses. 19 Years and Counting

19 years ago today, Scott and I promised one another to love, honor, and cherish...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

Why Photo Albums Almost Killed Me This Week

Today I’m incredibly sleep deprived because I’ve spent about 70 hours over the past 5...

July 12, 2012

The “Awe-ful” Weight of Responsibility

I have a new recurring nightmare. I’m supposed to teach some large gathering and I’ve...

July 05, 2012

Why We Need Women (and Others) in Leadership

This is the second of a series of reflections I’m writing based on Ann Marie...

July 03, 2012

The Problem with Having It All

This is the first of a series of reflections I'm writing based on Ann Marie...

July 02, 2012

On Grilled Cheese and God

“How do you like your grilled cheese? Crispy? Gooey?” It is culinarily pitiful that I...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

College Tour Guides: A Brief Sociological Study

OK. I only have an N of 5. But we just finished our 2nd round...

June 20, 2012

Boys Work and Dead Chipmunks

I’m a hypocrite. As a Biblical feminist who writes, speaks and teaches about women’s equal...

June 15, 2012

Bored and Summer Vacation’s Just Begun

“I’m bored,” said my 12 year old son. About 200 times. My kids have been...

June 14, 2012

What He Said (advice for new dads)

Jeff was asked to send along some advice for our friend Peter, who is about...

June 12, 2012

A Time To Laugh: a Reflection on Christianity, Humor, and The Cosby Show

At the risk of sounding like a prude, I wonder why things had to become...

June 08, 2012

Boys will be boys. What about mothers?

Zach and Ezra ran in the house, panting, waving their water guns high in the...

June 07, 2012

My Theology of Parenting or Why I Gave up Being God

BK (before kids) I met 2 women with vastly differing parenting styles, both of whom...

June 05, 2012

Driving with My Daughter for the 1st Time

Lings had her learner’s permit for a whole 12 days. I avoided driving with her...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Regret–What a Waste

There’s nothing like a college reunion to raise a slew of emotions—and for me, amidst...

May 31, 2012

Perfectionism CURED!

If you struggle with perfectionism like I do, come on over to Whole Mama and...

May 28, 2012

‘Little Angels’ Coupon

A few days left to save on the children's DVD series.

May 25, 2012

Bad Losers, Brother Brawls, and Perspective Taking

On our first visit to the Museum of Fine Arts last year, our tour guide...

May 25, 2012

Our First College Tour

On Saturday, my oldest child turned 16. On Monday, she got her learner’s permit. And...