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July 2012

July 23, 2012

Craving the Rot

There it lies, silver flat and belly up. The fish (what kind? I should have...

July 16, 2012

What If You Lost Everything?

Right on the tail of writing my hurricane post, two of the girls and I...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

What Downton Abbey Taught Me About Finger Pointing

At this house we're big Downton Abbey fans. Big . We watched season one four...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Advice To the Perfectionist From Her 8-Year-Old Self

Sometimes ya just gotta listen to your inner child. You might also like: Google, how...

May 23, 2012

Google, How Do I Deal With Bratty Kids?

So, you invite your bestie over for lunch and her son, Hester, acts like...

May 07, 2012

Transracial Adoption: One Surprising Challenge

Of all the challenges white mama Nancy French expected when adopting a baby from Africa,...

May 02, 2012

How To Create a Prodigal 101

1. First, students, remember to major on minors: Make no differentiation between social guffaws and...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

The Hypocrisy of Oprah Magazine

Admission: I like O magazine. I sneak it into my cart when Ian isn't looking. ...

December 2011

December 20, 2011

The Fight Before Christmas

‘Twas was the night before Christmas, And the house was a dump. The kids were...

December 14, 2011

Growing Men (and Women) of Grit

Today marks the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen becoming the first person to reach the...

December 13, 2011

The Flawed Theology of Naughty and Nice Lists

A few years ago, my mother gave me a Christmas pillow on which a picture...

December 09, 2011

No More Side Checking

Why does it seem like nobody knows who they are anymore? Books like Rick Warren's...

December 06, 2011

Nine Life Lessons From Buddy the Elf

We kicked off the Christmas season last week with our first viewing of Elf, starring...

December 02, 2011

Lessons from the Pumpkin Bread Incident

Being the matriarch of a large family, it never ceases to amaze me how quickly...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

The Case of the Missing Pumpkin Bread

Last week a loaf of pumpkin bread went missing. My girls and I had baked...

November 22, 2011

Thanksgiving Mags: I Don’t Want Your Issues

I just made a thrilling discovery: Libraries lend out magazines. If you already knew that,...

November 14, 2011

Grounded in Love

I love my young mama friends. Those with babies and toddlers, those announcing new pregnancies...