Posted in Raising kids on Dec 17th, 2010
On Sunday evening while I’m making dinner, Jane comes into the kitchen. “Mama,” she says, “all I need to be a princess is to have hair like this, ” she makes a swooping motion over her forehead and ear, “and to be skinny right here,” she puts her hands on her waist. I blink. A [...]
Posted in Raising kids on Nov 16th, 2010
First things first: On Friday, I promised to give away two copies of my book, The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year. Jack picked comments one and six, so Sarah Kennedy and Christy Mansfield, please email me the name and mailing address of the person to whom you’d like me to send [...]
Posted in Raising kids on Oct 29th, 2010
You turned four this week. I confess, I was a little surprised that you’re just now four: you’re so tall, so articulate, so mature, I often forgot you were only three. For the times this year when I forgot how young you were and so expected more from you than you could give, forgive me. [...]
I am a reader (I feel about books the way some people feel about chocolate: yum), a writer (I've written a book, even: The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year), and a mother (of four). So that's what I blog about: reading, writing, and raising my kids.
