Posted in Gratitude, Raising kids on Jan 7th, 2011
I took my first antidepressant yesterday. I also marked the lintel of our front doorframe with the letters C, M, and B, the traditional initials of the Magi who journeyed from far-off lands to worship the Christ Child. It seems fitting, I suppose, that those two things happened on the same day, on Epiphany. Like [...]
Posted in Gratitude on Dec 3rd, 2010
On Monday night, the boys slept nine hours. I did not. I woke up puking at one a.m. The only night in six months that I could have slept a normal, healthy amount, and I missed it. That’s just cruel. About a week ago, my feet started tingling. Sometimes my hands tingle, too. My doc [...]
Posted in Raising kids on Nov 2nd, 2010
I’m giving a presentation tonight to a group of couples who are expecting twins. I want to tell them there are a few things they won’t be able to do much of once their babies are born, things that are sort of important, things like eating and sleeping and bathing. Eat I’ve been feeling a [...]
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.