Posted in Raising kids on Jun 14th, 2011
I had a sinus infection last week. The mother of all snot slugs was living inside my head midway between my nose and my right ear, and she was having babies as fast as she possibly could. I could feel them pressing on my teeth, jaw, ear, and temple. Sometimes I still can. But I’m [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 19th, 2011
This afternoon, I took Jack and Jane shopping and left my in-laws at home with the babies. (God bless them, they trek down here every Monday to help me out.) My mother-in-law and I had dinner prepped before I left, so it would be easy to get it on the table when I got home. [...]
Posted in Gratitude on Mar 4th, 2011
Cue the Hallelujah Chorus: the babies are sleeping through the night. Last week, we moved them out of our room and into the kids’ room. It might be the best parenting decision we’ve ever made. All of a sudden, they started sleeping eight or nine hours a night. Which means I’m sleeping eight or nine [...]
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.