Posted in Raising kids on Jan 18th, 2011
Our family doc called on Thursday to see how I was doing with my new happy meds. When I told her I’d slept ten hours in the past three nights, she was appalled. These drugs were, among other things, supposed to help me sleep. I assured her it wasn’t the little blue pills that were [...]
Posted in Church Year, Raising kids on Dec 10th, 2010
Today’s post is adapted from an article I wrote last month for my church newsletter. I had twins in July. Five months into this adventure, I am very, very tired. I feel like I am wandering around in a fog; there’s a sort of haze around my brain that makes me feel like it’s wrapped [...]
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 [...]
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.
