My Lent this year was disappointing, mainly because of my extreme suckiness I didn’t completely live up to any of my resolutions and felt that I didn’t grow closer to Christ or cultivate any great virtue. My Holy Week and even my Easter didn’t meet my expectations either. Idealist that I am, life rarely does.Read the whole post >>
When Your Child Disappoints You (Or You Disappoint Yourself)
I don’t like to admit this, but I’ve spent a good part of my mothering career feeling responsible for every tantrum, every scowl, every less than desirable behavior my child revealed to me or to the world. If a child screamed at her sister, it was because I was not always gentle with my wordsRead the whole post >>
Empty Yourself, Let God Fill You Up
“Excuse me, ma’am?” a teenager invades my deep thoughts as I stand stewing over what brand of canned black beans will provide the best nutritional bang for the buck. Organic or not? I glance in his direction. He’s clad in all-black, his shoulders are slumped, and his hands are stuffed deeply in his pockets. “Yes?”Read the whole post >>
Change v. Growth (Subtitled: 2011 in a Word)
Back in the summer I read this post about a book called Safe People: How to find relationships that are good for you and avoid those that aren’t. I haven’t read the book, but the post shared some of the red flags about the character of your friends and/or some of the flaws you mayRead the whole post >>
Quick Takes: I’m So Lazy I’m Just Going to Use Others’ Words Edition
I can’t even remember the last time I popped in to participate in Jen’s Quick Takes, but this seemed like a good way to kick off the first Friday of 2011. Since we are engaged in full Christmas detox and working to get our children back on track after several weeks of sweet binges, lateRead the whole post >>
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