This is how I had everything played out in my head. While my husband was across the country attending a conference for his new job, I would nest. After a few days of feverishly unpacking, covering our walls with photos and art, arranging and rearranging furniture, filling our pantry and fridge with food, we wouldRead the whole post >>
Searching for Rabbits
I wrote this column weeks ago, but it was a good reminder for me during a challenging week. An excerpt: “I’m tempted to see my maternal missteps as global pronouncements of my failure to nurture my children right. But my children see no such thing. They forgive and they forget. Their mercy pours down onRead the whole post >>
The Best Way? Some More Thoughts on Postpartum Depression
I’ve opened comments back up on this one (I explain why below.)In response to my Faith & Family LIVE feature on postpartum depression, Suzanne Temple of Blessed Among Men (a favorite blogger of mine even though she’s got a house full of men and we’re overrun with sugar and spice), wrote an excellent follow-up blog post sharing informationRead the whole post >>
Paradise Found
I have a confession to make. I started Lent not in a wild wilderness wrought with twisted roots and temptations lurking in every shadow, but in paradise. Thanks to the generosity of Gaba and Papa, I spent four days at the beach with my husband, my children, my parents, and my brothers. Each day IRead the whole post >>
Blessed
I’m realizing that having blessings doesn’t always mean you’re living a blessed life or vice versa. Allow me to explain. Frequently, we see blessings as gifts, good fortune, or perhaps the fruit of hard work. By this definition, I am richly blessed. However, God’s definition of blessed is a little different, I think. A blessedRead the whole post >>
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