A painful conversation with my body

October 9, 2009

My back is not happy with me today. It’s all, “Hey, you, yeah, I’m talking to YOU, lady who doesn’t exercise enough. I am NOT happy with you.”
And I was all like, “What the heck? I totally stretched while bending down to put on my shoes this morning!” And I thought that was the end [...]

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How kids see color

October 6, 2009

My first son was born in South Africa. My homeland. My motherland. The place where my heart is buried deep beneath a jacaranda tree heavy with purple petals. Such a tree waits at the top of my parents’ drive to welcome guests. I would take you there if I could. It’s where my son’s best [...]

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The Sunday night blues

October 4, 2009

I work full time outside the home. Have I mentioned that before? I am not sure. But I do. And I have two kids. It’s hard. But for now, for right here in this season, I am certain it’s what God has asked me to do in order to provide for our family. Nevertheless, on [...]

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Why I very rarely have a "quiet time" with God

October 2, 2009

So I was reading this great post recently about another mother; she went a year without having a quiet time (aka devotional, quality, alone time with God). Not surprisingly it was the same year she had twins.  And from the first sentence I thought, “Oh, yes, jackpot!” Because that is exactly how I feel.
Very rarely [...]

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What parenting will immunize you against

October 1, 2009

I remember when I had my first baby, my still single brothers and friends used to ask me, “So, what do you DO all day?” And I could hear in their voices the “doesn’t all that lying around in your jammies eating bon-bons, rocking your infant and watching sitcoms get old after awhile” that they [...]

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