35 inches of snow and a love story

February 8, 2010

This boy. He’s still mine. His big brother is slowly peeling away from my side and grafting in with his father – measuring hands, muscles, and strength against the man he wants to become. But his brother, this one, is still all baby fat and believing that we are one body sharing the same breath, [...]

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Cabin fever S.O.S.

February 7, 2010

We’ve been house bound since Thursday night. We’ve mashed, smashed and eaten play-doh. We’ve finger painted the glass door. We’ve played drums and guitar and shaken our respective booties to the beat of the Wiggles. We’ve made brownies, pancakes and pizza. We’ve groomed our pretend pets and their downtrodden parents. We’ve washed dishes and “helped” [...]

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I thought we weren't in Michigan anymore

February 6, 2010
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Sometimes "easier" is just "more difficult" in disguise

February 5, 2010

I read what you wrote. So many things are easier left undone. If you could only see my kitchen sink right now and the mountain of dirty dishes piled high in it, you would know that I know what you mean. Undone, unsaid, unchanged. We like to be comfortable. We like a bag full of [...]

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Sometimes it's easier

February 3, 2010

Sometimes it’s easier to talk about faith than to wrestle with it. Sometimes it’s easier to love your kids than to pray for them. Sometimes it’s easier to clean your house than to face your mess. Sometimes it’s easier to say you believe than to do what you believe. Sometimes it’s easier to run than [...]

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