Christmas Eve

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Into the dark. Into the night. Into the ache and pain and wave after wave of labor. Into the dirt between handfuls of straw clutched in desperate fists. Into the bite of teeth clenched down and muscles baring down and midwives singing down the fear, the fever in her eyes, the first time for her [...]

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Five Minute Friday: Connected

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The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. ~John 1:1-5, 14. Words matter to me because they are the tools that God first used. He spoke and worlds, waters, deserts, jacaranda trees, figs, watermelons, kangaroos, meerkats, and turtles came into being. God spoke and painted the sky. God spoke and mapped the milky [...]

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When God moves into the neighborhood

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It hasn’t snowed here yet. It’s been unseasonably warm. When Zoe and I walk to pick Jackson up from Kindergarten the sun warms us in ways unexpected for December. I’ve been able to say more yes to the playground than no. But the radio sings of winter. It plays song after song of worship that [...]

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Four helpful social media laws: 2. It’s about Conversation not Pitch, Nagging or Complaining

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In October I spoke at the Relevant Conference on a panel about social media. I have this awesome gig as the social media manager for DaySpring and community manager for their website, (in)courage. I love my job and I think about social media like, a lot. This week I’ll be sharing 4 posts with some [...]

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Four helpful social media laws: 1. It’s about Relationship not Solicitation

December 5, 2011

In October I spoke at the Relevant Conference on a panel about social media. I have this awesome gig as the social media manager for DaySpring and community manager for their website, (in)courage. I love my job and I think about social media like, a lot. This week I’ll be sharing 4 posts with some [...]

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The hard work of liking our kids, not just loving them

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There are frayed edges of motherhood that aren’t often talked about. Those places where we’re holding onto our temper with one hand and the belief that things have got to get better eventually with the other. One night that place rocks me hard as I rock my baby girl in one arm and cell phone [...]

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Because somedays everyone feels covered in ick

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Don’t worry, this post isn’t about potty training. Or about gastro intestinal bugs. You don’t have to be a mom to relate to this post. Because some days, I think, we all feel covered in ick. There’s the slimy goopy ick of worry that I feel my feet squishing around in. There’s the impossible-to-scrape-off ick [...]

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The truth {about “fine”} will set you free

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I’m seven months since the last baby was born and still fighting with my jeans. She’s wearing hers like a perfect fit and I can’t help but say what I’m really thinking, “Man, you look great. You just look so good. How’d you do that? How’d you get back to the pre-baby shape so quick?” [...]

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When you’re not sure what comes next

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The back yard looks like a place where toy cars come to die. Fall in all its beauty is dying too. I sit outside with the baby girl in her socks and me in the sneakers that aren’t quite on properly because we rushed outside to try and catch some of the late afternoon light [...]

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Things our parents could have told us about parenting

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How heavy a baby is. How that tiny, new human being can cripple a back with endless nights of swaying and leaning and crouching over a crib to listen to her breathe. They could have mentioned the ache you’d feel at the pit of your heart when she smiles or burps or rolls over. Perhaps [...]

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