As I write this, our feverish 2 year old is taking a nap, and our 4 year old is getting ready to shovel 10+ inches of snow with dad. Also, there is a little 18 month old buddy resisting sleep (I just came back from finding him in the crib sitting on a large framed map he'd gotten …
A Not “Lessons 5 Years Into Marriage” Reflection
This month, Jeff and I celebrated our five year anniversary. I was thinking I ought to write something reflective, like "Lessons 5 Years Into Marriage" and would have if I had anything particularly insightful to say. But in light of some heavy topics that have been on my mind, I have had occasion again to feel …
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Good News for My Daughters
As a new parent, I remember hearing someone say that our greatest comfort is that the two things we tend to worry about most-- our children's physical wellbeing and the spiritual state of their souls are not, ultimately, under our control. After having visited the ER with our first daughter for stitches, finding a baby at the top of the stairs …
Because of this man…
Because of this man... I love to sing. We can still locate dad in public places sometimes by following the sound of singing, especially in echo-y places. We have hours and hours of precious family videos at home. Dad lived our family vacations through a viewfinder of a bulky camcorder for years. He's probably in …
What A Daddy-Daughter Moment Taught Me About Fear And Our Father
During my second pregnancy, my struggle with anxiety led to sleepless nights and terrible nightmares. Though all the things I feared were hypothetical futures, I couldn't help being anxious about the health and wellbeing of our baby. One night, as I lay in bed, there was a crash that came from the other room. I don't remember …
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