graduation goodies
(NOTE: i accidentally permanently deleted this original post along with the comments that originally went with it back in may. sorry!) * * * * * well it’s been absolutely nutty around the escobar...
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let go or be dragged
i ran across this american proverb a while back & then a dear friend gave it to me on a magnet for christmas: “let go or be dragged.” it is so appropriate in more ways than one, and now i see it...
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safer parenting
one more post before we get back to planting trees! my wise & inspiring blog friend sarah bessey is hosting a week-long parenting blog carnival centered around the practices of parenting. i...
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anger is not a sin
* remember this week i’m just archiving guest posts from other places over the past few months. you might have read them before. this one is from the amazing rachel held evans’ series on faith &...
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there are lots of ways to mother.
it’s mother’s day weekend in the USA, the time where a bunch of women feel special and extra-loved, and another group of women often don’t. like so many other holidays, many who feel great about it...
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these came to mind…
i had a typically schizophrenic week–running from deep conversations at the refuge to driving carpools, from 8 degree weather in colorado to 72 degrees in so. cal to share at a gathering of missional...
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when mother’s day is hard
this upcoming sunday is a happy day for a lot of women i know. breakfast in bed, no chores, flowers, handmade cards. i never want to dismiss the awesomeness of mothers and that they get a day of...
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“never say never”
june’s synchroblog is centered on “if i could tell myself one thing.” what advice we would give ourselves if we could go back 20 years? what do we know now that we wish we knew then? what is one...
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faith shifts: what about the kids?
One of the most tricky parts about shifting faith is wondering what it means for our kids. I wrote a post several years ago called kids & faith: what are we creating and recently shared a little...
View Articleunderneath anger.
This month’s Synchroblog is centered on Anger. Here’s the description: “Anger sometimes has a bad reputation. Some of us have been taught that anger is a negative emotion, something that should be...
View Articlethe kids are alright.
If you’re friends with me on Facebook, your Newsfeed has been clogged with pictures of my daughter’s college graduation. Oh, what a beautiful weekend we had in New York City celebrating with family and...
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Today is Day 2 of Failure Week. I don’t write a bunch about my kids here to honor them; it has always felt really important to me and to them, too, and I never had the luxury of blogging when they were...
View Articlethe mother’s day ache.
Mother’s Day is this Sunday. This year it also falls on my 50th birthday, which is kind of wild because I was also born on Mother’s Day. This upcoming Sunday is a happy day for a lot of women....
View Articlethere are lots of ways to mother (and the world sure needs it right now)
It’s Mother’s Day in the USA today, the time where a bunch of women feel special and extra-loved, and another group of women often don’t. Like so many other holidays, many who feel great about it...
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there are lots of ways to mother.
it’s mother’s day weekend in the USA, the time where a bunch of women feel special and extra-loved, and another group of women often don’t. like so many other holidays, many who feel great about it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
these came to mind…
i had a typically schizophrenic week–running from deep conversations at the refuge to driving carpools, from 8 degree weather in colorado to 72 degrees in so. cal to share at a gathering of missional...
View ArticleClik here to view.
when mother's day is hard
this upcoming sunday is a happy day for a lot of women i know. breakfast in bed, no chores, flowers, handmade cards. i never want to dismiss the awesomeness of mothers and that they get a day of...
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"never say never"
june’s synchroblog is centered on “if i could tell myself one thing.” what advice we would give ourselves if we could go back 20 years? what do we know now that we wish we knew then? what is one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
faith shifts: what about the kids?
One of the most tricky parts about shifting faith is wondering what it means for our kids. I wrote a post several years ago called kids & faith: what are we creating and recently shared a little...
View Articleunderneath anger.
This month’s Synchroblog is centered on Anger. Here’s the description: “Anger sometimes has a bad reputation. Some of us have been taught that anger is a negative emotion, something that should be...
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