If You’ve Waited at the Doctor’s Office with a Sick Child, Read This
I call my son’s doctor at 7:59, hoping to grab one of the appointments they release upon opening each morning. His ear has been hurting all…
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I call my son’s doctor at 7:59, hoping to grab one of the appointments they release upon opening each morning. His ear has been hurting all…
Continue ReadingI used to know things. Truly, I did. Things like how to arrange cut flowers. How to balance a checkbook or apply eyeliner. What kind of pants…
Continue ReadingSomething big happened last Sunday. I was upstairs getting ready for church, hustling (and sweating) like always, knowing I had the solo job of…
Continue ReadingI know. I’m a thirty-something white-privileged woman who grew up in the rural Midwest culture of hunting and fishing, drinking, and football. The…
Continue ReadingWe met online in October of 2005, by way of a spam email ad I was THIS CLOSE to marking as trash. Meet Single Christians My cheese alert siren…
Continue ReadingI recently interviewed two women living with Multiple Sclerosis for a guest feature on my blog. When I asked them to speak about the life they…
Continue ReadingJust off the highway on the edge of our town is an artesian spring that runs continuously from spring to autumn. The public can stop for a cool drink…
Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever craved Chinese takeout, you’ll swoon for this colorful stir-fry that’s similar to a Szechuan or Kung Pao chicken…
Continue ReadingLast week, my husband and I drove 100 miles to a training for foster and adoptive parents. After dropping our three young boys off at the sitter, we…
Continue ReadingI have always known that adoption would be part of my story, so it was no surprise that over a decade ago when I met my future husband, he said it…
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