They said it would betoo scary to bringa babyinto this kind ofworld. As if someone's birthdayshouldn't happenbecause we think onlyin nightmares. As if the weightof our worryis their realityforever. As if we are thepiratesof all peaceand goodness. As if God ran outof His beautyand powerand kindnessand lovethe momentwe grew upto give birth to the childrenwe… Continue reading Birth in Times Like These
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Summer of Lullabies
It's the sound of a fish tank and an old black fan. The creak of a rocking chair painted by his Grandma. . . the word Grow stretched across the arm. Reminding me every night that watching him grow up is so, so good. That time goes to beautiful and good places. It's his breathing,… Continue reading Summer of Lullabies
A Should-Be-Easy Job & Those Four Kids
I walk into work every day and it's like a minefield of mistakes waiting to blow up in my face. The question is where......when....and how bad will this mistake be?! I am discovering that whiteout doesn't fix all my problems and wishing that the little plastic bottle would just come to my aid and magically abra-cadabra… Continue reading A Should-Be-Easy Job & Those Four Kids
3 Minutes
I have 3 minutes to write. I vowed (or practically vowed) to go to bed at 11:30 pm. Yet, here I am....writing with 2 minutes to go. I have been thinking a lot about life and death. When a pastor from San Diego dies suddenly of a heat attack, you think.When a popular star commits… Continue reading 3 Minutes