Mama Mondays: Hug Bugs Me and Huggiest Bug, January 2003 I’m not sure what’s gotten into my middle son, 7, but lately, he’s been extra affectionate toward me. Trust me, I am not taking this for granted. "I love you second," he said to me today, after telling me for about the eleventh time [...]
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soulful saturdays: resistance
Soulful Saturdays: Resistance I can already feel myself tensing up, anticipating the resistance within that seems to be coming earlier and earlier with each passing year. My daughters feel it, too. I’ve passed it on to them, through both quiet murmurings of annoyance as well as louder pronouncements of unresolved grievance. "Halloween is barely over [...]
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thanksgiving 2009: the aroma of giving
Thanksgiving 2009: The Aroma of Giving Oh, I do wish smell could be transmitted through the computer. The other day, little guy and I helped bake bread prepared by my daughter’s fourth-grade class. This project was canceled last spring due to the flooding, so the class got another chance to bake bread for shut-ins during [...]
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writing wednesdays: a writer’s gratitude list
Writing Wednesdays: A Writer’s Gratitude List I am grateful for: 1) The gift of words and the powerful effect they can have on others, especially when used for the good. 2) The many writing mentors I’ve had throughout my life, including my father, sister, English teachers and all those who have come into my life [...]
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mama mondays: anniversary-by-numbers
Mama Mondays: 18/18 – Anniversary-by-Numbers It’s official. I’ve now been married to my husband, Troy, for the same duration as the years I lived prior to our meeting. In other words, we met at 18, and today, we celebrate 18 years of marriage. In between the first 18 and our wedding day were the 5 [...]
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turning seven with the aliens
We’ve had an alien abduction here involving pizza, cupcakes, games, prizes, and a hoard of giddy humanoids, male species. Conquest goal: celebrate seventh year of life. Outcome: mission accomplished.
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faith fridays: suspect brownies
Faith Fridays: Suspect Brownies [An analogy I once heard:] Some teen siblings ask their father if they can view a movie many of their friends have been watching. They claim the movie is, by and large, kid-friendly minus a few adult-oriented scenes. “Mostly all good ingredients,” they say. They wait in anxious anticipation while their [...]
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mama mondays: back, cuz mom missed me
Mama Mondays: Back, Cuz Mom Missed Me A few hours ago, I received an email from my mother. She said she’s missed seeing my blog posts during my week-long blog/Facebook/Twitter hiatus. Well, that was it. That was my cue; like in days gone by when she would gently wake me up for school: "Rox, time [...]
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into the belly of a whale
Into the Belly of a Whale While this phrase normally hints at a dangerous journey ahead, I don’t anticipate danger so much as simply a fairly brief (but hopefully fruitful) break from the world of blogging, Facebook and Twitter. Why? It’s just time. I’ve read accounts of others who’ve taken breaks and how refreshed they’ve [...]
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