A Broken Place
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August 20, 2014
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Family and Parenting
The world is a broken place. We need not look far to find evidence of this fact; it confronts us every day in our frailty, in our humanity, in the ways our own relationships falter and our own efforts fall short. Still, there are weeks when mankind’s desperate need for God seems to blazon itself … Continue reading "A Broken Place"
Read MoreSimply Jenn
Last night, I tried my hand at homemade cheese ravioli. I took the easy way; rather than making the dough from scratch as a true chef would, I used leftover wonton skins from my refrigerator, figuring I could kill two birds with one stone. Not only would I prevent those skins from going to waste, … Continue reading "Simply Jenn"
Read MoreOn Having it All
Someone wise once told me that middle age is really just the process of finishing what you started in your twenties and thirties. Opportunities come when you are young, he said, and your options seem unlimited. Every time you choose one thing, however, you’re saying no to all of the other things that might take … Continue reading "On Having it All"
Read MoreOn Housecleaning and Rocking a Baby and Hospitality
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August 01, 2014
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Family and Parenting
. My grandma – my dad’s mom – used to recite poetry to us. This statement probably gives you a false impression, maybe brings to mind an image of my cousins and me gathered at her feet as she shared the lyric wonder of Yeats or Whitman or Dickinson with us, so I will dispel … Continue reading "On Housecleaning and Rocking a Baby and Hospitality"
Read MoreOne Year Ago Yesterday
One year ago yesterday, I sat in a courtroom, my fists clenched around my pen, or Jonathan’s hand, or the table in front of me – anything to give me a hold on the world, anything to feel grounded – and listened as a teenage boy told brazen lies and a teenage girl talked herself … Continue reading "One Year Ago Yesterday"
Read MoreDo Unto Others
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July 18, 2014
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Family and Parenting
The Ergo is her happy place! Some time back, I made the number one biggest mistake a parent can make in today’s digital age: I had a question regarding a particular aspect of child care, so I Googled it. Specifically, I was concerned about how much time Katie was spending in the Ergo – morning … Continue reading "Do Unto Others"
Read MoreOn Changing the World
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July 16, 2014
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Loving Others
Summer in our area means sunshine and heat waves and the occasional thunderstorm. It means long days and barbecues and pool parties. It means hiking and biking and swimming. Most importantly (for me, anyway), it means delicious fresh produce – specifically, tomatoes, peaches, strawberries, green beans, and basil. I love the bounty of this season … Continue reading "On Changing the World"
Read MoreWhen Words Won’t Come
I had planned on writing more consistently, on posting with more frequency, on making it a priority to get my thoughts into words and send them out into the void of the internet. Writing is cathartic for me. It exercises my creativity. Flannery O’Connor once said, “I write because I don’t know what I think … Continue reading "When Words Won’t Come"
Read MoreOn Yard Work, or, Time Well Spent
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June 30, 2014
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Loving God
In the past few weeks, on the days when I have been awake and motivated enough to squeeze in a short jog before Jonathan leaves for work, Katie and I have traded our long morning walk for the never-ending task known as yard work. I am strategic about my timing, putting her into the Ergo immediately … Continue reading "On Yard Work, or, Time Well Spent"
Read MoreWhy Me?
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June 27, 2014
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This Thing Called Life
On Wednesday at 1:45 PM, I spoke with Amazon’s customer service regarding my broken Kindle. By 2:15 PM, I had an email in my inbox which listed the details of the conversation. A shipping confirmation showed up at 5:45 PM. On Thursday at 10 AM, a friendly man in a brown uniform brought a replacement … Continue reading "Why Me?"
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