Open arms

Open arms

by | Oct 14, 2009 | Family, Kids, Raising Boys

Some days life comes at you in a fast, blurry, haze. You have to take a step back before it knocks you down. You adjust your focus and still can’t quite see things clearly. All you know for sure is that motherhood is a series of meals half eaten but never while...
Open arms

A thousand miles

by | Oct 12, 2009 | Family, Kids

When I came into work on Monday morning my hair still smelled of Sunday night’s campfire. I had washed it, but the smokey smell clung. Tucked into the back woods of Virginia we had cooked up a storm of hotdogs, burgers, boys at their battle stations, and...
Open arms

Tough guys wear pink

by | Oct 10, 2009 | Kids

When you can’t find a single one of the hundreds of pacifiers you know must be somewhere in your house and your kid is reenacting that scene at the end of The Incredibles where Jack-Jack takes crazy to a super-sonic, fireball of fury level and there is only one...

A painful conversation with my body

by | Oct 9, 2009 | Kids

My back is not happy with me today. It’s all, “Hey, you, yeah, I’m talking to YOU, lady who doesn’t exercise enough. I am NOT happy with you.” And I was all like, “What the heck? I totally stretched while bending down to put on my...
How kids see color

How kids see color

by | Oct 6, 2009 | Family, Kids, South Africa, Sweetstuff, Travel

My first son was born in South Africa. My homeland. My motherland. The place where my heart is buried deep beneath a jacaranda tree heavy with purple petals. Such a tree waits at the top of my parents’ drive to welcome guests. I would take you there if I could....
On Going Easier on Yourself and Your Expectations

On Going Easier on Yourself and Your Expectations

by | Oct 4, 2009 | Kids

I work full time outside the home. And I have two kids. It’s hard. But for now, for right here in this season, I am certain it’s what God has asked me to do in order to provide for our family. Nevertheless, on Sunday nights I tend to suffer from what I...