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January 2015

January 07, 2015
I never wanted pets, never grew up with pets, yet now I have one. Here's...

November 2014

November 19, 2014
My daughter's going through very bad times, yet God calls me to release her.
November 16, 2014
@dylanobrien 14yo lost mom to cancer 2 mo ago. Would love text from you for...
November 06, 2014
My friend Julie began actively dying and I became too sad to write.

June 2014

June 27, 2014
A ministry dirty secret is how hard you can work for the Kingdom of God...
June 20, 2014
I'm not very religious or spiritual, so why am I doing a spiritual direction program?
June 18, 2014
My kid needs to get a summer job--it's been a job in itself to help...
June 16, 2014
I wanted my free drink. Starbucks didn't want to give it.
June 02, 2014
My daughter graduated from high school and 3 generations of our family tried to give...

May 2014

May 29, 2014
My daughter's been working on prom for months now and I'm exhausted!
May 21, 2014
My almost 18 year old had a meltdown over calculus and I couldn't do anything...
May 15, 2014
My child asked me to identify their core sin and didn't like the answer.
May 09, 2014
In a time when we're all tempted to hide behind technology rather than engage with...
May 07, 2014
What does it mean when you desire a hot fudge sundae more than sex with...

April 2014

April 30, 2014
A couple weeks ago my Mandarin teacher walked over and said, “You’re Chinese!? But you...
April 28, 2014
After what’s felt like an arduous 2 year process, Ling has decided to attend Colby...

March 2014

March 10, 2014
I'm leaping into a faith experiment during Lent--want to join me?

February 2014

February 12, 2014
I got a chi pao made for me 10 years ago at my skinniest--my husband...
February 05, 2014
My husband insisted we buy a snowblower so we could help our 80 year old...

January 2014

January 29, 2014
My daughter wrote 25 supplemental college essays in 20 days. Here's what we've learned about...
January 22, 2014
Cheerios ran a commercial with a biracial family that generated so many racist comments they...
January 17, 2014
My parents made it through 50 years of marriage. Here are some secrets I learned...
January 15, 2014
My new year's resolution is to declutter my stuff and my life. Here's why it's...

December 2013

December 07, 2013
Tomorrow marks the 2nd Sunday in Advent.  With 2 high schoolers and an 8th grader,...

November 2013

November 20, 2013
Several weeks ago I lost my Fitbit pedometer somewhere between BJs, the Party Store, Michael’s,...
November 14, 2013
I went on spiritual retreat and learned my spiritual temperaments.

October 2013

October 30, 2013
My kids are too old for trick-or-treating. I'm mourning the passing of an age.
October 23, 2013
The youtube hit "Chinese Food" struck a bad chord in my kids. Here's why.
October 16, 2013
Colleges are recruiting my daughter like crazy, but I don't think they really want her--just...
October 09, 2013
How important should makeup be in a woman's life? Here's what I decided.
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