A few years ago, around the time we decided to adopt, I started getting restless.
I don’t know why or how, but life had begun to feel like a pair of ill-fitting pants.
Our adoption progressed, we traveled to Rwanda, and the feeling intensified. In the years that followed, it overtook ...
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Snow’s Hope for the Wintering Soul
I'm usually "done" with winter by January 1, and this year is no exception. I miss the sun's warmth on my bare arms, the scent of earth and vegetation, the freedom to walk out the door without first layering against the cold.
But it snowed yesterday, and even through a New England childhood I ...
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My Not-So-Slowvember Adventure
November was my second annual November Slowdown (a.k.a. Slowvember), and I have to confess I wasn’t nearly as faithful to my goal of slowing down this year as last.
This was due almost exclusively to my participation in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writers Month), a worldwide, annual movement in ...
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Chaos, Camping, and My Plans for November Slowdown
The blog has been silent this month because October is ridiculous, and because I say yes to All The Things.
My inability (or refusal) to learn from this repeated mistake borders on insanity. Or stupidity. I'm not sure which is worse.
Thank the merciful Lord for inventing Fall Break, and ...
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To the Mom in Need of Grace
You brought them home pink and fresh, smelling of lotion and milk. Or maybe you brought them home bewildered and frightened, already wounded from a past you cannot erase. Whether by birth or adoption, they’re yours to love, train, and disciple.
Motherhood. A weighty calling.
There is joy and ...
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A Day in the Life of a Hypochondriac
When you hear the word “hypochondriac,” you probably imagine an irrational, obsessive nail-biter cowering in a corner at the doctor’s office. Or maybe you think of the common sitcom version: caffeinated Eeyore with health anxiety.
What Hypochondria Really Looks Like
Contrary to this popular ...
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