For some time, it has appeared that we have a poltergeist. Items have gone missing and then mysteriously reappeared months later, the grocery list on the counter one day had inexplicable markings despite the pen and pad appearing to not have moved, an entire gallon of milk was retrieved from the refrigerator and poured out… Read More
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Wrong Again: 10U Softball
At the end of the spring softball season, I didn’t want Sarah Kate to keep playing softball. I didn’t think it would be fun, I didn’t think she’d be able to do it, and I was pretty sure it was “different” from 8U. I did allow a little bit of doubt, though, based on the… Read More
Sun-Beams: September 22, 2013
Sun-Beams is a collection of links to stories, articles, photos, or videos I have come across that I believe will inspire, inform, or encourage you, as well as my favorite photo posted on my other blog, Violet Film, from the past week. No comments on the links this week: I was stranded in Charlotte overnight… Read More
Seven Snippets: September 20, 2013
— 1 — I want to start off by offering an apology for being terribly lax about responding to comments lately. I absolutely, positively, always without exception read every single comment, but here lately I’ve been a bit slack or, at best, late about replying. I’m going to do better going forward, because I appreciate… Read More
A Little Sunshine Around the Web
I sat down to write today’s post and the stars aligned … but not in a good way. I knew exactly what I wanted to write about but a splitting headache combined with a laptop temper tantrum made me want to throw up my hands and cry Uncle! Mr. Andi, sensing my plight, suggested that I take… Read More
How My Children Have Helped Me Become Perfectly Human
Amy Julia Becker, author of A Good and Perfect Gift: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny graciously invited me to contribute to her “Perfectly Human” series on her blog over at Patheos.com this week. The post begins: I was raised to achieve things. I was a third-generation valedictorian of my high school class, like… Read More