Family
Dating Other People (How We Met, Part 2)
Yesterday, I shared the first part of the story of how Scott and I met. Today, I’m sharing a second part of the story. (Yes, that means there’s a third part. I’m on a roll!) Letters. On Paper. Mailed with Stamps! A few casual dates, one formal one (Scott asked me to the Junior-Senior Banquet—a banquet and…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday on the Blog: How We Met
Normally, Throwback Thursday is an Instagram thing and a hashtag (#tbt or #throwbackthursday). But I found the entire story of how Scott and I ended up together today and thought I’d post it. The Mikes It was 1996 at Cedarville College, and I was a sophomore. “The Mikes” (Mike E and Mike M) sat behind…
Read MoreIs Family Life Real Life?
My favorite stage of parenting so far is age 8-11. Babies are cute, but they are incredibly needy, mind-blowingly messy, and you can’t have a conversation with them. I much prefer interacting with people who can wipe their own bottoms, pick up after themselves (albeit with much resistance and some coercion), and have heated arguments…
Read MoreEver Just Need To Let Off Some Steam?
I love having friends to get silly with, especially after a day in which everyone got uber serious about whether faith and science leave room for multiple interpretations.
Read MoreThe Body Image Monster Is Here
We curled up together on my bed, book in hand, her hair still dripping from the night’s shower. She seemed down, but I have learned not to dig too vigorously. Make a space and show her I’m interested, and she will move into it and talk. The pages were about breast development, when girls might…
Read MoreLove That Groans – Baby Jesus Advent Blog
I’ve waited for the labor pains to push a child out of me four times. My firstborn, a girl, slid into our arms on a frosty February morning. We had no idea that four days later, we would sit across from a cardiologist as he delivered the devastating news that her heart had stopped beating…
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