You might cry, at nine o’clock pm on a Saturday night when you’re cleaning the last bathroom and your man comes in and finds you. “Hey, hard workin lady,” he says gently, and holds you. You might cry then, though you’ve been strong all day. They’re in bed now. It’s not so much that you […]
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Confession: One good thing about having kids underfoot is that I can’t sit around eating all the time, like I wanted to those first weeks of pregnancy. This is a good thing. But there is one snack I can always find time for, a perfect little creation of my friend Shaunda (whom I mention too often
…a.k.a. “Confessions and Newsflashes from my Multi-Faceted* Life” * {Multi-faceted} meaning we have breakfast dishes, lunch dishes, snack dishes, supper dishes… and I am good at washing all of them. Confession: If I were a wiser girl, I would be making lunch right now. But sometimes words are food too, and I chew on them
There’s no doubt about it: Mennonite bloggers are getting braver. Ooh, and this is a good thing, for voices to be found and viewpoints to be expressed. It does have its issues. I read three articles in the past couple of weeks, by three of them— (Don’t you love the lumping all-conclusiveness of “them”? As
Productive controversy Read More »
On this amazing day I get to nurture seven children in my home. Three born to me, children of love— Angel Boy, for one more day— Little twin sisters, arrived last week to stay for a time— And— (yes, this is an announcement) An unborn child, due to join us in December. My heart is
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Confession: I have a tall glass of iced coffee in hand, and if I am not very careful I will pick up The Count of Monte Cristo and be lost to the world for the night as a reader instead of a writer. This too would be good. Dantes is an airhead at this point
The Lord’s Prayer – My turn Read More »
Our Father a good Father, a loving Father and we come to him together which art in heaven what is heaven but where God dwells? is every place you inhabit made heaven? Hallowed be thy name sacred, precious, unblameable Thy kingdom come oh, swiftly Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
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Confession: I love to sew, but when it comes to little girls’ dresses I’m a cheater. I often start with a T-shirt. Do you gals do this too? My sis-in-law Kim is the one who taught me how, and got me hooked on it. All you have to do is buy a T-shirt for a couple
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Our time with Angel Boy is ticking down, down, down. We feel joy in the success of his family, and sorrow at the thought of letting him go. It’s been an intense seven months, in which we learned more than we taught. Some things were very hard, and I will not miss them, but oh,
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I’m happy to announce that Renee Shafer is the winner of Silent Grief: Hope for Surviving Early Miscarriage! Thanks to all who entered! Those who didn’t win may purchase Silent Grief for $2.99 here on Kindle or here on PDF for $2.99. Kendra says it’s also coming soon in a printed form, so stay tuned for that; I’ll
