Category: Motherhood
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Why I’ll Make Homemade Valentine’s Cards Next Year
Happy belated Valentine’s Day, tender friends! I hope that the holiday made you feel loved this week. Valentine’s Day this year has reminded me of how easy it is to love people in meaningful ways, even without spending a ton of money. Because at the heart of every meaningful gift, no matter your love language,…
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Where Have All the Christmas Lights Gone?
The time we have to create childhood magic for our kids is limited. I’m trying to ensure my kid doesn’t get cheated. Paula Cole asked where all the cowboys had gone when I was 12. I recall her cool voice, full of echoes and shadows, lamenting a bygone time. I’m feeling the same way about…
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Why I’m Rediscovering Wonder
At what point in growing up did we stop seeing dramatic weather as exciting? When did the raw force of the earth become an inconvenience?
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Why I (Mostly) Stopped Worrying: Feeling Fulfilled by Eucharistia
I chose, as a conscious act of will the same way David chose to worship as an active will after his son died, to believe that God himself would fulfill every longing of my heart. I chose to believe that if I never met someone stable to watch the sunset with, God would fulfill me…