February 23, 2010April 10, 2023a piece of my mind, story of my life, the parenting files Modesty Protects? Since when? His name was Dennis, he was schizophrenic. He was sleeping in the makeshift room in our basement that my dad set up […] Read more
February 3, 2010April 10, 2023personal growth, story of my life, this life together thing I once was blind… “You don’t deserve anything,” he said, and the words stung. “No one does.” “You aren’t owed anything. Stop acting as though you […] Read more
January 29, 2010April 10, 2023a piece of my mind, so do something about it, story of my life The Secret To an Extraordinary Life? Say Yes How often do you say Yes to an opportunity to love? I’ve been reading the the archives at Katie’s blog and I […] Read more
January 26, 2010April 10, 2023life with short people, story of my life, this life together thing Hooray! I had an ultrasound yesterday, the first I’ve ever had actually, except in the middle of the miscarriage. There is a baby […] Read more
January 25, 2010April 10, 2023One Thousand Gifts, story of my life One Thousand Gifts-Week 43 For a while now I’ve been struggling with the thought, reality, that this pregnancy may end in a miscarriage too. Part of […] Read more
January 15, 2010April 10, 2023miscarriage, story of my life I wasn’t ready for this I expected that a pregnancy following a miscarriage would be a bit different; a little less blithe optimism, a little more caution […] Read more
January 5, 2010April 10, 2023family, I like to make stuff, story of my life Let the Adventure Begin I’ve spent a month avoiding the writing of this post, largely because I can’t figure out how to say it. Which isn’t […] Read more
January 4, 2010April 10, 2023family, life with short people, story of my life Catching up on the last days of the year. The morning of the Girl’s birthday, Aaron’s grandfather fell out of bed due in part to a mini stroke. While he was […] Read more
December 4, 2009April 10, 2023personal growth, story of my life, The I'm not perfect club Learning to be Content One of the hardest things about the past month was dealing, not only with the loss of a baby, but with the […] Read more
November 25, 2009April 10, 2023family, so do something about it, story of my life, this life together thing Thanksgiving in the Slum-Updated I’m putting this one here at the top again for today as I run around and bake and finish painting and make […] Read more