My friend Julie at Joy’s Hope does the most amazing, inspired things with spray paint. I decided to dip my toes in the water of remodeling from a can. The kids’ table and chair set had seen better days. It was a hand-me-down from friends, and it took a beating with my own kids, too. (This picture was taken during our natural disaster phase, when we had a tarp separating our living room from nature for a few weeks). I was also growing tired of how much blond wood we . . .
rally to restory unity
There is a rally to restore unity movement going around social media circles. Where the Daily Show's rally sought to bring it down a notch for America, some of us are trying to bring it down a notch for the Lord. This is my submission. . . .
working moms and narrow margins
As a working mom, there is very little (if any) room for error or variation from the norm. I already have more on my plate than is probably realistic with four children – I work as a college professor, I write for a number of websites, and I edit and manage a staff of writers for another. If everything worked out exactly as planned in any given day, I still probably wouldn’t have enough time to do everything, but I could manage. However, then there are the weeks (or months) . . .
frequently spoken phrases
Is there an iphone app where I can record my voice saying a couple key phrases, and just have them on auto-repeat throughout the day? These are some of the things I hear come out of my mouth multiple times a day: Is this a problem you can solve without my help? Is this a tattling situation? Is this a situation that calls for yelling/screaming/crying? Do you need to go to the bathroom? Why didn’t you go when I asked you five minutes ago? Please use an inside voice. Do you think our . . .
mother’s day gift guide
Mother’s day is coming up, and in case you are looking for something awesome for your own mom (or want to drop a couple hints to your husband) here are some things that would make great gifts. I’ve been following Karen Walrond’s blog Chookooloonks for quite some time, and I knew her book would be full of her stunning photography. What I didn’t expect, though, is that it would be such a powerful emotional and spiritual guidebook. The Beauty of Different addresses, those aspects of . . .
oh yes he did
Mark and I volunteered at Ground Zero shortly after 9/11. Mark flew out as one of the first official chaplains allowed on the scene, while there was still ash in the air and hope of survivors. About a week later, he returned and I went with him, finding the scene much more somber and mechanized. We spent some of our days down at what was referred to as “the pile”, an eight-story heap of debris, making ourselves available for counseling with the men charged with the task of . . .
that’s what SHE said
I haven’t done one of these “what I like on the internet” posts in a while. I have a StumbleUpon page where I bookmark posts that I like, and over the past two months, it has gotten really, really long. I often think about writing a post to share them all, but then I feel really overwhelmed by the sheer volume, so I just avoid it and go check twitter. This could be a description for how I cope with my email inbox, too. And probably my whole life. So, this list might be a bit long. . . .
what I want you to know: incest
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s post is by Sarah. On this blog, the conversation often turns to orphaned and abandoned children. What I want people to know is I consider myself both orphaned and abandoned. This is not to minimize . . .
why does adoption cost so much? (and why we didn’t just send that money to Haiti)
I hear a lot of questions about why adoption is so expensive, and honestly, I don’t always have a good answer. This month, we added up all of our adoption expenses and I was a little shocked at how much we spent on our adoption from Haiti. Because I had to type up an itemized list for our taxes last week, and because I’m a believer in transparency in adoption, I thought I would just share what we spent, so people can have an idea of where the money goes. Our adoption expenses are a bit . . .
the makeover
You might have noticed that my blog has undergone some changes in the last week. I am so thrilled with the results. I’ve been wanting to change the design of my blog for two years now, but I just couldn’t commit to an idea or a designer. (This is the very same reason that I have never gotten a tattoo, despite loving tattoos. I can’t seem to commit to the artwork.) I kept searching for a designer who understood my vision and also worked with the blogspot . . .
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