The lazy girl’s guide to remodeling a bathroom on the cheap
Our home remodeling process has been slow-going. A combination of unforeseen foundation issues, budgeting issues, travel, and time constraints has meant we’ve sort of stalled out. Oh, and we had to fire our contractor and redo about half of his work. So that was fun. For the past four months our family of 6 has shared one bathroom, while our master bath was a torn-up mess. For about 2 months the whole room was gutted back to the studs with nothing but tarpaper separating the room from the . . .
Wednesday’s Child: Jacob
Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
What I want you to know about being a foreigner
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 guest post is by Lizbet Palmer. I was born in Namibia, southern Africa, and lived the majority of my life in South Carolina. I've spent a lot of time traveling and I've always considered . . .
How babies are made, according to my first-grader
My first grader is doing life cycles in her class, and has also been drawing them at home. I found this one yesterday about the life cycle of humans, which gave me a pause because we haven't had "that talk" with her yet. So I asked her what was happening in the scene with the bed. And she explained. "First a mommy and daddy meet and kiss. And then the mommy goes to the doctor and lays down and the doctor puts the baby in her belly. And then she is pregnant." We will have to correct this . . .
What I want you to know about having a seat at God’s table
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 guest post is by Caroline McGraw. My kindergarten classroom contained 6 tables of varying hues. One day, I decided that table 3 – the one with the royal purple chairs – was the table for me. . . .
That’s what SHE said: a nightmare house of horrors, the co-opting of the word diversity, the real risks of driving while black, truth about the porn industry, the hard bits of marriage and more…
MY HALLOWEEN HOUSE OF HORRORS | McSweeneys.net Wendi Aarons paints a true house of horrors with five terrifying rooms, each depicting her ultimate nightmares... "I creep down a dark flight of stairs. When I reach the bottom, a white suburban dad dressed like Flava Flav jumps out of nowhere and yells, “Hey, BO-OYYY!” and flicks on the lights. Chills go down my spine when I see that I am in a Pottery Barn catalog living room. Four white PTA moms wearing clear heels and booty . . .
What I want you to know about waiting on a miracle
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 guest post is by Le Shepard. I am what you would probably consider an evangelical Christian (though I don’t like the term because of political connotations). I believe in healing and a good . . .
Wednesday’s Child: Keziah
Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
QOES: How old is too old to trick-or-treat?
When I was a freshman in high school, my friends and I got dressed up to go trick-or-treating, just like we had every year since we were little. I decided to go as a goth cheerleader that year . . . a sadly symbolic representation of my inner turmoil over whether I wanted to identify as preppy or alternative. Ah, youth. Anyway, as we made the rounds of the neighborhood, gleeful about the candy we were going to collect, we were met with many a neighbor who questioned our right to be . . .
What I want you to know about choosing to become a single mom
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 guest post is by Erica Shaw. I want you to know that this was something I chose. I knew the moment I walked out of the house on that warm, breezy fall day, that I was choosing a different life for . . .
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