if you love someone, set them free (a tale of three lizards)
One night last week, Mark and the boys were off at Boy Scouts, and I was home with the girls prepping for dinner. I went to rinse off some veggies in the sink, and as soon as the water came on, a lizard tried to scramble up the side of the sink. Being the calm and nondramatic person I am, I immediately jumped back and screamed bloody murder, which brought India and Karis running in to see what happened. They caught sight of the lizard and immediately starting screaming, too. Both of . . .
what I want you to know: overcoming childhood abandonment
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 Elizabeth. When I was little, I longed for a ʺnormalʺ childhood. You know the kind = with 2 parents who sometimes fought, but you knew that they loved each other. The kind of life with siblings and . . .
the color run
Yesterday we took the kids to the SoCal Color Run. We heard about it from Tara Livesay, who was in town for a visit and ran it with a few friends. We were too late to buy tickets, but after watching the video we decided it might be fun to be spectators. Well . . . it was. A lot of fun. There was a “color party” at the finish line with a DJ and hundreds of people dancing and throwing color at each other. We bought several color packets and let the kids have at . . .
chimpanzee: an adoption story
We got a chance to see the new film Chimpanzee by DisneyNature, a stunning, up-close documentary that captures the life of a young chimpanzee. DisneyNature is the production company behind the documentaries Earth and Ocean. We are huge fans of nature documentaries in these parts, so I was excited to see one focusing on chimpanzees. The preview alone to this movie had me in tears, and I was curious how my kids would do with a feature-length documentary. The movie was very . . .
that’s what SHE said: quitting facebook, adoption homecomings, unconditional love, the downside of cohabitating, and more . . .
corner | Tara Whitney I once used my computer time as a way to avoid my reality and immerse myself into an entirely different one. Now, all that I want is my reality – my real, limited, fantastically beautiful and relentless life. Instead of using my computer time as a relief, I now see it as work, and I want to finish as quickly and efficiently as possible. So – how do I nurture myself? I know I am on the right track when these things are happening: I take care of myself. . . .
robert wright and baratunde thurston have a candid discussion about race
This is a really fantastic and vulnerable discussion about racial suspicions and stereotypes. It’s definitely worth a listen! . . .
gluten-free sundried tomato and goat cheese quiche
On Easter morning, we traditionally make a quiche the night before, as an easy brunch entrée that is ready to be eaten after we get home from church. This was our first Easter since I went gluten-free, and I tried a new recipe and though I would share it here. While searching for gluten-free quiche recipes, I stumbled upon a recipe that used hashed-brown potatoes as the crust. I tried this using a store-bough pack of hash browns and it worked out really well. This recipe is . . .
my daily show appearance (life = COMPLETE)
Everyone has a dream. And my dream, ever since I can remember, has been to be on The Daily Show. My inappropriate feelings about Jon Stewart are well documented, and I’ll confess that a part of my motivation for writing a book has been that it could give me an excuse to be a guest on the show. I am a huge fangirl, and all this years later I still watch the show every night. So you can imagine my surprise when, last night, I was watching a segment on the “War on Women” and saw this: . . .
an open letter to circle of moms: adoptive families are not controversial
Last week, there was a bit of an internet kerfuffle over at a website called Circle of Moms. In case you aren’t familiar, Circle of Moms is a website that derives most of its traffic and influence by running contests for “Top 25 Blogger” lists. I’ve been on their lists a few times . . . though after this post I’m guessing I may not be again. Blogging contests are a common way for start-up sites to garner traffic, and it works a little something like this: Circle of Moms . . .
is motherhood the hardest job in the world?
Last month P&G asked if I wanted to be a part of a their Thank You Mom campaign for the 2012 Olympic Games. I don’t do a lot of sponsored content on my blog, but being a part of a series whose main goal is to honor moms? I’m all about that. P&G wanted create a movement that recognizes motherhood as the hardest, but, best job, in the world. It’s a bit ironic, given the recent news coverage of Hilary Rosen’s comment about Ann Romney, and the record scratch heard the . . .
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