On this episode of Mama Said, Sarah James and I talk about their New Year's resolutions, and the struggle to stay motivated to keep year-long goals. Did you make resolutions this year? What were they? . . .
A friendly little competition to get healthy
I’m not doing official resolutions this year, because I’m tired of setting myself up to fail. But I am wanting to get back into shape after a back injury knocked me down last fall. It’s been insane how quickly I lost my endurance. I am truly in the worst shape of my life right now, and it’s really hard getting back into the swing of things when you get winded after 10 minutes of exercise. But I need to push through, and I also need to start taking my diet more seriously. I am really effected by . . .
The Bachelor Recap: Episode 4
Once again Sarah James and I are recapping our guilty pleasure, our shame made even more complete by JPab’s completely ridiculous comments about the possibility of a gay bachelor. I like Kristy’s take: This episode was full of the usual . . . girls in bikinis, people jumping off yachts, and waxing philosophical about the trust and bond that occurs after bungee jumping together. What did you think of this episode? And how do you think Juan Pablo should take accountability for his offensive . . .
Dishing on Downton Abbey, Season 4 Episode 3
Did you watch Downton last night? Sarah James an I are still reeling from the stuff that happening in the last episode. Here is our recap of episode 3 of season 4. . . .
Mama Said: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
On this episode of Mama Said, Sarah and I are talking about kids and lying . . . how to encourage honesty and how to handle it when they fail. Not that our perfect children would ever lie. Nooooo. How about you? Do you have any strategies for dealing with lying? . . .
What I want you to know about raising black sons
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 posts is written by Jenn M. Jackson from Water Cooler Convos. I Kiss My Sons Last month we celebrated “Christmas Sunday.” For most Christians, it is the Sunday that entails mini-reunions at church, big . . .
The Bachelor Recap: Episode 2 in Juan Pablo’s search for love
Sarah James and I love recapping Downton Abbey, but we decided we might as well stop pretending that we are high-brow PBS types when The Bachelor is our first tv love. I know, I know. The show is AWFUL. Every season I vow to stop watching. I find the whole premise skeevy, especially the inevitable fantasy suite date where the bachelor spends the night with three different women in some attempt to kick the tires before he buys test the limits of a 10-day dose of zythromax get to know the . . .
Questions of Eternal Significance: Do you believe love is a choice?
Mark and I went to a play at South Coast Rep this weekend called Trudy and Max in Love. It was exactly what I love about a good play – a character and relationship study that makes you evaluate your own beliefs. This particular play explored the themes of love and attraction, as the characters grappled with whether or not love is a choice or a spiritual connection that is outside the realm of our control. It was a fascinating play – if you are local, I definitely recommend it. The play . . .
Dishing on Downton Abbey Season 4 Episode WHY CAN’T ANNA BE HAPPY FOR ONE SECOND WHY
Sarah and I thought the first episode was a snoozer but things picked up in Episode 2 . . . though perhaps not the way we would have liked. Oh, and by the way . . . our last episode was incomplete. Sarah and I cheated and watched the British episodes of Downton Abbey when they aired, and the American premiere was actually two episodes combined together. So the second half of the show was not included in our “premiere” recap, but can be watched here. . . .
That’s what SHE said 1/12/14
Relational Repair For "The Difficult" | Jen Hatkmaker I’ve been a jerky, irritated, short-tempered, impatient Icky Mom to this child for a few weeks. I’ve been my worst self. Where loving attention was called for, I gave short answers. When a simple answer was required, I sighed. When the last dregs of daily parenting just needed a short book and a few (more) minutes of conversation, I said we didn’t have to read on Christmas break and hollered in a six-second prayer from the other room. It’s . . .
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