I was thinking about childhood toys today, as Karis was playing with one of mine. The toy I have the most memories of playing with as a child was this Sesame Street Playhouse from Fisher Price: I loved this thing so much as a kid that when I had my own, I went searching for one on ebay. I ended up paying an obscene amount for an intact set, but it was worth it. Karis plays with it daily, and I really think it is her favorite, too. Today several of the figures were having a tea party . . .
I am a composter and so can you! (composting for beginners)
If you’d asked me a couple years ago about composting, I would have assumed it was a fringe thing that hippie mamas in Birkenstocks did. Storing your trash and turning it into soil just seemed so . . . granola. Way too granola for this city dweller. But then I visited my sister-in-law Jodie in Seattle, and noticed a small little container on her counter that she used to collect composting items. She showed me how it worked and really demystified it for me, and suddenly I saw it as . . .
Must-have items for frequent travel
I’ve been traveling quite a bit for work over the past year. My trips are usually pretty short (about 2-3 days on average) so I’ve been slowly learning how to pack more efficiently, and what items can make the whole process a bit more peaceful. From the scarcity of healthy food on planes to the dilemma of hotel breakfasts, from juggling your carry-ons in the airport to remembering what to pack . . . I’ve compiled my best tips for travel over at Babble.com. . . .
What i want you to know about living with bipolar disorder
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 by an anonymous reader. What I want you to know is that I am a mother of two, a wife, a full-time employee, and oh yeah, I have Bipolar Disorder. I was first diagnosed with it when I was 14 years . . .
Rick Warren’s grief: the comfort and cruelty of speculating on suicide
I was devastated to hear the news of Rick Warren’s son, who took his own life on Friday after a lifetime of battling serious mental illness. I don’t know Rick well, but we have met a few times and have many common friends, having served in similar ministry circles here in Orange County. I have heard Rick speak about his children on a few occasions, and he always struck me as a loving and compassionate dad. A story that sticks out in my mind was the time Rick’s daughter tried out for a team and . . .
The Draper Report: Mad Men season 6 premiere recap
Sarah and I had so much fun doing our Downton Abbey recaps that we decided we would do the same thing for the other show we are both crazy about: Mad Men. It seems like we’ve been waiting ages for this show to come back on the air, and the premeire . . . was not what we expected. I’ll avoid spoilers here, but we found the episode dark and confusing. We are dying to hear if you agree with our reactions. Did you like the episode? Did you find it slow? What are your thoughts on the . . .
Comment of the week
From someone going by the name “America”: #1: Maybe if parents would just slap some sense into their ignorant ass-clown children nowadays, we wouldn't have so many issues. All these little devil children running around, demanding things from all those elderly, and not having an ounce of respect in their little devil children bodies. The Media, the TV, the Internet that parents let their kids engulf their lives these days is the reason every single generation for the last 20 years, are full of . . .
So Totally Relidge: what is biblical womanhood?
This week on our recap of religious hot topics on the internet, Elizabeth and I are talking about biblical womanhood, and the controversy sparked by Rachel Held Evan’s book A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband "Master. What are your thoughts on biblical womanhood? Are we all really picking and choosing? . . .
what i want you to know about giving advice after someone miscarries
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 by Amy Kim. “Today I will not should on myself.” – Brennan Manning I first heard this line from Brennan Manning during a talk he gave years ago and thought it was brilliant. As I’ve been sharing . . .
Does a birthmother’s right to privacy trump an adoptee’s right to their own information?
A couple weeks ago, a PR firm contacted me to see if I wanted to interview the author of a new memoir about her experience as a birthmom in a closed adoption. Her story is quite tragic: at the age of 15, the author was raped and placed her child for adoption. She asked that the adoption be closed, and hid this secret even as she later married and had other children. Despite her desire for no contact, the adoptee later searched for her and tried to develop a relationship. The birthmom refused, . . .
- Newer Posts
- 1
- …
- 339
- 340
- 341
- 342
- 343
- …
- 499
- Older Posts
