Why are there NO examples of adoption in the Bible? Today, I was very moved by a verse from the book of Job. “But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before Him. He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot.. Read More
Class Dog (and my involvement)
It’s my child’s week to take home the class pet. . . . Thankfully, this is not a live fish, hamster or turtle that would not recover from being suffocated, trod upon, or dismembered. But he’s plenty of work and worry just the same. This is because instead of doing.. Read More
Art Child
This is my child taking up the entire floor to “work” on coloring. I thought this was so funny that I wanted to take a picture. I was thinking, what an interesting child I have! An anomaly. A kid who is very serious about her art. Maybe.. Read More
You Ruined Christmas (Eve)
It is a very long-standing tradition in our family that at some time during the gathering someone will furrow their brow, rise up with mock angst and horror in their voice, and point to someone else with a quivering hand and say, “YOU RUINED CHRIIIIIIST-MAAAAAAS!” (or Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day, or Easter). (I realize.. Read More
Family Holiday Traditions (for better or worse)
A post-Christmas reflection on the holiday traditions that have come and gone in my family. TRADITION! TRADITION! (The above is a Fiddler on the Roof reference – a classic movie I was introduced to as a child and which through the years has caused my dad to spontaneously burst into song at the.. Read More
Craigslist (and no more debt)
It started out looking like one of those days where it takes a whole pot of coffee just to sit on the couch. After a weekend without that deep restful sleep that comes when you snuggle into your own bed, a couple of late nights, losing an hour to “Spring Forward”,.. Read More
Misha’s – The World’s Best Coffee
THE WORLD’S BEST COFFEE Our family, once upon a time, discovered the World’s Best Coffee and it became part of a much appreciated Christmas tradition. This tradition started when my oldest brother was graduating from law school in D.C. and we’d all piled in the car to go up there. At.. Read More
Saturday Morning (and a new cat)
This is Muffin in her living room “Fork” with our new cat “Mew Mew.” She has pronounced “Fort” as “Fork” every day for a week (while she has dismantled the couch and beds and proudly built and displayed her work in our living room). Until today. .. Read More
Birthday Visits
My baby turned FOUR! I can hardly believe that on this day in 2012 I was holding such a tiny newborn bit of life in my arms. Wondering how could ever be possible that she would one day be running circles around me, talking a mile a minute,.. Read More
Muffin’s 92 Year Old Friend (Mine Too)
Our 92 year old next door neighbor has an in-home studio from 50+ years of playing the piano at church and parties. Muffin is his latest accompanist. He doesn’t seem to mind that, at 89 years his junior, she’ll slobber into the mics, constantly fiddle with his soundboard, and hopelessly crush and.. Read More
Feeling Like Jeff Daniels In Pleasantville: Stuck & Repetitive (as a Mom)
Flashback to when my entire life seemed to revolve around the micro-world of two-year-old! I stumbled on this blog post while creating a site backup tonight. While scanning over the backup code (such an awkward way to read), I realized my “full set” also included the place where too many posts have died in infancy; the “unpublished”.. Read More
Adopting Out of the Foster Care System – Why I’m Not For It
After receiving a question about adopting out of the foster care system, and in light of it being National Adoption Month, I decided to answer it here on the blog. What do you think about adoption in situations where the child has been removed from their home and is in.. Read More