Writing and feeling
Yesterday, CricketB asked, “Would you write if it didn’t make you feel good?” And my answer is, many times, writing doesn’t feel good at all! But I do it. I do it because in many respects, I have no choice…
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Monthly Archive: November 2010
Quarterly installments on my Worst Mom Of The Year trophy
Last weekend we piled the kids into the car to visit some relatives we hadn’t seen in a while. It’s a rather long trip, but we took advantage of the long weekend to head out on Friday and return on…
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What is this?
This turned up at a relative’s house, where I was showing Kiddo#4 various stuffed animals and saying what they were. “This is a dog!” “This is a cat!” “This is a fish!” “…What is this?” Here are my choices: Walrus Pig…
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Stormtrooper invasion…part two
Completely by accident I discovered that the BJs in TenMilesAway was having a visit by a group of Imperial Stormtroopers. It was publicized (as best I could tell) only within BJs if you happened to show up at the store…
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GOD, Incorporated
We’ve now spent two days talking about prayer-hedging, and the fear that asking for the wrong thing in prayer will bring down God’s wrath on our heads. At the worst part of this mindset, I treated God as GOD, Incorporated….
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peeking around the hedges
Yesterday we talked about the don’t-pray-that trap. Imagine a child comes to your house for a playdate. You ask if she wants a snack. She sits at the table and says, “Yes, please. I’d like some milk, but not spoiled,…
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Don’t pray that!
I got caught for a while in a prayer-trap, and after an online discussion showed me others experienced it too, I figured I’d blog it. It’s the “God As Horror Movie” trap. It goes like this: Be careful what you…
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Hat and scarf and hat again
For some reason, I didn’t feel like knitting in July and August. I can’t imagine why. I tried swatching something in September, but it was a disaster, and we won’t talk about that. Instead, at some point in mid-October, I…
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The Boys Upstairs: reviewed!
Normandie Fischer reviewed The Boys Upstairs! And wow — she mentioned CS Lewis in the same review as me. That gave me a little fangirl glow. Check it out. Thanks!
Dear Grandma
Dear Grandma L: It’s weird sometimes what we remember from childhood. I don’t know if you realized that some perfectly ordinary moments were the ones I’d recall. Things like the powdered packet of Lipton Noodle soup made for lunch. Things…
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