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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Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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