I have a 20 month old baby girl named Olivia. And she cracks me up. When I tell her “no” she says, “oohhh.” She does it just like someone going, “aw man!” She has this laugh that sounds like whatever she’s laughing at is the funniest thing ever. She also has an unusual command of her body. She’s been walking since 8 1/2 months and … Continue reading What Olivia is Teaching Me
For the 3 of you who do not know, The Pioneer Woman is Ree Drummond, a homeschooling mother of 4 who lives with her husband on a working ranch. She has an enormously popular blog, is a talented photographer, cook and writer. She is beautiful and stylish and has great taste. Her kids and her house are comfortably imperfect, but are never so out of … Continue reading I am not the Pioneer Woman –
Earlier this year I got a tattoo on my leg and it occurs to me that a lot of my family and friends from far away never saw it, so here it is! I like it. It’s bigger than I planned, but that’s a-ok with me. I had planned to get a tree tattoo for a while just because I liked it. Shortly before I … Continue reading My Cool Tattoo
Here’s my challenge to those Christians who promote a traditional view of women’s submission: If you would please point me to a place in human history when humanity has done a good job with women’s submission, then I can take what you have to say seriously. But no such example exists. Never has, never will as long as we’re trying to do it the same … Continue reading Godly Submission
When you doubt what it true – that God exists and is good and people are basically good and life is important and good and that everything turns out OK in the end – that just means that you cannot concieve of a way to reconcile what you are seeing with all those things you’ve been told to believe in. Which is completely understandable given the lives most … Continue reading Hey You Doubters (ie Hey Human Beings!)
I love my dad, but he was the source of the worst bit of advice I’ve ever recieved (and unfortunately believed for a long time!). He told me that if you were really remarkable or doing something well, you wouldn’t need to go around tooting your own horn because if it was really that great, other people would notice it for themselves. Sigh. If only I could get … Continue reading Promote Yourself!
I was talking with a friend recently and the subject of boundaries came up. Everyone she knows, my friend told me, struggles with setting appropriate boundaries with people. I told her that I am not perfect at it, but I do a pretty good job with setting boundaries. She wanted to know how I do it, but seemed less enthused when I told her the … Continue reading Tolerance and Boundaries
Last week, I wrote about my irate child who was very unhappy about being back at the local public school. As I basically said, I can’t say that I blame him. But, I have been uncomfortable with the idea of him returning to homeschooling because I still think he could have a good school experience. So, here’s the update: After thinking about it for a … Continue reading Today I’m thinking about school – Update
Now for something totally different. I love beautiful things and I have a favorite artist I’d like to pass along to y’all. Her name is Natasha Wescoat. She first gained attention for her “Trees” series of paintings. Recently, she has been drawing and painting beautiful women, children and different creatures – often for illustrations she is working. Her work is often described as “whimsical” pop … Continue reading Beautiful Things
It’s the start of a new school year and 2 of my children are happy to be going to school, 1 is irate at having to go to school and 1 is happy to be starting online-schooling just as soon as his computer arrives. My irate child went to school last year, was miserable and comforted himself with the idea that he would not, would … Continue reading Today I am thinking about school
The Upside Down World 