Category Archives: Parenthood
There Is Grace for School Fundraisers
Mornings sneak up on me. Alarms buzzing, leads to kids whining about school, their breakfast choices, their daily routine before they can be herded out the door to school. Today, amidst the whole morning chaos, the school fundraiser booklet … Continue reading
Filed under Faith, Parenthood
Summer’s Sinister Sister: Immodesty
photo © 2008 reonis | more info (via: Wylio) Sunshine sticks to the skin through the adhesive called humidity. Long hot days, short muggy nights. The gift of summer—watermelon days, fresh truly vine ripened tomatoes, relaxed schedules. Summer and … Continue reading
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Puppies Make Better Moms
We Made it—HELLO, FRIDAY! While I spent extra time and wasted gas this morning heading to a doctor’s visit that was canceled(arrgh), here I am celebrating Friday again. Like so many Fridays, I participate in Lisa-Jo’s blog carnival Five … Continue reading
Filed under Parenthood, Step-parenting
Celebrating Women: Looking To the Future
photo © 2010 Julie Jordan Scott | more info (via: Wylio) Where do we go from here? As women, as mothers, as daughters, as sisters… how do we move toward a better future for women? As this Women’s … Continue reading
Filed under Feminism, Mom, Musings, Parenthood, Women's Rights
Hello, I’m Feminist Parent
Early in my graduate school career, I read Elizabeth Flynn’s piece “Composing as a Woman.” This one piece of writing sparked a whole new fervor for feminism. Not the outspoken feminism of the 1960′s, but a more intellectual, refined push … Continue reading
Filed under Feminism, Mom, Parenthood
How I Won the Birth Lottery
A special thanks to my blogging friend, Kristin who introduced me to this wonderful project. Twenty-nine years ago I won the lottery—the birth lottery. Some may chalk the birth lottery up to God’s divine will, a cosmic disinterestedness, or biological … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Feminism, Parenthood
Update #AmazonFail
photo © 2009 goXunuReviews | more info (via: Wylio) I am not a business person. My poor sense of the business world began when I dutifully sold wrapping paper for fundraisers, continued with a short-lived knife selling business, and ends … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Books, Musings, Parenthood, Reading
#AmazonFail
photo © 2009 goXunuReviews | more info (via: Wylio) When I first entered the Twitterverse, I learned quickly the value of the hashtag. The hashtag identifies a tweet with all sorts of others just like it—helps the tweeter to see … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Mom, Parenthood, Step-parenting
Summer has ended…my letter to the Summer of 2010…
Dear Gloriously Warm, Sweet Honeysuckled Air Summer, Or Better Known as Intensely Hot AND Humid so that the Weatherman counts HOW many days above 90 we have had here in the South Summer, Either way, my dear Summer, your clutch … Continue reading
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