Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Nov 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
Grace Based Parenting - Practical Theology for Women
Wendy Alsup reviews this book by Tim Kimmel. Here is an excerpt of her thoughts:
In the first chapters of the book, I had to put the book down and repent, because Kimmel nailed me with his assessment of how many Christians parent—primarily out of fear. I realized that [...]
Posted in Living In Community, Seen, Heard, Said on Nov 7th, 2008 No Comments »
Let Christians Vote As Though They Were Not Voting
This article came to my attention at just the right time. I was one of those pesky undecided voters. To make it worse, I’m a horrible decision maker. Regardless of how big or small the choice I have to make (chocolate or peanut butter? this school or [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Oct 31st, 2008 No Comments »
White Girl Guilt
Pasta Queen tells a story about a strange encounter in an unfamiliar neighborhood, and wonders if it means she is racist. I related to her inner struggle, which I’ve expressed here, and here, plus in another essay yet to be published. Here is an excerpt:
“I was standing on an unfamiliar porch, holding [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Oct 18th, 2008 2 Comments »
On Being Good Enough - The Word Cellar
“I’m really not that good, am I? Isn’t that the question we all ask? Isn’t that the little voice whispering in our ears all the time? Nudging us right before we fall asleep, when we try something new, when we share our heart’s passion with others?”
Compromising with [...]
Posted in Everyday, Seen, Heard, Said on Oct 15th, 2008 4 Comments »
I really don’t like what politics and religion bring out in people. We are mean to each other - perhaps, at times, without even realizing it.
Please, have an opinion. Please feel free to express that opinion articulately and with conviction. Please engage in strong debate with someone of an opposing opinion. But please, please, [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Oct 3rd, 2008 1 Comment »
Sometimes Love Refuses - PaperNapkin
I love love love this post. I, too, have a tentative son, particularly when it comes to approaching or responding to strangers. When he’s nervous, Thomas pokes his tongue out and plays with his hands nervously in front of his chest. It’s very cute. Now. Not so sure about when he’s [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Sep 26th, 2008 3 Comments »
The Mom Song
This was sent to me by a friend, and it made me laugh.
Lunch with Big Mama
“I’ve met quite a few other people through blogging over the years, and our lunch today reminded me that my experience has been that people’s real-life personalities tend to be very much like the personalities you perceive from [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Sep 19th, 2008 1 Comment »
open tape - online mixtapes
It was like The Day The Music Died when Muxtape was shut down by the RIAA. I had three mixes in the queue at the time, and no way to share them on my blog. Bryan told me about Open Tape, which looks and plays exactly like Muxtape, yet vehemently denies [...]
Posted in Piling It On (and taking it off), Seen, Heard, Said on Sep 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Does this look like me? Does this look like anybody who goes to the gym in 2008?
I think the LA Fitness Corporation is run by a single guy who was born circa 1971 and is reliving the Glory Days of hot pink, clown makeup, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
These photos were included in marketing materials [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Aug 29th, 2008 3 Comments »
Mommy Come Lately - Yoga soothes worst symptoms of menopause.
You know you’re staring down your 37th birthday when stories about menopause perk your interest. I love yoga, and I hate my hormones, so this was worth reading. For whatever it’s worth, that is.
Meal Planner by Future Girl
Because I have a brain that doesn’t always like [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Aug 22nd, 2008 1 Comment »
Posted in BlogHer, Seen, Heard, Said on Aug 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
I haven’t done a link post in several weeks - mostly because I’ve been too busy to do much exploring on the internet. I’m slowly starting to check out the blogs of ladies I met at Blogher, and will likely have things to share next week.
In the meantime, please read these posts. These are [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Jun 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Washington State ban on cell phone use while driving
Beginning July 1st, a new law goes into affect prohibiting the use of hands to operated a cell phone while driving. As far as I know, using a hands-free headset is still allowed. I talk on my phone while driving all the time. I hate making phone [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Jun 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Baby Mine, by Rocks in my Dryer
I’ve been in a nostalgic mood lately, and this slice of life from Rocks in My Dryer hit me at just the right time. As my oldest gets ready for kindergarten and I begin the process of nudging my little birdies out of the nest, I needed to be [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Jun 6th, 2008 1 Comment »
I love it when something happens to get mainstream Christianity’s undies all in a bunch. The Sex and the City movie is getting a mixed bag of reviews - both on its quality and on its morality - and as these things usually go, there is a faction of flame throwers leading the pack who [...]