Meet-and-greet Colorado
Let me tell you about the Longest Day Ever. It started at 4:45a.m. central time. We rose, gathered children and luggage, and drove about 20 minutes to O'Hare Airport. Our flight was a little after 8. We thought we were good. However. Instead of our usual habit of...
Grief Postponed
There are times when a sob will catch me off guard. My throat will close and my eyes will burn. I bite my tongue and swallow my tears. There will be a time to grieve. But I refuse to do so while she still lives. And she does yet live. It's a weak, anxious, restless,...
Call out for Terre Haute Midwife Supporters
I received this email today: I am in Terre Haute, and if you haven't heard on the news, Union Hospital has decided not to renew the contract for our midwives. There are only these two midwives in our local area, and without them, our local women are losing a valuable...
Indefinitely
We went to our old church this past Sunday. It was the first time we'd been there since we graduated college, I think. It was nice to see everyone. I felt very welcomed and loved. The only painful part was answering the question, "How long are you going to be in...
Where I Am
Last Sunday I got the call. Monday, arrangements were made and Tuesday, we made the three hour trip. We are staying with Josh's grandparents who live half an hour from my mom. Josh leaves Monday nights and returns Thursday nights to spend long weekends with us. We...
Denial
Denial is A warm bath Deliciously perfumed Into which I slide and Close my eyes.
Two Months
Are you ready to pray? Josh asks as I stare blankly over his shoulder. I laugh. I couldn't help it. I couldn't believe it either, but I laughed. Pray? I'd been yelling at God within the confines of my skull for the past half an hour. Prayer is too docile. No. I'm not...
A Record of Events (a.k.a. ramblerambleramble)
Olivia did multiplication yesterday at breakfast. Lunch? Or was it today? She was thinking while eating, then looked up and told me, "Three 2's are 6!" I was very proud. And I told her so. And then she said, "And four 2's are 8!" And I kissed her. Josh told...
Rice Cake Peanut Butter and Jelly
Rice cakes are the new bread. Cheap, easy, fast, and they keep longer than gluten free bread. I knew rice cakes were good with peanut butter. And I knew they were good with jelly. One day, I just put the two, or rather, three, together. It's not rocket science....
The Bajillion Kitchen Towels
We have limited drawer space in our kitchen. So our kitchen towels are stored in the bathroom linen closet. We have lots of messes. Lots and lots of messes. Mostly caused by small children. Who can't reach the kitchen towels in the bathroom linen closet. Our...