Month: March 2012

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Mar 29, 2012

Of sacrifices, boomerang kids, and jammies that stick

I don’t know about your house, but here at ours, it’s a scientifically-proven fact that when The Chief settles the pajama crowd at night, it just – well, “sticks” better.  Nightfall finds

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Mar 27, 2012

I’ll take a side of Novocaine with that handbag, please

And about that “good time.”  I’m a little nervous about taking him on my upcoming expedition.  You know, the one where I enact the “Woman on a Mission to Find

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Mar 26, 2012

What keeps a mama soft

For all the pain in labor, there is a wild joy in the birthing.  I know that, too.  For we mamas (and daddies) are partners with God Himself in the

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Mar 23, 2012

Cleaning up the world, one pair of jeans at a time

Over the years, our four boys have been responsible for the biggest transfer of real estate in the civilized world.  As in the dirt that comes into my back room

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Mar 20, 2012

Like waffles and spaghetti – opposites attract

Another significant area of philosophical difference centers around our deepest convictions on the place of coffee in our world view.  When you grind it up and boil it down, he’s

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Mar 13, 2012

“Hero Dad,” sure, but mom needs an action figure, too

Frankly, I think mothers deserve an action figure.  While daddies and kids seem to get by with two arms, mommies need roughly eight.  Sure, this will look odd on a

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Mar 12, 2012

Happiness? It looks like this

I don’t know about Mississippi, but it’s drippy here today.  Besides that, it’s Monday, it’s gray, and I’m tired.  It was this past weekend that daylight savings time hit, costing

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Mar 09, 2012

Gently He leads

“Yes.”  One word, falling to my desk like a stone; a rock; a chunk of ice.  For years, I’d driven past the school, Baby Boy strapped in behind me.  I’d

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Mar 08, 2012

Snips and snails and – monkey tails?

Around here, big things have been happening.  The tachometer for this year, 2012, is in the red, and as I told The Mister last night, “Just think – back in

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Mar 06, 2012

Parenting is like a 20-year political debate