"When I read the Bible, I get the distinct sense that Jesus wasn’t interested in saving the nuclear family from a windy onslaught of liberal opinions. I rather get the impression that he was concerned with diving headfirst into the unvarnished messiness of the human condition and saving us—as individuals, as families, as communities, as people—from our own unhinged self-absorption and festering lovelessness...
Read moreMy slow clap for 7 {a review}
I'm interrupting this regularly scheduled 31 Days series with a major announcement:
I have finished yet another non-fiction book!
Thank you for the slow clap.
Read moreGod & Honest Toddler :: 31 days of messy parenting {day 11}
She asks us, "Where are you at with God right now?" and my mind goes blank.
I don't know where I am, I think. I don't know where I am, anywhere...
Read moreChocolate for breakfast :: 31 days of messy parenting {day 10}
Ok, so maybe he had a chocolate peanut butter cup for breakfast. And maybe we all slept in well past the point of no return. And maybe the children didn't brush their teeth before school. And maybe the wee lad threw himself down in a fit in front of the door, refusing to put on jacket (or socks, or shoes). And maybe I yelled. A lot...
Read moreA hot mess :: 31 days of messy parenting {day 9}
We are a hot mess.
All red, chapped fingers (me) and bleeding patches on back and legs (her). I had no idea what eczema was until I was 18, even though I suffered with it my whole life. And now, it is our whole life. Or at least, a big chunk of it.
She and I, cracked and itchy skin, binding us together like everything else....
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