[School is still going strong: academics, end-of-year events, and the sign-in book for late arrivals. Yesterday I sent the following to my child's teacher] I would like to submit an essay on what I have done in an effort to persuade [child] to do her persuasive essay. It is the condition of some kids who … Continue reading A Treatise on Resistance
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What Joy and What Surprise
I dreamed I was supposed to help with the Christmas program for sacrament meeting. I had wanted to tell a story of a family opening gifts on Christmas morning, and each "gift" they opened was the next part of our program, but the narrator took one look at the "script" and said, "I'm not reading … Continue reading What Joy and What Surprise
From A Great Divide
Oh say, what is truth?
I’ll Be Back When
Progress is the process and completion is the goal. Sometimes quitting is progress.
Taking a Break from Public View
To Give You Words
It won't be terribly obvious because it is still the longest blog name you've ever forgotten over and over, but I now own a domain. I can now perch atop my throne of words and look over my kingdom with an air of superiority like the cat my family just adopted. Ah, taking in my … Continue reading To Give You Words
A Little Bit’s Enough
Where sexual struggles meet personal revelation. [Mature Content for a Mature Audience]
Boy, You’re Gonna Carry That Weight
The kids think it's three stories tall, but this home has only one story. Here it is.
The Right Words
A word in the abstract doesn't mean much until you've experienced it in the concrete. "Political correctness" can help you appreciate the difference by simply believing another's experience.
So Pay Attention Now
The difference we make starts with paying attention.
the well-rested mother 