Hey all. I'm having a hard time thinking about how to work my childhood experiences into this stage of my life because I can't remember much … [Read more...] about Dare Two Follow Up
Dare Two The Respect Dare : Childhood Introspection
What's your earliest childhood memory? Mine is of my sister. We had just gotten out of the bath and she took off. There were stairs and old carpet … [Read more...] about Dare Two The Respect Dare : Childhood Introspection
Dare One : Blogging Our Way Through The Respect Dare
We are blogging our way through The Respect Dare. So each week, Nina, Debbie, and I will each take up the topic of the dare. And we'll be getting … [Read more...] about Dare One : Blogging Our Way Through The Respect Dare
Expectations for Little Hearts
Almost as soon as we announced we were pregnant with baby #2, I started getting advice on having a second baby. My favorite bit of advice came in the … [Read more...] about Expectations for Little Hearts
Dare One The Respect Dare : Expectations
You start dating a guy. You expect him to take you out to a certain kind of restaurant. You expect him to be romantic. You expect to meet his family. … [Read more...] about Dare One The Respect Dare : Expectations
The Elephant in the Room
You go to a women's class at church. Join a small group. Start talking about biblical marriage with a girlfriend. It doesn't matter which of these or … [Read more...] about The Elephant in the Room
Magic Formula
I think it's very normal and human for us to want to know what will work, what has guaranteed results, that a+b=c, and so on. We WANT there to be a … [Read more...] about Magic Formula
Traditional Gal
I remember very clearly speaking with the pastor before our wedding. We didn't want "canned" vows but we didn't want to write our own either. We … [Read more...] about Traditional Gal
The Art of Flirtation
I've missed you guys. But wouldn't you know it, on New Year's, we were struck by the flu. Just awful stuff as the baby didn't sleep for more than an … [Read more...] about The Art of Flirtation
Resolutions
I posted last week on planning for resolutions. I would love to have written this beautiful and eloquent post. (Un) Fortunately, my kids and moving … [Read more...] about Resolutions