Dealing with disappointment

Dealing with disappointment

March 7, 2012 by · 1 Comment
This image shows kids slapping each others hands, saying "good game" at the end of a soccer game

Disappointment sucks. There. I said it. The only thing worse is dealing with your maturing child’s disappointment. When my kids were little, my husband and I could solve all their problems. Even better, we looked like total heroes in the process. “Mommy! My lollipop dropped in the gutter!” No problem! Let me get you a [...]

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Filed Under: Life with Kids

Could you wear only seven articles of clothing for a month?

March 5, 2012 by · 2 Comments

A few weeks ago I read about a particularly compelling new book called 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess and knew I had to check it out. But, given my distinct aversion to purchasing books [yes, I did make an exception for the Divergent trilogy, I know], I requested my local library purchase a copy [...]

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Filed Under: Faith, Family, Reflection, What I'm Reading

The book that brought me out of my no-read funk

February 27, 2012 by · 1 Comment
Divergent by Veronica Roth

It was a really rough fall/early winter for me. Normally an avid reader, I took an almost three month hiatus from being captivated by literature. This was my longest no-read stretch since my youngest started kindergarten five years ago. How often I read does depend a bit on how good of a book it is. [...]

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Filed Under: What I'm Reading
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