Oh good, they're sick

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Yesterday, the screaming. Oy. It began in the morning and you can fill in the rest. All day long with the fevers, and...

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Dancers, drugs and sharing

Unknown10:58 AM2 Comment

A bevy of dancer-types have descended on us from heaven this week. Actually, they technically ascended on us from Texas, but the heaven/Texas...

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Toby is FOUR

Unknown8:48 AM4 Comment

Today is Toby's 4th birthday. 4 years ago, when they put him in my arms, it was like a sharp ridge of light...

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You people

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I know, I know. You deserve a blog. A real, honest to goodness humdinger of an upper of a blog post. But I've...

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Happy Kwanzaa

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Merry Christmas from us!...

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No words

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I don't have much to say today. Today? maybe you're saying. How bout since THURSDAY? Good point. I had stuff to say then...

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I gave birth to my father

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Today I had to ground my 3 year old from Google. He figured out how to type things in there, in an attempt...

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Melissa

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My childhood friend died today. We were part of a group of comrades from kindergarten until about 10th grade, when life changes, with...

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Houston, here we come.

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I've been trying for a while now to write about this abortion supercenter being built in Houston, and I don't have the words....

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Smartypants shocks you

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Anonymous said... Sp, Who is the sappiest Christian Fiction writer?-G It’s a tricky question, dear reader. By “sappy” do you mean gushy, romantic...

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in which inspiration fails me

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Zero fiction today. Here's the deal. I started writing this story, and I loved the first couple of weeks, and then I started...

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Let it snow (with the heater on)

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It snowed last night. I'm almost 2 years into my Kansas City residency now, and I am still all verklempt about snow. I...

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My husband is the boss of me, and he has my permission

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A debate has been raging on one of the message boards I belong to... well, raging is a vast overstatement. It is simmering....

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the wetting of the dishtowel and other apostasies

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And if the dishtowel is made wet, how does it then serve its purpose? For the dishtowel is the drier of the hands,...

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In which I play it cool to avoid incarceration

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A month or two ago, I committed a crime. I drove my van without the proper registration. (see: owing Missouri property taxes and...

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How it went

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Now, I don't know if you've noticed, but traffic is down here on the ol' blog. Most days, I still get about the...

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The tree is in the bag

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When I last left you, 35 seconds ago, I had made glancing reference to a plan to buy a Christmas tree. Now, I...

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Oh, it costs MONEY?

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The thing about going on trips is, somehow we always come home to a house with no clean clothes and all the groceries...

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Friday fiction: Jimmy is surrounded

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Story archives here. You have to scroll down to the bottom for the beginning if you want to read in order. Now, if...

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Weekend update for Your Nosiness

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I am safely nestled in the womb of the second largest state in the Union. Actually, let's face it. Nobody counts Alaska. I...

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Mr. Bird, in the kitchen, with the BACTERIA

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I have to cook a turkey. Not right now. Well, basically right now but I'll get to that. The deal is, we are...

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If your tooth is bad, lop it off...

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Some months ago, I went to the free dental clinic. You might remember the story. Actually, I went twice, but I don't think...

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on renewal, and why my baby is the boss of me

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Over the last week or several days, we have been experiencing a real move of God here at IHOP. I won't try to...

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You

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We led worship at a baby's funeral today. Lydia had trisomy 18, and she was only expected to live for a few days,...

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What could go wrong?

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All right, I'll post something. In fact, I would have anyway, because I like writing stuff. But a good empty threat now and...

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weekend recap and R2 recap

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Oh, what's that? I owe you a blog? Well, maybe you owe me some comments! See, see how it's gonna be? All right...

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Unknown10:58 AM2 Comment

I feel the need to explain, right up front, that the shirtless picture of the boys in the post below was a joke....

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Riding in vans with boys (and Hannah)

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I am riding in a van. It’s what I’ve been doing for 2 weeks, and will be doing for another week. I sit...

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Watching from sidelines

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To call it a rock would be an understatement, a mountain an exaggeration. It was a giant rock hill, with a natural arch....

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Guest bloggers: 3 amigos

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Driving to New Mexico today. We'll make it to Gallup tonight and then the rest of the way to Tucumcari tomorrow. I miss...

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Park City UT and Daniel

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I am not pregnant in Salt Lake City and other short stories

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I mentioned the other day that I might get nauseated. The context was, if I eat Hot Fries, then I will feel sick....

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blog before we drive SO FAR

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Ideally for you, my lurking blog readers, I would update daily. Sometimes that ain’t possible due to our host homes being, in general,...

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