Exit 105, take a seat
I've got things to talk about. Tristan's birthday, moving across the country.. well, diagonally across, acclimating to Texas again, lots of things. But...
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
it's my birthday and i'll angst if i want to
Tomorrow, I will be 36. Technically, this year will still be my mid-30s, unlike my husband, who will turn 37 in 2 weeks...
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Thursday, October 9, 2014
Clark Family Announcement!
FAQs: Isn't FAQ a complete statement? Is the s really necessary? Excellent question. I can't handle skipping the s. You're gonna have to...
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Why I'm questioning modesty
Disclaimer: I don't feel like I've said this perfectly or even particularly well. There are some things that I work out on "paper"...
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Monday, September 22, 2014
Stress in a NEW place! or Vacation With Kids
This summer was intense. Maybe that term is buzzwordy, but it's pretty polite yet strong. I could also say this summer was the...
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Friday, September 12, 2014
Osteens, Jesus and the log in your eye
"You should have a reality show!" people tell me all the time. "Your family is so funny!" Every time, I think, "I am...
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Monday, September 8, 2014
Social media: Stepping out of the screen
Social media is a mixed bag. I recognize its hold on my thought patterns, my addiction to constantly being connected- at the same...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
building a man
It was the first Vacation Bible School of the summer, and their hopes were high. I signed them in while they chatted up...
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Monday, July 21, 2014
going postal
"I'll sell some stuff on Ebay," I think. "I'll sell some stuff and I'll just order a pickup from a postal worker and...
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Friday, July 4, 2014
4th of Ju-ly
I love this nation so much. I'm not blind to our flaws. In fact, I participate heartily in many of her flaws, like,...
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Monday, June 16, 2014
stomach bug: how the mommy are fallen
I wake up nauseated. This is not morning sickness, I tell myself, because all of my friends have been puking, and not just...
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Monday, June 9, 2014
Monday Blog Tour: I'm with the band
I've never participated in a blog roundup before, but it sounds fairly Texan so I guess maybe I should. Last week Jolie from...
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Saturday, June 7, 2014
Evan and Rees, ten years
My twins' birthday is today. They would be 10, and I miss them with an ache that has almost faded beyond pain. I...
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R2 is fifteen
This week we celebrated Richy's 15th birthday. Last year his celebration was joyous and beautiful, but almost in a whiplash-we-just-dodged-a-bullet-and-here's-a-party way. This year...
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
swimsuit shopping: or praying for snow
It's swimsuit season, I guess. Every year I think about taking a spin back to the 1920's when we got to cover up...
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Monday, June 2, 2014
summer: what have I done
Last summer comes to me in a dreamy kind of haze. "Remember?" it asks, gauzy linen sleeves blowing in the wind, "remember the...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
concrete/sand/human
Part of my soul thrives in a city, with its concrete borders and the cacophony of street performers. Cities speak my primary language,...
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
May: melancholy may
May is a minefield of memories. Twice, I walked through May with my unborn children and my desperate wish. At the end of...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
legacy: life carries on
I was 21 when my dad died. I think, if someone had said that sentence to me when I still had a dad,...
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Monday, April 28, 2014
don't fight the kryptonite...
It's hard to really have a nemesis in this day and age. When you're a grownup and a relatively nice person, you don't...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
guitar wife: I'll listen from the car
As a rock and roll girlfriend, I used to follow my man into Guitar Center or Xtreme Music Mporium or Shady Grove Retirement...
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Monday, April 14, 2014
internet, color my hair: an e-salon review
I started coloring my hair in junior high. Back then it was just red, always red. All the heroines in the stories I...
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disclaimer about my brain
I think a basic rule of blogging is not talking about blogging. It's one of those meta-fight-club things where the blogger never really...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Your Honor, your pants are on backwards
When you're a young parent... and by young, I mean new to parenting, not that I'm writing this post specifically to the 14...
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
walk the line: thankfulness
I try to walk a line here, like Johnny Cash... well, not so much like Johnny Cash. But I try to walk a...
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Monday, March 10, 2014
Cat-astrophe, or how we killed the sun
The most alarming thing has happened. Our cats have begun exhibiting the most cat-like of behaviors. I say "begun". They actually began at...
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Friday, March 7, 2014
Doctor, doctor, gimme the news site
This one time, when I was 7, I went to a roller-skating party with my church/school friends and I was skating with ease...
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