When we first moved to Dallas, we made some colorful friends who were actors at Scarborough Renaissance Festival- King Henry and a Contessa, to be exact. During October, the Scarborough Fair grounds become a spooky maze of haunted houses, Scary-oke, expensive food vendors, and a throng of tweens looking to snuggle up to their crush …
Tuesday, 7/11/2023, Nashville Airport 2:08 pm I wasn’t anxious about this until we popped open the back of my sister’s van. It’s not the actual flying that concerns me. The Baby is almost chronically un-anxious, as in, he is not anxious even when he probably should be, like when he tries to drown himself by …
January 23, 2023 Dear Mr. Sedaris, My son, {The Baby}, came screeching into the world via an emergency c-section at 26 weeks- a two-pound potato whose vital organs needed lots of assistance to keep him alive. I met him for the first time four months later, when his birthmother invited me to visit the Neonatal …
I remember talking about atheism and agnosticism in my world religions class in high school. In my little conservative corner of West Texas, we didn’t spend much time talking about the godless heathens, but I remember the description of Clockmaker god, who designed the world, perfectly calibrated all of it’s gears and dials, and then …
Let me preface the beginning of this series with a few things: I’m gonna take weekends off for my “writing every day” goal in November. I can do this because I’m a grown ass woman and I want to. I want to explicitly acknowledge that I have AMAZING parents who did the best with what …
Last August, my little family met my parents in Estes Park. We have done this trip every couple of years since I was a kid. We stay in cabins and hike and explore and breathe in the fresh mountain air. COVID made things a little different, but we were just happy to escape Dallas for …
Well, today the Wise family said hello to a new bed and goodbye to two of The Baby’s teeth. A few months ago, we started the laborious process of getting a SleepSafe bed approved through The Baby’s insurance because his crib had become unsafe. He was able to stand up in it and when he …
The Baby turned five this week. It’s crazy. All of those five years tend to blur together. After all, time flies when you’re drowning in medical chaos (just kidding…kind of). On the night of his birthday, our dinner conversation centered around remembering all of his firsts- the first time he sat up, the first solid …
(You can listen to an audio version of this post here.) I went to David’s Bridal today to purchase a bridesmaid’s dress for a friend’s wedding next summer. She had a dress already picked out in the system so they pulled her profile up and I followed the very nice saleslady to the racks laden …
(I realize this is very lengthy so I have strategically placed pictures of smiling animals throughout the piece so that you can mark your place if you need to take a break and come back to it. At my sister’s suggestion, I’ve also made an audio version of this blog. You can download/stream it by …
I grew up in West Texas- land of wide-open spaces, sky high teen pregnancy rates, and a colorblind racial ideology that masks racism instead of confronting it. In colorblind ideology, it is impolite to talk about someone’s race. I remember hearing a story about a friend who was trying to tell her son which store …
I just got back from San Francisco. I went to (hides face) a Christian conference. I found myself hesitant to tell people that it was a Christian conference because of the connotations of that. My sense is that many Christian conferences are lame attempts at pep rallies for God, the adult version of church camp, …
“What was I thinking?” I thought as I stared forlornly into the mirror. I should have known better than to impulsively stop at the hair salon directly adjacent to the Tom Thumb, still clutching my bag of avocados. I was hoping for a cute haircut before I left on my 10th anniversary weekend trip. Instead, …
I was a mere 21 years old when I got married. My uncle officiated our wedding. Before the wedding, my then-fiancee, now-husband, Alex, and I drove down to Corpus to do some premarital counseling sessions and stay with my aunt and uncle. After one of these sessions, Alex and I got ready to leave and …
I went to a vigil in Balch Springs for Jordan Edwards last week. It was everything you would want a vigil to be- beautiful and sad and moving and comforting. Like most, I was horrified by Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice’s deaths. I have been deeply affected before by deaths caused by police brutality, but …
Okay, this week in Hebrews 11, I’m studying Samson. This dude was crazy. I really encourage you to read Judges 13, 14, 15, and 16. It’s really an entertaining story. Firstly, he’s a nazarite which are guys that didn’t shave their heads and were completely devoted to God. He was BORN one. That’s pretty cool. … Continue reading
Righteousness and Justice are the foundation of your throne. Love and faithfulness go before you. Psalm 89:14 Let me share with you what I have been learning. I read this book “The Last Word and the Word after That” by Brian McLaren. The book starts off about heaven and hell but ends in this strange … Continue reading
Well hey there. I just got back (on Friday) from a Holland America line cruise of Southwestern Alaska (and a bit of Canada, eh?) Instead of writing it in essay form, I decided to try a numbered list. Deal with it. 1) Holland America is for old people. Out of 1500 passengers, 100 were 20 … Continue reading
Another day at the Mall: Me: Ooh, look at how cute that skirt is!! Josh leans over Me: What are you doing? Josh: I was throwing up. Me: Why? Josh: I’m trying to participate in the conversation. Continue reading
So today I tried to be nice and make fudgy bon bons for the people at my work. It’s neat. If you’ve never tried fudgy bon-bons, I feel sorry for you. It’s a hershey’s kiss wrapped in fudge with white chocolate (i.e. the bane of my exsistence). It started out well, except that I threw … Continue reading
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you…Fat Beth… Please refrain from snickering until I have left the room. Thank you. Continue reading
When did we decide that God likes monotany? Look at the abundance of animal life. You can’t get much different than a minnow is from a llama. Why do we feel like all Christians have to be cookie cutters of each other? Newsflash: We don’t. God made us different, gave us different circumstances, why would … Continue reading
Rebekah W. and I had a goal. It was to be able to wear a sports bra as a shirt (if we wanted to). I’ve decided that is probably going to be beyond my reach…forever. I don’t eat healthy enough. Oh well. Today a man that has a skin disease brought clothes to the cleaner’s. I … Continue reading
I am rapidly becoming the most awkward person I know. Case in point #1: This week at work, I’ve started answering the phones more often. I really hate talking on the phone and when people call and ask questions I don’t know the answer anyway so I honestly don’t know why I bother. That point … Continue reading
Here are some interesting tidbits from today: 1) I went and talked to the church secretery about the wedding. You have to get your music approved by the music pastor. They might allow secular music at the reception. The church won’t allow any dancing whatsoever. Even just a father daughter dance. I was miffed. So … Continue reading
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