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 …
Today I babysat my ex-arch nemesei, Lois Marie and Mac. I was nervous going in because I knew that in the past, they had gotten the better of my patience. I knew this was a test. Patience has been my mantra this semester but I really never felt like I had made any progress. Well, … Continue reading
[Disclaimer: While I like to describe the crazy gifts I’ve gotten, that does not mean that I appreciate them any less.] I have this crazy aunt who is an artist- and a good one at that. Her Christmas and birthday gifts always keep us on the edge of our seats. We have recieved jewelry with … Continue reading
I just got done shopping with Caitlin and Leah at the Mall. The last four minutes were very exciting. Leah was going to try on this bathing suit because she had never seen a bikini top shaped like it before. Turns out that they were the bottoms. Then we were walking out of JC Penny’s and in … Continue reading
You think a halfhearted attempt at a relationship with Christ will give you what you desire?? You will seek me and find me when you seek me with ALL YOUR HEART. Jeremiah 29:13 Continue reading
35. I have the hiccups right now. I can’t remember the last time I had them. Really. I think they’re kinda like sneezing in that I don’t really mind them. I actually rather like them 36. I like the word hiccup. I hate the word duty. 37. Today a childhood friend got married. It was … Continue reading
Today I read in Luke 10. The section that I studied was when the seventy two messengers that Jesus sent out to heal and prepare people for HImself came back. They were so joyful. They said, “Lord, the demons came obeyed us in your name.” I’m sure there was lots of dancing around and jumping. … Continue reading
I think alot of times God tells us to do something and we do it, but not willingly. We grumble about it under our breaths, we only do it half heartedly, we find the quickest and least painful way. This happens with me mostly when I want to be socializing but God is calling me … Continue reading
Well, I just finished playing basketball with the coolest little sister ever. She only elbowed me in the ribs once. Kicking me in the shins is quite another. I play by the rules, Leah. Yeah. PS- My mom bought this bright green neon shirt that you can see a mile away. Sweaty Korey, Leah, and … Continue reading
When I was younger, I was a hothead with a bowl cut. I would get mad about EVERYTHING. Learning to tie my shoes was the worst. I would mess up and then say, “I’ll never tie my shoes ever!” and then I would swear off shoelaces for the rest of my life and just wear … Continue reading
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