Yesterday was Bryan’s and my eleventh wedding anniversary. We were just kids when we got married– I was 19, he was 21. We got married over spring break, and we finished out the school year at colleges two and a … Continue reading ![]()
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Grace As We Know It
My parents and I were talking after dinner– the kids were all in bed, the chaos of the day tucked away with them, and we were enjoying full glasses of wine and each other. My mom mentioned a line she … Continue reading ![]()
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The Marriage of Church and State: Part 2, The State
I wish I were only kidding, but honest to God, there are campaign signs posted around my town that say, “R U Fed Up Yet?” That a person running for political office would approve a sign bearing text messaging lingo … Continue reading ![]()
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Light Out of Darkness
We set up camp for the evening– beach chairs and my parents’ threadbare comforter, boogie boards and amateur sculpting tools, coolers and canvas bags filled with dinner and late-night snacks and anticipation. The kids dug and flung, chased and squealed. … Continue reading ![]()
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The Fight
You fought for a life that I couldn’t live;
I fought for a love that you couldn’t give.
We fought and we lost,
and we lost one another.
Will we ever recover
from loving each other?
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On This One Day
On this one day
another lifetime ago
we made promises of home
we would not come to keep.
On 364 days
I feel gratitude
not to be trapped
in a place I did not belong.
But on this one day
I feel keenly the ghosts
of all the good life
that once dwelt within it.
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What It Means When I Have My Kids
I was out of town this weekend enjoying time with my family for Mother’s Day, so I was remiss in sharing my guest post at First Day Walking with you here — sorry! Mihee Kim-Kort’s series, The Meaning of Children, offers “stories from people in all walks of life and their observations of children and what they make us.”
As a divorced mom, I don’t get to have my kids every day. It can be hard for all of us, but in some real ways, it’s a blessing. Here’s What It Means When I Have My Kids.
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