From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Meet the Gnomes

November 30, 2009

As you guys now know, because I confessed it in my confession post, Ben and I have been trying to have kids for seven months without any luck. Most women I have talked to in my adult life tell me they cry around the time of menstruation. PMS, I am universally told, has the power [...]

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A Couple of Updates and a Winner

November 27, 2009

I know you all just want to know who the winner of the confession contest is. But I’m going to make you read all this other stuff first. New! Email Subscription. Maybe you are not the kind of guy or gal who wants to bother with an RSS reader to manage your blog subscriptions. That’s [...]

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Reminder: Confession Contest

November 25, 2009

If you haven’t already read/contributed to the confession contest below, please do! You have until the end of today (Friday)! I have been enjoying the confessions immensely. I bet you will too!

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Mushy, Gushy Love

November 25, 2009

I really hate hearing about how awesome and special other people’s marriages are. I find it really gag-provoking. I hate when married couples make a point of letting us know that they are spending special time alone together. They refuse an invitation to hang out with the group because they’ve set the night aside as [...]

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Some Dumb, Middle-Class White Girl's Confessions

November 23, 2009

My friend Susie and writer Anne Lamott together inspired me to compose a list of confessions.

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"Wife" — Ugh.

November 21, 2009

I’m not a fan of the word “wife.” The word “husband,” on the other hand, is a different story.  In my mind, it has a rather heroic, chivalrous sound to it.  A husband can be romantic yet masculine; he can be young and virile and smart.  The word suggests loyalty and devotion, but is not [...]

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Observing Grief: A Bystander’s Perspective

November 19, 2009

A book review of C. S. Lewis’s A Grief Observed. I learn something about love and death.

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Changes: Me and Affection

November 17, 2009

(Continued from Ch-ch-ch-changes . . . ) Growing up, I was never big into hugs.  As a teenager, I grew to rather dislike them.  And by the time I was a young woman I positively dreaded them.  I just didn’t like touching people.  Human bodies are all so warm and moist and mushy, especially women’s [...]

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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

November 16, 2009

For all the things my youth pastor said that I loved and agreed with, there is one thing he told us which I have never agreed with.  He told us that the moment you have sex for the first time, you are transformed into a new being.  As a result, married people are completely different [...]

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Word Magic: Turning the Domestic into Art

November 12, 2009

I’ve learned a little trick for dealing with my negative attitudes towards certain tasks: If an activity is unattractive, think of it as an art form. See, here’s the deal: before I was married, I loathed the thought of performing domestic, traditional-wifey tasks. I dreaded the thought of cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, baking, childcare, et [...]

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