Taking Care of Mama

Seasons of quiet

November 15, 2012

I’ve entered a quiet season. I didn’t plan it, but it has happened. There are times that my mind is just teeming with thoughts and opinions and a compelling desire to share every ounce of it. Then, there are times that I intentionally remain quiet, usually due to my mind getting out of control and [...]

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I’m still here

November 9, 2012

Lately, everything I have written has either been handed out or unpublished. Have you ever just really wanted to say something, but after you walk away and take a deep breath you find that you are extremely glad you kept your mouth shut? That’s me. I’ve been having these moments a lot lately. Some of [...]

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I have a Bible.

October 18, 2012

I have a Bible. (Shocking, I know. But that’s not the point. Carry on.) I have a Bible and it’s really dear to me. It’s the one I currently use in the mornings and it’s the only study Bible I own (except my RSV from college). It’s falling apart. It has ripped at the top [...]

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LHS: Ten years later

October 8, 2012

I will admit, I started to get nervous about my class reunion. To be fair, I think most of us did. We’ve changed. We remember what it was like 10 years ago and we recognize how different we are … but we tend to keep everyone else the same. I hear all the time, “I [...]

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10 years ago (Pictures!)

October 4, 2012

Roughly 11 years ago I looked like this. HA! I say 11 years, because this is one of my senior photos, and every senior worth his/her salt ran to the local photographer the summer before senior year for pictures. (It’s not true, but it’s the lie I believed.) I spent a ton of money on [...]

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30 Before 30

September 28, 2012

I’ve been seeing these “30 Before 30″ lists and I think it’s time I do one. It’s EXACTLY one year and 6 months away today! I am a year and a half away from being 30. Gulp. I’m too young. I remember being a kid and thinking that I needed to start having kids by the time [...]

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Stealing my joy

September 25, 2012

When I was in college I used to recite this to myself at every opportunity: My joy is not circumstantial. …and it wasn’t. My joy was not wrapped up in what was working or not working for me on any given day. It came from peace and faith in something deeper. Something unchanging in the [...]

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DFW Bloggers Night Out!

September 10, 2012

Photo courtesy of Nicole Saturday night I went to my first bloggers night out – and my first Texas Bloggers event! I RSVP’d to the Texas Bloggers Night Out on a whim. It was close to our house and the invitation came at the end of a long day where I was craving adult interaction. [...]

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What you should know about me.

September 6, 2012

Saturday evening I’m going to a Texas Bloggers meet up event. I’m excited about the opportunity, but as time has passed, I have become pretty nervous about it as well! It’s hard getting out there. It’s hard to put yourself out there. So today, I want to share parts of me that I think make [...]

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Questions about dreams: Just Write

August 28, 2012

The air is still tonight. I fix my eyes on the branches overlooking the water, trying to anticipate the movement, but I can see nothing. The barest ripple is there, but it is elusive and fleeting. Stillness. At least something on this earth is still tonight. My heart is not. Can not. Will not. I [...]