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astound: to impress strongly by what is unexpected or unusual
Most of you know my husband, Mark. If you haven’t met him, the truth is you might not notice him if you were in a room together. In spite of his good looks and charming wit (I did once
confessional stories from a mother of three
This post is for the women who question their ability to parent: you are not alone. And for any of you who have commented about me “always having it together,” this 16 hour period should prove otherwise. Part One:
little words
me: Do you want to color? Liam: Yeah, that would be great! Let’s color in this book. me: No, let’s color these pages here. Liam: No mom, if you want to color, these are your
please understand me!
This book is about personalities. What do I think about it? Let’s just say that I have been reading, rereading, thinking about, and internalizing this book for the last year. I know — it’s
my 29th birthday and dinner with the president
Well, sort of. Thursday was my 29th birthday. Mostly, it was a normal day — nice, but normal. I worked at the writing center in the morning and spent the afternoon hanging out with my family
little words
Burke: I don’t like cats. Bethany: Why don’t you like cats, Burke? Burke: They want to poop in my sandbox. ——————————————————————— (Mark is correcting Liam and poking his finger into Liam’s chest.) Mark: Don’t…again. Liam:
In effort to simplify
“Our life is frittered away by detail…Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!” -Henry David Thoreau Walden By nature, I am not a simple person. I love details, even the ones that simply remain imaginative, and can easily involve
Cloistered Away
encourages and supports women in building beautiful, fruitful homes and lives, written by Bethany Douglass.
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