Giving birth to Katie is my proudest accomplishment in life. In the midst of soul-splitting pain I dug down deep and found the courage to finish the grueling marathon that began nine months earlier. I can honestly say I have never been the same since. Not just because I instantly fell in love with our …
Giveaway Winners!
I am so excited to announce our two Baby Naming Contest Winners!!! But first, I want to say a word about yesterday’s post on circumcision. I feel like I failed to communicate something very important in that post: The respect I have for others who have different opinions or make different choices than myself. Blogging …
Snippity Snip – Or is circumcision that simple?
Nothing feels creepier than saying to your good friend, “Hey, can I see your son’s penis?“ But that, friends, is exactly what I recently did. Because I just had to see a certain flap of skin that has been the source of so much controversy. Just a few years ago, circumcision was something I fully …
Daddypotamus: What Do You Do When God’s Answer is Delayed?
As most of you know, we’ve had a vision for the next phase for a while now. It involves a bigger house on some land, and becoming a community hub where families come together to eat, swap recipes and health tips, and like-minded people call on the name of the Lord in worship and prayer.
Meal Plan Monday
When I got home from Whole Foods yesterday there was a realtor parked across from my house, waiting for me. She wanted to check it out before she called her client, so I let her in. As we were walking through the door Katie said “We have a showing?” Yes sweetheart, we have a showing. …
Link Love From the Mommypotamus
I ran across several articles this week that are worthwhile reading if you like birth, health, and parenting related stuff. And since, ahem, you’re here I bet you do! The Man-Nurse Diaries An interesting article from a male RN and father of four: Why I Wouldn’t Give Birth In a Hospital (Had I a Uterus). …
The Grazing Cow: Serving Local, Grass-Fed Beef in DFW
As Daniel and I drove to Plano chatting and not naming our unborn child, we wondered aloud about the wisdom of bringing our daughter with us during her naptime. Gigi was at her bazillionth high-school reunion, so we were sans-babysitter. Anyone who has tried to sit down in a restaurant with a cranky, over-tired child …
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