This last week I packed my to-go Bon Bon cooler and jetted off to SoCal in order to attend the inaugural conference of the International Children’s Right’s Institute (ICRI). The topics were third party reproduction, divorce, and adoption. Divorce and adoption are pretty old news. But in case you have been dwelling in a cave for the past…
How would you respond if you were the victim of an egregious injustice? An injustice that wreaked destruction in every aspect of your life and the lives of your precious children? You were the casualty of a wrecking ball that plunged you into financial ruin, upended your entire life, and dragged your innocent children into an…
Finally. A rare, spare kid-free moment during the horror show we call Summer Break as a mother of four. Because I am a “yes” woman, I have about 15.75 plates (one was sadly chipped, short story) spinning currently and they all needed some attention. So many plates require copious amounts of caffeine so I was dutifully in the…
Last weekend, our home community celebrated the fulfilled Seder. For you recent converts that would be the Passover meal that Jesus ate with His disciples the night before his trial and crucifixion. Ours was a modified version of the elaborate symbolic meal “enjoyed” by Jews which commemorates God leading the Hebrews out of their enslavement in Egypt. For Christians however, through Christ’s death…
In a public high school outside of Seattle this January, a lesbian teacher asked her class of freshmen to raise their hand if they supported gay marriage. Every hand went up sans one. The one that belonged to a Christian named Gretchen. Later that day, Gretchen was cornered and beat up by Maddy, the star…
Frau M, busybody that she is, was the first to spot her through the window at the McDonalds playland- a 16-20 year old girl with heavy make-up smeared by tears. Our mom radar went into the red as we surveyed the gold-chained, heavily tattooed man seated across from her, easily twice her age decked out…
I was recently unfriended on Facebook. Shocking, I know. It may (or may not) surprise you to hear that it was by one of the most vocal promoters of tolerance and acceptance in my cyber Rolodex. For those of you who don’t already know, the Facebook stages of grief are: disbelief, outrage, snark, questioning and…
Today Christ-followers celebrate the great swap. The prophets and patriarchs looked forward to it. Today we look back at it. It was the mysterious moment when the living God took his first breath in a plan to rescue His children. The baby was the glorious exchange. He forfeited heavenly attributes, a luxurious home, and the…
I’m back. Try to control your excitement, you’re embarrassing yourself. I have been in the deep dark hole of DIY home remaking and it has consumed every spare minute. This remaking theme has actually extended to other areas of my life as well. There is something afoot among the women of my church. Best described…
Three days ago I condemned abortion as murder when I wrote about the abortion “doctor” who was convicted of killing babies born alive. Today I am googling “foods that help women heal after an abortion” because I am making dinner for a new friend who is in the gut-wrenching place of trying to recover, physically…
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