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When Life Gives you a Lemon Tree and a Carbonator…

…make carbonated, fresh-squeezed lemonade. We have a lemon tree. It’s ...

Questions you should NEVER ask

What is it about reproduction that turns perfectly lovely and ...

Fun with Records

Recently Lewis and I inherited a record collection from the ...

Pregnant Lady or Hobbit? [The Shire]

I’ve never been accused of being a homebody. Travel and ...

Florence’s So- Called Life, Season 1 ep 8

Florence visits the ranch and is aghast at how uncool ...

Christmas is for Grown Ups

Throughout my adult life, I’ve had a conflict with Christmas. ...

Signs your local coffee shop is now managed by Christians

I sometimes work from coffee shops. Like when my house ...

Florence’s So-Called Life Season 1, Ep 7

In which Florence explains her favorite things and goes on ...

Thanksgiving on the Train

This Thanksgiving, Lewis and I headed to West Texas, a ...

Poetry for the Young Realist: No One Likes A Puritan

Happy Thanksgiving. Let’s not forget why America exists in the ...

The grapefruit harvest that ended with me cutting down a tree

Grapefruit harvest has become one of my favorite things about ...

Happy Birthday, Lewis!

We were watching “Lars and the Real Girl” a few ...

Something New and Good: Our God Sunshines

When I was really little, my new-Christian-mom and I listened ...

Florence’s So-Called Life: Season 1, ep 6

In which Florence loses control of her destructive behavior. (read ...

Pregnant Lady or Hobbit? [Second Breakfast]

I’m pregnant. I think. I wake up ravenous.Yesterday morning I ...

Pumpkin Carving

Usually I’m a Cinderella/fairytale/rascal pumpkin kind of girl. I like ...