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I Hope You (and Your Friends) Dance

This weekend, John and I attended the wedding of one of his friends from college.       Okay, that’s not entirely true: I attended the wedding; John was in the wedding. Tim is John’s friend, but I consider him mine as well. And we both count his wife (!) as a personal friend, so […]

September 24, 2012

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Parenthood, Young Married Mom

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The First Son

“A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go work today in the vineyard.’ And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he regretted it and went.  The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, ‘I will, sir’; but he did not go. Which […]

September 6, 2012

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Wait a Minute . . . Whose Birthday Is It?

This weekend, we celebrated my birthday (which, if you were wondering, is today). John planned a fabulous weekend that included movie-watching, game-playing, and dessert-eating, among other things. We went out to dinner one night, and thanks to a manicure-pedicure, my nails are now a delightful shade of “Suzi Sells Sushi by the Seashore” (translation: pink). […]

August 28, 2012

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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