Category Archives: Motherhood

Snow Patrol: I Love You, but My Family Doesn’t

Posted on September 26, 2012 by This Woman Writes

The atmosphere in the car crackled with hostility. (How is that for a cheesy, spy novel introduction?) I had just taken over the wheel, prepared to drive the mind-numbingly boring section. The Norwegian Artist, who, per our long understood agreement … Continue reading →

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The Single Most Significant Thing I Do

Posted on September 12, 2012 by This Woman Writes

The other day was one of those in which nothing ever quite worked out the way it was supposed to, schedules were disrupted, the computer acted up, and everybody was hungry but no one had any inspiration, or time, to … Continue reading →

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Get Me to the Church on Time — Or, Not

Posted on August 29, 2012 by This Woman Writes

There is this pervasive, and perverse, belief in Christian communities that one of the hallmarks of a true believer is the tendency to get up early– really early, say 5 a.m. or 4:30. Otherwise, you’re a sluggard, the Proverbs one. … Continue reading →

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E-book — The Jane Austen Driving School

Posted on July 31, 2012 by This Woman Writes

The newly published Jane Austen Driving School is the second volume in the Ordinary Life Is Beautiful E-book Series, adding to the stories and illustrations of Life Is a Gift. Thirty short, easy-to-read, fun and funny stories bring readers into … Continue reading →

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Bathtime at the O.K. Corral

Posted on July 18, 2012 by This Woman Writes

 I’ve noticed a couple things about the end of the day: 1) we’re all tired. 2) If the Toddler has been with us for the day, not only is she tired along with the rest of us, but she’s extra, … Continue reading →

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New E-Book — Life Is a Gift

Posted on July 9, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Just published with Amazon e-books, Life Is a Gift is a series of 30 short, upbeat essays about life with the Norwegian Artist, the Progeny, and the rotating assortment of animals on the studio farm. Drawn from a compendium of … Continue reading →

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It’s the LIttle Things That Drive You Nuts

Posted on July 4, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Yesterday was one of those days when nothing went right, and I wouldn’t have noticed it if it had. The details don’t matter, as I’m sure you have your own version of special days like this: the toilet overflowed, the … Continue reading →

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Empowerment: Making Your Own Bread

Posted on June 26, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Back in the 1970s, the status symbol for school-aged children who brought their lunch in a brown bag (we did that back then) was Wonderbread. White, squishy, soft, building our little bodies in 12 different ways — combined with bologna … Continue reading →

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Quick, Cheap, Simple French Bread

Posted on June 26, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Homemade bread doesn’t taste anything like what you’re accustomed to buying in the store — Thank God. If you’ve never made bread before, cut yourself some slack — your first loaves may not be picture perfect, but they’ll more than … Continue reading →

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Well, one of the kittens died. I know, it was grey and ugly, the product of its homely, drab, tabby-striped, alley-cat, pregnant feral mother that someone dropped off on our property. The morning she gave birth we all looked at … Continue reading →

Posted on June 20, 2012 by This Woman Writes | 9 Comments