There are times when I realize I will never understand my children. Like Julianna, who can drag a pile of “Your Baby Can Read” cards the thickness of a Tolstoy volume around the house…but when I tell her to put them away, she must do it one at a time. (Whimper, pick up a card,…
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Unwrapping the Gift of a Day Off
Michelle at Graceful is my guru this Lent. First, she gently prodded me to reconsider my use of the internet. Then, she echoed how I felt in doing so. And then encouraged me in the struggle. She inspired me to be careful of the way I present my faith, reminding me that living it is…
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Today is my birthday. I am 35. Tomorrow, I’ll have things to say on the subject of birthdays (probably), but I’ve decided that today, I am giving myself a birthday gift: a Day Off. I haven’t just taken a day off writing in I don’t know how long. I push, push, push and push more, trying…
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Sometimes, you just need to get away. It’s fun for everyone. For Mom and Dad, it’s the pleasure of an hour all to ourselves, talking while the little ones nap in the car—of breaking bread with a treasured mentor, of making new connections, of swapping stories about people we all know and love. For Alex,…
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Kathleen M. Basi 