After Three It Just Gets Louder
When it comes to kids, three is the magic number… for stress. Mothers of three children stress more than moms of one or two, while mothers of four or more children actually report lower stress levels At least that’s what a survey from Today.Com claims,...He's Baaaaack
There is another laundry basket in the hallway. I have to check the waistbands of all the jeans and boxer shorts for sizes before I put them away. Another car is jockeying for position in front of the house. I am cooking more meat than usual. We needed a second pew on...Family Resemblances
Almost twenty-three years ago, Emily arrived looking pretty much exactly like John. He brought his own newborn picture to the hospital and several people assumed it was hers. Great, I thought, I did all the work and he gets all the credit. And his black hair and...An Embarrassment of Riches?
Most of the time five kids doesn’t seem like a lot to me, it just seems normal. I can blithely respond to that ubiquitous comment, “I don’t know how you do it!” with “Oh, after three it’s not any harder, just louder,” and...
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What I like to remember on September 11.
September 11: Remember the Love | Life in Every Limb
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Everyone who’s old enough to remember has a 9/11 story. Mine is probably fairly typical of those of us with no personal connection to the events, and I’ve never written about it because it feels t...
And now the post you've all been waiting for--a belated review of 2022 in 12 pictures!
12 in 2022: A Year in Pictures | Life in Every Limb
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Ten years ago, I joined a link up to post 12 pictures, one for each month of the previous year. When that link up ended, I found another one. Now that one no longer exists, but I’m still doing this ...
It's an annual tradition, very late, and it's a great way to learn more about me and my blog.
2022 in Review: Your Favorites, My Favorites | Life in Every Limb
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I present to you an annual tradition that is happening later and later: the best/favorite posts from the prior year, as picked by you (my readers) and me. YOUR favorites are simply the posts that got ...
Is a faith nurtured primarily by media slanted in one direction or the other likely to bear good fruit, like humility and love, or rotten fruit, like pride and hatred?
By Their Fruits | Life in Every Limb
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“By their fruits you will know them,” we read in the Gospel. “ . . .[E]very good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tre...
We are all called to evangelize but there are many ways to go about it!
A Tale of Three Evangelists | Life in Every Limb
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I have mentioned before that my favorite Gospel stories involve Peter, my favorite saint. I love Peter because he is relatable. He is human and makes mistakes, some bigger than others. Yet Jesus chose...
