Dear Lisa, Five years ago today we stood in front of family and friends and we vowed to share with each other life’s joys and sorrows, pleasures and pains …
love
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A friend sent me a tweet recently that said … Bad writing day? Probably not this bad: http://www.salon.com/2012/06/27/my_book_was_a_bad_idea/ This article in Salon tells the story of someone who quit her …
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“What have you been thinking about joy recently?†Mike asked me over lunch the other day. “I’ve been thinking about that research suggesting that people are happier before they have …
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Last Wednesday I talked about how the arrival of one baby coincided with the death of a dream (at least temporarily) for another. During the first six weeks of Dominic’s …
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In these bodies we will live In these bodies we will die Where you invest your love, you invest your life (Mumford and Sons) Love: What wells up when Dominic …
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We’ve been back 48 hours, and I’m way too tired to write anything deep on the current theme of love, so I thought I’d just offer a look at things …
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It’s been five months since I stepped off the plane from Asia, roundly pregnant at 28 weeks, and saw you both there waiting for me and smiling. The hills here …
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This post is a continuation of the discussion we began on Friday about the most important quality in a marriage. Below is an excerpt from the memoir I am working …
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This post is part of a series on the fruits of the spirit. The current theme is love. Three weeks after Dominic was born and two days before Mike left …
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Whatever else can be said about missionaries, they sure are good at sharing. All the ones Mike and I have met recently are, anyway. Many people have extended hospitality to …
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Gazing at the vase of tulips on our coffee table: Lisa: “They’re so red and gorgeous. Do tulips look like poppies?†Mike: “Yeah, a little. Wait…†(opening his computer, pulling …