Posts by joyinthisjourney
New Smile
First watermelon of the season, first tooth injury of the family. Linked up to “Sweet Shot Tuesday.”
Read More“Routine Eye Exams” for the Irrational Paranoid
This is a guest post from Brian, a friend of mine, who shared this story with me and a few other good friends last week. Once I stopped laughing, I asked if I could post it. I hope enjoy his ability to laugh at himself as much as I did. I had my annual eye…
Read MoreFor the Man Who Rose to the Occasion
You became a father just over ten years ago. It was not what any of us expected. Instead of bottles and dirty diapers and colic, you learned the CICU (cardiac intensive care unit) routine, measured powerful heart medications, and learned to feed Ellie with an NG (naso-gastic) tube. You also learned what happened to the…
Read MoreFaith and Parenting
Today Gather Inspirit is hosting a linky for your posts on faith and parenting. If you’ve written anything about how parenting has deepened your faith, or how your faith has influenced or enlightened your parenting, please visit and link up. If you’d like to soak up the insight of some other mothers who follow Jesus,…
Read MoreMother-Daughter Weekend
My daughter and I attended a women’s lunch together this past weekend. As soon as she heard the announcement, a few months ago, she asked if we could please go together. The lunch was the same afternoon as her dance recital dress rehearsal, so it was a full weekend of girl-focused activities. We had to…
Read MoreWe Need a Mother’s Creed
I just read this post by ThetaMom about being judged for her child’s behavior in public places. The blogosphere is rife with stories about parents failing to teach their children that staring and pointing at a child with differences is rude and how to interact with a child who is different. I have had similar…
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