(This post linked to the One-Word Blog Carnival on Empty.) 2am bright hospital lights behind shadowed road before hollow womb so recently tight with baby infant car seat yawns empty white coats wrap rumpled scrubs breathing machine’s beepBOOP breast pump’s swoosh-swoosh pulls liquid hope into a bottle dust settles onto home’s crib sitting empty cans…

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Gardening, especially vegetable gardening, is something I really enjoy. The cycle of seasons, the hopeful planting, the watchful tending, and the delicious harvesting reflects what I place my hope in: though we die and go into the ground like seeds, one day we will rise to new, gloriously transformed life. While it sounds really simple,…

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Since my writing time is short in light of the potty-training currently under way, I’m sharing the following epic poop story from my November 2007 archives. Don’t laugh TOO hard – poop karma will get you. (And when it does, you better share your story!) It was a warmish fall day, so I took the…

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As I’ve mentioned previously, we’re potty-training our youngest right now. (Oh joy, oh bliss. We may have bought our last pack of Pull-Ups!!!) He has caught on to staying dry, so I’m now comfortable attempting short trips. I know the location of all bathrooms, as well as the body language of a young man who…

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The ladies over at Gather Inspirit asked me to share a little about why and what I blog, my “blogimony” if you will (I have to chuckle at this word –  makes me think of matrimony instead of testimony!). I’d be honored if you’d click over and read it. Meanwhile, I’d appreciate prayers and well-wishes…

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