My summer sunset obsession has not been by accident. I don’t think I fully realized that until last Sunday night, when at the last minute, Chris asked me out on a date. I scrambled to find a babysitter for the kids and readily agreed – he seemed like he had a plan, and I do […]
Love Well.
I don’t usually get too serious on here, but today I did. I wrote this post as a Christian to other Christians, including myself. I pray that my heart and intentions come through clearly. The woman was on her knees, hunched completely over in the dirt, probably a little beaten and certainly humiliated. Men crowded […]
Homeschooling: Your Questions Answered.
On my Facebook page a few weeks ago, I opened up the floor to ask me anything about my homeschooling. I am not a defensive homeschooler, nor do I think homeschooling is right for everyone. So whatever you want to know, you’re welcome to ask me, and I’ll answer as well as I can. If […]
Sandy: Checking in with You.
I just wanted to let all of you know that were in the storm’s path that I’ve been following the landfall and aftermath with a close eye. I have been praying for you all! We’re all too familiar with horrific storms around here, and even more familiar with power outages. I know how difficult it […]
A New Journey.
On the last day of July, my Dad turned sixty. On the first day of August, he was diagnosed with Ocular Melanoma. It was sudden, horrifying, and a nausea-inducing roller coaster of various diagnoses to end up at that point. His diagnosis was confirmed last Monday by a specialist in Memphis. The tumor did have […]
Happy Mother’s Day, from Time Magazine.
You might have seen it by now. You might have even seen it before it came out, like I did. Time Magazine, in an apparent celebration of Mother’s Day, published the following issue on Friday: “Are You Mom Enough?” The title immediately infuriated me. The challenging, smug look on her face, the nannie-nannie boo-boo (no […]
4-27-2011.
One year ago today changed my life forever. But yet, the damage to me personally was so miniscule compared to thousands of other people in my state, some living only twenty minutes away. Like bear claws ripping through flesh, 62 tornadoes tormented Alabama, forever altering the course of 691 miles of our beautiful state. Photo […]
Unlabeled.
“Rachel, you’re getting too skinny!” “Um…what?” “Look at your arms!! You look anorexic!” Surely they weren’t talking to me, and clearly this wasn’t someone who knew me very well – that observation was seriously ridiculous. I’ve never been anything within ten miles of too skinny in my entire life. Had they not noticed my thighs? […]
Coexist.
I watched as a young mom was pummeled for her choices. A steady stream of other mothers came by the blog on which she had posted her story to inform her of how horrifyingly awful she was. How heartbroken they were for her child. How selfish and unloving she was. How wrong she was going […]
Christmas, Eight Months Later.
April 27. Two hundred and eleven tornadoes – in one day. Two hundred and forty three deaths – in Alabama alone. Six months have come and gone since that horrific day that forever changed our state. And, even though it felt like it wouldn’t, life goes on. But not without it’s scars. So many people’s […]