Happy Birthday Douglas!

bethany March 4, 2007

The big 5. Hard to imagine from here ...

In a house now littered with Zoob, MegaBloks, Lego, Gears, and many many other small parts, perfect for swiping and chewing on by his "twin at this age" brother.

I wrote Shaking the Grapevine, a monthly newsletter, for 5 years while I was a life coach.

The SaneMoms blog grew out of my coaching practice, and talked mostly about the struggles of motherhood and identity.

running over > nyc covers my marathon training and pursuit of alone time on the streets of nyc

I'm now back to blogging where I started, at i n m y m i d d l e.

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community : detangling and wandering

about 2 years ago

We moved to Brooklyn when Douglas was 18 months, and I felt exhilarated and terrified … and even more lonely. The bigger and more crowded the city, the more it seems we build little imaginary walls around ourselves in order to stay sane while squished thigh-to-thigh with perfect strangers on the train. The desire to Not Get Involved is huge, but so is the ability to rally and connect and help when big things hit.

community : the ripping years

about 2 years ago

We moved to Chicago when I was seven, so Dad could manage Bible Truth Publishers, and my social circles shifted hugely. No local family other than my siblings and parents, a much larger meeting, and a growing awareness of politics and unspoken rules … still with a lot of love, but the rules had very obviously changed and the stakes were higher.

community : the one i was born into

about 2 years ago

We're boondocking, in Oklahoma this time, needing a couple days to ourselves in-between visits. There's an increase in the down time we need, and I think it speaks to our desire to settle somewhere coming very close to the surface. It's been simmering for months. It means I've been thinking about community and fellowship a lot. Soaking it in where I can. Craving it. Studying it.

specialness

about 4 years ago

getting closer ...

about 4 years ago

we have a truck!