NEW! Question of the Week | December 3rd

sanemom December 3, 2007

Introducing the Question of the Week feature … with prizes! This week’s question is … What were your fears about becoming a mom? I’ve answered it already to get the ball rolling … and anyone who posts an answer by midnight (EST) on Sunday December 9th will be entered into a random drawing for a free SaneMoms.com mug from the SaneMoms.com gear shop!

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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.

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community : detangling and wandering

about 6 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 6 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 6 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 9 years ago

getting closer ...

about 9 years ago

we have a truck!