Before my Adulterous Kitten gave birth to triplets last Saturday, I had high hopes for the book that I was going to write. I had planned to re-examine lessons I had learned about being a parent, by looking at mothering again–only this time through the eyes of my 13 month-old Momma Cat. I already had …
Monthly Archive: March 2011
Mar 22 2011
When God scratched my back
People have often asked if I could “feel” God the day Molly died, and while I have always known that I could, I couldn’t quite pin point how I felt Him. I knew He was there in the same way I often sense him now, through the quickening of the Holy Spirit. For example, scripture …
Mar 16 2011
Rated PG
Don’t ask me if a movie is “okay” for your kids to see. Seriously, don’t ask David either. This is definitely not an area where we were the Models of Successful Parenting. While we had good intentions at being conservative in our restrictions, our good intentions failed us too many times. In the beginning, we …
Mar 15 2011
Cleaning the Shower with the Apostle Paul
Yesterday, while scrubbing my shower, I used the most powerful weapon known to man to keep the voices in my head in check. In an attempt to overpower my self diagnosed disorder — C-NeST (chronic negative self talk), I began to memorize a portion of a letter from the Apostle Paul to the people in …
Mar 13 2011
What’s in your vacuum?
I was using my vacuum when I noticed that she wasn’t working very hard. I was surprised, because I have been ever so kind to my lovely appliance, rarely making her do any work. (side note: I am also very kind to my mop and to my iron ) She seemed to be having a …
Mar 12 2011
3 reasons and 3 pennies
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. You’ve heard the saying, heck, you may have even said it yourself to someone who was planning a garage sale. I had a garage sale this weekend, and while I really dislike getting up early on a Saturday, I am one of those strange souls who likes garage …
Mar 06 2011
Fear Factor: India
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” ~Meg Cabot I am not immobilized, I know this because (1) I’m writing. When I get so fearful that the fear is in control, I cannot bring myself to open my laptop, let alone figure out …


