Four years ago today, the Saturday before Valentine’s Day, our twin girls were born. Moments of that day have slipped in and out of…
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The sky is black, snow hanging in the corners of an immense shroud about to lay down cover. The valley waits. Any moment it…
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Phew. Where has the week gone? I’ve been trying to finish this post for days and days. Swamped I tell you, with the regular…
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Can I chalk these up to twin-life? Or am I just incompetent? I’m not sure anymore. You do the math.
Confession #1 – A month…
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Although dishes from lunch are still in the sink, I can’t ignore the afternoon sun warming the living room couch – the invitation to…
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It was October. All bags, booster seats, backpacks, and porta-cribs were perfectly stowed in the back of the car. We were just about to…
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It was my first run into the desert since the boys were born. My worn-out Asics wobbled over the wash-board road. Heart and lungs…
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What do you do when you’re in between flu symptoms – one child finally munching saltines while you wait for the next to cry…
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Toys from Christmas morning are still strewn about the living room. Matchbox cars, Tonka trucks, new puzzles, new books. The tree is half-decorated (on…
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“What if on Christmas Eve people came and sat in the dim pews, and someone stood up and said, ‘Something happened here while we…
