Archive for the ‘Writing’ Category

Reading: If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister’s Story of Love, Murder and Liberation by Janine Latus:

8.12.08

So many emotions as I read If I Am Missing or Dead (A Sister's Story of Love, Murder and Liberation) by Janine Latus. Anger, sadness, disbelief. And as I read, a haunting ghost came from my past. A woman I knew when I worked at a Christian bookstore. Me a college co-ed. ...

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I just realized tonight

7.8.08

I've been blogging three years now. That's a lot of hours invested here. And what is here, really? Just a small corner of the web. I think of all the time and effort I've invested in this little blog and I wonder is it worth it? Does it matter much in ...

Posted in Believing, Blogging, Thinking, Writing | 7 Comments »

Writing Motherhood by Lisa Garrigues: a story of a beloved bear

6.16.08

Pink Teddy, as he's come to be called, is Lucy's favorite toy, her lovey. Most of the time – like right now as I write this – Teddy lays on the floor among the other toys, the plastic doll house pieces, My Little Ponies and Legos. But when Lucy wants ...

Posted in Living, New Jersey Moms blog, Reading, Writing | 13 Comments »

Shoot. I forgot to enter, but here it is anyway

5.26.08

20th Carnival of Christian Writers. It looks like there are new writers contributing, so go check it out. As for me, I'll have to read it later. No timeout from being a mommy, national holiday or not. Sigh. I'm not bitter, really. I wonder what my garbage man and letter carrier are ...

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“I love God, but find it difficult to pray.”

5.26.08

I hear ya, friend. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Somebody Goggled that phrase, "I love God, but..." and ended up here at Paper Bridges, so I thought I would share some thoughts. I've mentioned prayer briefly before, but never at great length. I look at prayer the same way I ...

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Relief blog post: journaling Indonesia

5.23.08

I'm at Relief Journal again today with the continuing saga of life in Indonesia. And it's a saga, my Internet peeps. Today's post has a smidgen of soap opera, which is scary because I never watch that nonsense. Except for a tiny lapse in judgment in high school when I ...

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Okay, internets

4.3.08

This is all I got since my death march illness with pounding head has yet to abate. Why writers need a website Read. Learn. Leave an intelligent comment. Lord knows I can't at the moment. Show Bertrand some love.

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