I’m just trying to survive. That’s always been my mantra during the first trimester of pregnancy which has always been fairly rough for me. This one has been particularly rough as I try to adequately feed, nurture, referee, and entertain two rambunctious toddler boys. I pretty much always feel like curling up in bed and sleeping […]
I’ll Guard Thee Tonight
I don’t want anyone to die. I had just walked down to breakfast and was taken aback, used to a cheery greeting and enthusiastic chronicling of the morning’s events from my three-year-old son. What, buddy? I don’t want anyone to die because I love them. It all started with a bird who died outside our […]
What’s Wrong With Selling Tissue?
There has been a lot of outrage recently over the videos exposing Planned Parenthoods’ selling of fetal body parts. As someone who believes in the human rights of the fetus, I do find these videos outrageous. But I’m not really surprised by them. As long as fetuses are considered mere clumps of tissue, why not […]
The Missing Leg
I’ve been on a very strict diet (no grains, refined sugar, beans, legumes, or most dairy) for my health conditions over the past year. Apparently though, it hasn’t been enough. The next step is to go on an even stricter diet, additionally eliminating the remaining dairy, nuts and seeds, alcohol, eggs, and many other foods. […]
Why Marriage is “Difficult”
Marriage is great, BUT… They continue about how complicated everything is, how it’s never easy, how they want to kill each other half the time, or whatever it is that isn’t honeymoon bliss. You can find this kind of comment all over the place. It is usually made by somebody who really does believe in […]
Fevers, Christmas, and the Problem of Pain
I have mixed feelings about fevers. On the one hand, I hate the way they knock you out. I hate the pounding head pressure, the weakness, the chills and the sweats, the so-exhausted-but-can’t-sleep feeling, the fear of it getting worse. But there is a special tenderness that comes with a fever. The warmth of my head […]
