I write lists. Lists of places to go, people to befriend, vegetables that grow in Zone 4, buildings likely to be haunted. They’re easier to read than paragraphs. Our attention spans are at a finger’s width by now, and our brains are as shallow as mining pans. All the better, I say, to catch the…
Pregnancy has brought with it suitcases of struggles I haven’t encountered before. Recently, listening to the SetApart podcast, I was convicted about the way I had carried those struggles so far. Instead of unpacking the difficulties, I was shoving them into the corner with some vague, hopeful statements and a grin-and-bear-it attitude. “It’s all worth…
Oh–I just felt her again. I think she just turned a somersault. This little one went from nudging at 17 weeks, to poking at 18 weeks, to acrobatics by 21 weeks. She’s already testing the boundaries of her world, and I couldn’t be more proud. I’m glad her introduction to life is so gentle. Right…
It’s always good to incorporate stories into non-fiction because they are to the facts as salt and pepper are to a meal. Even if the facts are juicy, we won’t want to gobble them up unless they have a good flavor. Smith begins with the story of Clive, who is presented as a bit of…