The Mom Weekly Volume 57: September 10, 2024 You can read this, or any other previous Mom Weeklies, by going to the website here. The “Good Book Best Friend” Theory of Everything While I was mowing recently, I listened to this Cal Newport podcast episode on “intentional information.” Newport talked about how more information/news/content is […]
The Epic of Gilgamesh (From the Vault, May 2007)
The Mom Weekly Volume 53: August 13, 2024 Note: I love “From the Vault” so much. I wonder if you kids remember any of these happenings. I don’t think I would if I hadn’t written them down at the time! Remember how much I love you, Mom From the Vault: The Epic of Gilgamesh (May […]
If At First You Don’t Fricassee, Fry, Fry a Hen (From the Vault, May 2007)
The Mom Weekly Volume 45: June 11, 2024 Notes: As I re-read this, I can vividly remember how this happened and how I felt all sweaty and irritable after getting the VHS player “just so” between the two front seats. This wasn’t the exact one that we had, but it looks a lot like it. […]
The Kind of Death to Glorify God (From the Vault, May 2007)
The Mom Weekly Volume 43: May 28, 2024 Notes: I am not going to downplay how difficult I find it coming to terms with this broken ankle, and not knowing how it will all play out. (For instance, will I or won’t I need surgery? I may find out more tomorrow at an appointment.) I […]
From the Vault: Happy Birthday, Dear Sir (May 2007)
The Mom Weekly Volume 40: May 7 Notes: I especially enjoy these birthday “from the vault” posts. This tells the story of how I started calling Dad “Sir.” Note that the abbreviation “dh” means “dear husband.” I’m not sure if that kind of shorthand is used anymore among the cool kids, but it was “all […]
Look at All Those People Taking Care of Themselves (from the vault)
The Mom Weekly Volume 37: April 16, 2024 Notes: This is essentially a “from the vault,” and so that’s how it is labeled. I use this term all the time, and here is how it came about. I wanted to share the letter I wrote to this former therapist (I see someone different now, but […]