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Soul's Expression: What Happened?
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Tuesday, June 17. So I've had to take the StrengthsFinder 2.0 quiz a couple of times during my profesional life. I can't remember which ones tend toward, but I remember the gist: I always am asking "What Happened? As a major function of my life. And, as is par for the course for this blog, it has been 2 months since I last posted. So, What Happened? Well, April is a crazy month in Academia, as since Adam I live in a residence hall, our life got increasingly crazy. Had so much meaning? Charis and I slept ...
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Soul's Expression: September 2013
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Thursday, September 26. Wow, what a month. Well, I can't believe I'm typing out a post. The last three weeks have been full of ups and downs and lots of crying - for both baby and me! The entire birth story and pictures are here: www.santiagochronicle.blogspot.com . I won't repeat the entire story, and Adam does a better job of writing, anyway. But for those of you who are curious, that is where we're doing the great majority of posting about Charis. Ok, I couldn't resist a couple of pictures! Charis ado...
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Soul's Expression: February 2015
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Sunday, February 8. What 40 days of prayer and parenting a small human does. At the turn of the year, I was in a pretty miserable place. You see, Christmas was hard. It didn't feel like Christmas, for one. Which may have made it a little easier to have not returned to the states to see family, because it didn't feel. During that time, we started reading Prayer. Not that what I was asking for was something sinful. Not in a clearly blatantly sinful way. I was just praying for my way. For delive...Now juxta...
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Soul's Expression: June 2014
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Tuesday, June 17. So I've had to take the StrengthsFinder 2.0 quiz a couple of times during my profesional life. I can't remember which ones tend toward, but I remember the gist: I always am asking "What Happened? As a major function of my life. And, as is par for the course for this blog, it has been 2 months since I last posted. So, What Happened? Well, April is a crazy month in Academia, as since Adam I live in a residence hall, our life got increasingly crazy. Had so much meaning? Charis and I slept ...
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Soul's Expression: My Mom
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Monday, March 31. One of the best moments of my life was giving birth to my baby girl with my husband and mom there with me. But Adam was there. Even if he didn't get up each time in the middle of the night or feed her for the 1,000th time that day, he was an emotional support and often. Gave me a break by feeding her and getting up at 2 in the morning. On top of it all, he did the lion's share of housework to keep the apartment in working order. To have done all that I have done, but to do it solo.
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Soul's Expression: January 2014
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Sunday, January 26. Leave it to my friend Molly to write on a subject with such acuity that it a) explains exactly where I am at, and b) inspires me to write a post in response. First, Go read her post here. I could stop here and shout, "AMEN" and let it end at that, (ha ha) but I won't! I'll add my two cents! Lately I have been telling my mom and sister that the most surprising aspect of parenthood to me is how deeply I do not know. Think I know, I always. Should I just give in and fall asleep sitting u...
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Soul's Expression: July 2014
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Thursday, July 24. We've spent the last 3 weeks with my family in Montana, after spending 2 weeks with Adam's family in Philadelphia. It has been wonderful. It has been hard to come to terms with moving 22 hours by airplane away from my family. Watching Charis love her aunts and uncles, watching her giggle with my mom and adore my dad makes me tear up nearly every time. And it hit me: Skype doesn't leave fingerprints. I think about how Charis' growth will be witnessed by my parents, but not experienced.
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Soul's Expression: Fingerprints
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Thursday, July 24. We've spent the last 3 weeks with my family in Montana, after spending 2 weeks with Adam's family in Philadelphia. It has been wonderful. It has been hard to come to terms with moving 22 hours by airplane away from my family. Watching Charis love her aunts and uncles, watching her giggle with my mom and adore my dad makes me tear up nearly every time. And it hit me: Skype doesn't leave fingerprints. I think about how Charis' growth will be witnessed by my parents, but not experienced.
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Soul's Expression: September 2014
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Sunday, September 28. My poor languishing blog. So Yes. Neglected little blog. In the interest of full disclosure, during the past couple of months I have had many thoughts about posting here. I have refrained for at least one reason: In preparing to leave the US, an expat strongly recommended that any blog posts be very carefully thought out, and refrain from venting online with little thought to the audience. I'm finding, though, that no matter what gifts I have in life, what known balms, the thorns an...
