For the first time in a while, Aaron woke me up in the middle of the night. He was fussy and making noise so I picked him up and he immediately let out two enormous burps. It was clear that his tummy was bothering him, so I held him and walked for a while in… Continue reading Rest
Author: erika
Bullet holes and breast augs
There is a van that sometimes parks in front of our house. It is your typical ghetto minivan, and I say typical for two reasons. One is that, in the back window, there is a large sticker proclaiming: “Jesus es Dios. Lea la biblia” (this is a bumper sticker campaign from one of the largest,… Continue reading Bullet holes and breast augs
Why mommy is sad
Today is a day for grieving. We are in the process, as a family, of saying goodbye to my grandma. Mercy is struggling to understand why mommy keeps crying. She keeps asking me if I want daddy, and if I need a cuddle. She has come over to me on two occasions and kissed my… Continue reading Why mommy is sad
And a little child shall lead them…
I was sitting in the back row at our worship service this morning when a kid from our congregation came and set down next to me. I asked him how he was doing and he kind of shrugged and said, “Okay.” I said, “Just okay?” and he said with a long face: “Yeah.” Well, my… Continue reading And a little child shall lead them…
Quotation of the Week
Through violence you may murder a murderer, but you can’t murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can’t establish truth. Through violence you man murder a hater, but you can’t murder hate. Darkness cannot put out darkness. Only light can do that. From “Where Do We Go From Here?” by Martin… Continue reading Quotation of the Week
The homefront
It is horrible when you hear that there has been a killing in your neighborhood. There are times when we will get the news that one or two or even three people (almost always young men) have been killed in a matter of days. I feel so strange when we get this kind of news… Continue reading The homefront
Inconvenienced
My sister came over yesterday for an impromptu play date (actually, she was out of coffee at her house and I was in possession of some very yummy Peet’s Holiday Blend), and we spent some time talking about our plans for our small group. My sister is our leader, so she had some questions for… Continue reading Inconvenienced
Our five seconds
I recently posted our second crib on Craigslist since Mercy has moved on to the world of big girl beds. Some friends had given the crib to us, and it was a cool, antique brass crib. I really loved it, but obviously not enough to have it hang around another day in our bedroom. I… Continue reading Our five seconds
Entitlement
I just received an email from Doug with the news that friends of ours who just had a baby (born prematurely but thankfully healthy and able to go home) are now facing a new crisis: she is in the hospital in the ICU receiving treatments for blood clots in her lungs. I shuddered reading the… Continue reading Entitlement
Who is my neighbor?
Yesterday afternoon we stuffed our children into fleecy little Old Navy costumes and made our way over to a Halloween carnival sponsored by the neighborhood homeowner’s association. We are not ourselves homeowners, but we were invited by my sister and our good friends who are. It was a great little party set in the front… Continue reading Who is my neighbor?