May 21, 2020
by Maralee
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I was trying to figure out why there’s been this familiar sinking feeling in my stomach for the last 8 weeks or so. This “remote learning” thing has been rough, but why did it feel like I’d experience this before? … Continue reading
April 3, 2020
by Maralee
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My kids are having a brief moment to watch a “Phineas and Ferb” episode while chicken nuggets are in the oven, so I’m going to make this brief. This is really hard. I woke up this morning at the time … Continue reading
March 31, 2020
by Maralee
Comments Off on Figuring out Survival School- Radio Interview
THIS IS HARD, GUYS. We’re facilitating school for our kids, working from home, anxious about the state of the world/our health/our finances, and our typical opportunities for socialization and decompression are gone. Here’s my interview on MyBridge Radio about how … Continue reading
February 18, 2020
by Maralee
Comments Off on We Spent the Morning Arguing about Cereal. I Don’t Regret It.
I woke up early to come wake you up. Even though you don’t need me to. Even though you’re capable of waking up on your own to your own alarm clock in your own room. Every day you become more … Continue reading
January 21, 2020
by Maralee
Comments Off on Let Me Catch My Children in the Act
A Prayer for My Children as They Make Their Own Choices Lord, let me catch my children. May I always listen to that still small voice that tells me to walk into the room without warning. Let me not avoid … Continue reading
December 11, 2019
by Maralee
Comments Off on Radio Interview: Walking Through Suffering With Kids
Watching your child experience suffering is one of our hardest experiences as parents. But I don’t think it’s an avoidable one. Even if we could keep our kids from ever experiencing a hard time in their childhood, we know those … Continue reading
December 9, 2019
by Maralee
Comments Off on When The Baby Turns Five
When The Baby turns five, you’ll breathe a big sigh of relief. You’ve made it out of the baby years with your sanity in tact. No more diapers. He can mostly feed himself. He puts on his own pants. He … Continue reading
October 17, 2019
by Maralee
Comments Off on This Mess is Perfectionism Too
To look at this picture (or my house in general) I don’t think you’d describe me as a perfectionist. But I can see it hidden in there, between the wadded up paper towels jammed next to the paper towel roll. … Continue reading
September 26, 2019
by Maralee
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I am not an athlete. I do not run unless someone is chasing me. But God has given me athletic children and I am learning what it means to be a good soccer mom/gymnastics mom/cross country mom, etc. I think … Continue reading
July 3, 2019
by Maralee
Comments Off on The Kind of Mom They Made Me
I have a serious issue with baking bread. In my mind the world is divided into two kinds of women: those who bake bread and those who don’t. I have happily been in the “those who don’t” category for my … Continue reading