January 2012 – Sarah Marie Wells

Whole 30 Day 7

Brandon and I decided a week or so ago to launch into the Whole 30 Challenge after hearing about the overall improvements in health and well-being from a close friend of ours. In short, the plan requires cutting out all grains, legumes (including soybeans), dairy, sweeteners, and alcohol for thirty days in order to doContinueContinue reading “Whole 30 Day 7”

Laws and Ordinances

I’ve been reading in the psalms lately and have noticed a common trend that I found bizarre. The psalmists spend a lot of time thanking God for his rules/law/precepts/ordinances etc. I don’t know that I have ever thanked God for his law, so I’ve been thinking about this a bit and have come up withContinueContinue reading “Laws and Ordinances”

Finalist for T.S. Eliot Prize

I am extremely delighted to announce that my collection of poems, Pruning Burning Bushes, was selected as a finalist for the T.S. Eliot Prize through Truman State University Press. It was one of five finalists out of 450 submissions. While the judge did not ultimately select my manuscript for publication, she had this to sayContinueContinue reading “Finalist for T.S. Eliot Prize”

Getting My Martha On

Like most nights when my husband is working, a good hour needs to be dedicated to demolition clean-up after the kids go to bed. Between whatever the dog destroyed during the day (diapers, stuffed animals, Legos, etc.), the food left over on the table, chairs, countertop, and walls, toys that migrated all on their ownContinueContinue reading “Getting My Martha On”

What Chamomile and Honey Can’t Do

I’m pretty sure I’ve had a cold/sinus infection since December 1. It has backed off a little here and there as some kind of bacterial mercy move, but for the last two weeks (or something like that), it’s been no nonsense, in your face (and nose, and eyes, and ears, and chest), Die Hard withContinueContinue reading “What Chamomile and Honey Can’t Do”

My Thirtieth Year

As something of a kick-off to my 30th year and my mom’s 50th, we ran a half-marathon back on December 3. It was cold but dry and sunny, and we finished! Now, I have ambitions to run a marathon with one of my good friends (who is also turning 30 this year) in May, but I’m notContinueContinue reading “My Thirtieth Year”