Sarah M. Wells

Maybe she’s born with it…

New post over at Finding Gemstones — http://findinggemstones.blogspot.com/2010/06/maybe-shes-born-with-it-maybe-its.html

A lot of thought-provokers happened today during my 30-minute lunch break, and I can’t help but take a few minutes to reflect on them here before settling in with transcripts and info sheets and all of the other important tasks I have to do. Are kids you know picky about sandwich crusts? Lydia is. UnlessContinueContinue reading “Baby Spoons and the Crust”

The Explanation

The ExplanationThe baby that used to bein mommy’s bellyis in heaven nowwith Tex and Great Pop.Heaven is far away,beyond the clouds and sky,even farther than the moonand sun and stars. Godis in heaven, too, and Jesus,who loves the little babies.He lets them snugglein his arms the way I dowith you at night,when we read ourContinueContinue reading “The Explanation”

Elasticity is Heaven

This weekend, I swapped out my winter clothes and the majority of my pants for the bin of maternity clothes. Hello, elastic waistbands! I am twelve weeks along now. It was nice to read on babycenter.com that many women, especially women who have been pregnant before, are likely to be wearing maternity clothes already. I’mContinueContinue reading “Elasticity is Heaven”

Mark Jarman Interview in Rattle Summer 2006

I’ve had a copy of the 25th issue of Rattle, a poetry literary journal, hanging out in my house for several months and finally picked it up to leaf through. This particular issue has a tribute to the best of Rattle as well as an interview with a poet I recently heard read at AWPContinueContinue reading “Mark Jarman Interview in Rattle Summer 2006”

Size Six…

Buying size six pants for the first time since college is a sure sign that, this month, you are sure to become pregnant. It is inevitable–that kind of purchase and that kind of regimented diet and exercise are just the sort of thing easily laughed at in the face of pregnancy.So rather than succumb toContinueContinue reading “Size Six…”

Season of Productivity

This weekend, the family and I went up to spend time with BW’s parents in Akron. It had been a while since we were all up there together, and the kids hadn’t seen Rhonda for several weeks (an unusually long stretch of time). I had a very productive writing weekend because of it– when we’reContinueContinue reading “Season of Productivity”

Haiti and Home from Key West

Back from Key West, but it’s hard to relay how wonderful a trip it was in light of the tragedy in Haiti. Brandon and I can hardly turn off the TV. We feel so helpless this far away, as I’m sure many people feel. Even before the earthquake, there were 1.6 million orphans in Haiti…ContinueContinue reading “Haiti and Home from Key West”

Key West Bound and Lydia-isms

Happy new year, bloggers! I knew it would be a while before I wrote again, and I don’t even have time to do the Christmas roundup, but I just had to blog about Lydia tonight. I told the kids that I would be going out of town for a week – on my way toContinueContinue reading “Key West Bound and Lydia-isms”

Christmas Cookies

Christmas CookiesThis baking is taking the fruit of some bodyand mixing it with the fruit of the earth, birthing harmony in each small cookie,Mary’s sowing, reaping, crushing, sifting,the cow with milk to give, hen with eggs to fold in, substance of life and life-giving blending.Isn’t this season about celebrating the melding of spiritwith flesh? RememberourContinueContinue reading “Christmas Cookies”