After chasing Henry around the softball field and putting the kids to bed, after downing glass #1 of wine and eating two chunks of dark chocolate, I am now reclined with feet propped indulging further in one of my favorite romantic comedies, French Kiss, with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline.My favorite romantic comedies all haveContinueContinue reading “Romantic Comedies and Reality”
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Metaphors and Me
This week I’ve been working on an essay about miscarriage and faith. As you can imagine it’s so uplifting and happy and plastered with joy that everyone is going to want to read it! … Or, no. The good news is that I made tremendous progress from this happened and then this happened and thenContinueContinue reading “Metaphors and Me”
Vulnerability in Writing
I’ve been writing a LOT lately, and I’m excited about the material that is coming out, the direction I see for possible books (plural, because I don’t want to write just one, after all), and the small victories each piece presents. I’ve been telling myself, You can’t write about faith and poof! essays on faith (andContinueContinue reading “Vulnerability in Writing”
Instructions for Crazy
Who is that crazy person in my last blog post? Woah. She’s crazy, isn’t she? She hasn’t completely moved out, but I think I’ve at least stashed her polka dot and pinstripe clown suit in the closet for a couple of days. AWP was restorative. I slept a lot, ate good food, and had greatContinueContinue reading “Instructions for Crazy”
The First Step Is Admitting You Have a Problem
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” – Mahatma GandhiI leave in the morning for my annual trek to the AWP Conference, this year in Boston. I’m leaving with my homework done for this week, a packet submitted for the program, “spring break” for school waiting after the trip, four manuscripts formatted andContinueContinue reading “The First Step Is Admitting You Have a Problem”
Visiting Ghosts: Writing about the Past
One of my current writing projects is an essay (or longer something… book? eep.) about faith and identity. I can’t write about becoming a Christ follower without writing about an ex-boyfriend I dated for almost two years during college, a guy I expected to marry someday. It’s hard to go back to journals and memoriesContinueContinue reading “Visiting Ghosts: Writing about the Past”
Poem for Valentine’s Day
I wrote this little poem for my husband a couple of Valentine’s Days ago. It’s a little geeky in that I love researching stuff I didn’t know before (like the names of DNA components), but I think even without the DNA, you can get the jist, that I love my husband, and that we’re inContinueContinue reading “Poem for Valentine’s Day”
Sick Day, Part Two
I felt it coming. Something not quite right in the belly, all day yesterday. Generally someone starts to get sick within twelve hours of my husband packing his suitcase for a couple of days away on business. Someone in the house starts to cough or sniffle, or someone runs a fever, or someone spends theContinueContinue reading “Sick Day, Part Two”
Sick Days
Know what I loved about today? This morning after breakfast, I cleared the dining room table with my husband and loaded the dishwasher. “What time do you need to leave this morning?” I asked. “Around 10,” he replied. Henry came in and tugged on my pantleg, “ILK? ILK?!””No, buddy, you already had two cups.””OHHHHHH, Nooooooooooo!”ContinueContinue reading “Sick Days”
Whole 30 Day 1 Rerun
After the holidays and Brandon’s crazy travel schedule ended, we decided it was time to revisit the Whole 30 program in order to reset our systems. We’ve been keeping pretty close to Paleo (eliminating grains, added sweeteners, dairy, and legumes) and if you’ve been reading here long, you know how happy we’ve been with ourContinueContinue reading “Whole 30 Day 1 Rerun”
Sarah Marie Wells 