Tag: children

• The New Never Gets Old

    He made his entrance in a very planned, very orderly way. Completely different from his most recent cousins. He wasn’t in a hurry. He was a bit upset leaving “home”. Warden Mark Sibben was born Tuesday morning at 7:57 a.m. Caesarean-section. Not an easy one. I watched my daughter and her husband as they […]

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  May 10, 2018

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  acceptance, appreciation, autonomy, being known, children, God, independence, Jesus, love, need, newborns, parents, wonder

• Road Trip 2.0

  When we were younger, road trips were an integral part of our lives. We’d throw all six kids in the back of the van, hook up a small TV with a VHS component (definitely back in the day) and drive wherever we needed to be. Often we’d drive all night, the kids sacked out in […]

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  November 13, 2017

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  bonding time, children, driving, God, grace, love, North Carolina, parent, road trips

• Maneuvering The Mess With Masterful Meticulousness

  Some things are never meant to be. Eating nails to correct an iron deficiency. Allowing kids to play in the toilet. Building a house near a sink hole. Trying to make a boa constrictor a pet. Logical conclusions. Obvious observations. Other things may not seem so obvious. With infants, new toys need to be sterilized. […]

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  August 29, 2016

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  children, God, great intentions, Jesus, listening, safety, sterilized, vigilance

• We Are Family

  Every man, woman and child has begun the same way. I’m no biology wizard, but I do have six kids. It takes an egg and a sperm to make a human. The combined effort of a man and woman–however that might look. We all have family–the biological reality that our individual gene pools are made […]

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  August 15, 2016

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  belonging, black sheep, character, children, diverse, family, Jesus, Jesus followers, marriage, relatives

• What If We Messed With The Calendar?

    Mothers’ Day. A celebration of those who have given birth, raised children and have been shaped by the process. Married with six children, this became the holiday of cherishing home-made cards, hand-made potholders from little plastic looms and wonderful—or questionable–attempts at cooking. It was a day I loved and felt thoroughly uncomfortable with. I’ve […]

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  May 9, 2016

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  adoption, celebrate, children, dreams, grief, Jesus, loss, marital status, Mothers’ Day, mourning, nurturing, reproductive ability, special needs