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Bump and Stumble – Meditation on Being Good Enough
December 7th, 2011 by Jonalyn
Dale left for an unexpectedly long trip on Friday. With husband stuck in an Eastern Colorado snowstorm and the interstate officially closed I found myself getting beyond weary with my little one. I could only salute single mothers from my Facebook status, eat chocolate cake and go to bed. No blogging, no emailing. I was [...]
Tags: family, food, motherhood, spiritual growth, vulnerability
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Meek and Pathetic Wives?
November 10th, 2011 by Jonalyn
I just read my words quoted in the Washington Post “Christian Leaders Talk about Marriage and Sex” this morning. Lisa Miller writes, The model Christian marriage, moreover, has traditionally been one in which the wife bows to the will of her husband the way a Christian does to God, but many evangelical women are in [...]
Tags: Gender Studies, marriage, sex
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Making the Bed in the Dark
November 9th, 2011 by Jonalyn
I’m reading Meet the Austins by Madeleine L’Engle, some post-therapy work since I graduated from therapy last week. My therapist recommended I read this young adult novel to get acquainted with a very full, very honest, very healthy family. They are delightful, perfectly zippy, and heart-warming. So far the parents disagree in front of the [...]
Tags: family, marriage, spiritual growth
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Co-Parenting – a Bag of Tips and Tricks
September 21st, 2011 by Jonalyn
I just finished The Paris Wifeby Paula McLain, a book swirling with the roles of men and women, Ernest Hemingway and Hadley Richardson respectively. Hadley sacrifices for Ernest’s career, finding excitement and purpose unmatched by any of her prospects in his life. They move to Paris. Not until Hadley becomes pregnant can she find a [...]
Tags: family, feminin/masculin-ity, Gender Studies, marriage, motherhood, sex, writing/speaking
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Practicing Sabbath – Tips for the practice
August 24th, 2011 by Jonalyn
I don’t know much about you, but I can guess that you need one thing right now. You need rest. The Bible called that one way before we were around. The first thing God called holy wasn’t a person or an animal, it wasn’t a star or a plant; it was a day, a wedge [...]
Tags: family, loving Jesus, motherhood, spiritual growth
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When a Man You Love Was Abused – Book Review
August 17th, 2011 by Jonalyn
There is a silent epidemic among the men we know and love. For every six men, one has been sexually abused. Why read a book on men and sexual abuse? To put it simply and confidentially, I know men who have been sexually abused. I want to understand them and love them better. I’ve pored over [...]
Tags: apologetics, body, family, feminin/masculin-ity, Gender Studies, marriage, pain, reviews, sex, vulnerability
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Golden Hands and Exotic Poles
March 2nd, 2011 by Jonalyn
Being a little more than a quarter Hispanic, given the multi-ethnic look of so many models, it’s be easy to assume that it’s the Mexican blood that has the potential to make me exotic. But, if exotic means strikingly unusual, then the most unusual bit of me isn’t Mexican, it’s Polish. My short grandmother is [...]
Tags: beauty, family, feminin/masculin-ity, friendship, loving Jesus, marriage, motherhood, politics, reviews, spiritual growth
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