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Eating an Orange: Women and Food

February 22nd, 2012 by Jonalyn

I sat with an unpeeled orange in my lap looking out over the snowy hill.  I could see the spot where we buried Lady Lucia, our oldest, loveliest corgi’s body (The Day Lucy Fell Into Shadow), the earth a little more scarred from the effort of digging a grave in the winter (Digging) I suppose [...]

Tags: body, food, marriage, motherhood, pain, sex
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How Motherhood Has (and Has Not) Changed Me

October 19th, 2010 by Jonalyn

You know how in certain seasons of life it seems like everyone is getting engaged (except you)? And then getting married? and then having their first kid? their second? their third? Dale often told me when I was beginning to want a wee one that most his friends were on their third baby.  We tried [...]

Tags: family, food, motherhood, vulnerability
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Tidbits in My Tummy

December 8th, 2008 by Jonalyn

Syndicated from Gifted for Leadership Food, glorious food! It’s the time of year for eating. I imagine most of our Thanksgiving turkey gobbled up and the leftovers transformed into dishes like Real Simple’s recommendation: turkey barbeque sandwiches. Food and Power Food has power over our health. Earlier this week my husband, Dale, re-lived the poisonous [...]

Tags: food, loving Jesus
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Beth Moore and Eating Out

April 16th, 2007 by Jonalyn

I’m not critical of Beth Moore, but I am of us. My feelings towards Beth Moore are like my feelings about eating out. I have this ambivalence: I’m glad she’s around and that she’s speaking and passionately propounding the beauties of Scripture, I’m also troubled by how easily her Bible studies become our bible studies. [...]

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