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Watering Weeds into Flowers

It was a day-after-day kind of day. Another day at home, twin three-year-olds whining at me, wearing on me, pulling on me and my threadbare patience. I read all about the French parents and their...

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Guest Post: “Tips to Staying Married from Someone Who Didn’t”

Today’s guest post comes from Cory Copeland of Mad to Love. Cory is regularly smart, thoughtful, and funny. And for a guy who’s not married, he gives pretty solid relationship advice, too. Enjoy!...

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More Than Kisses

I was 17 and done dating the blond boy– for real this time, this second stupid time. In fact, I was done dating boys altogether. They were all hormones and hands, clueless and callous about a girl’s...

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Guest Post: “Grateful”

Today’s guest post comes from Shanda Sargent of The Upside Down Pastor’s Wife. Shanda is an all-around beautiful woman, always offering encouragement and love. Her raw honesty and humble words here...

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Mama for a Moment

When I gave out a few gifts here at Christmas time, I had no idea one of them would demand so much from me. Shawn Smucker won a guest post, and as we began talking on Twitter, I learned that … Continue...

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Rent

Its latest incarnation began as a Facebook thread in which my friend Joy asked whether any female bloggers might be able to use tickets to a popular women’s conference. Tamara: Well, I’m close enough,...

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On This Day

I’ve always liked my birthday. In New England, where I grew up, it was in the season we called autumn, which has always sounded to me richer and more beautiful than fall, when the leaves crunched...

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Gray-Sweatshirt Sexy

I know sexy. I know the right pair of heels speeds up my man’s heart rate. I know a little cleavage makes his thoughts go a long way. I know black lace sends clear signals. And I like to use what I...

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Guest Post: “Praying for Rainbows”

Today’s guest post comes from Jennifer Deibel of This Gal’s Journey. Ever since she began commenting at TOL, Jen has been a cheerful encouragement to me. It’s my pleasure now to share her honest,...

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The Fight

You fought for a life that I couldn’t live; I fought for a love that you couldn’t give. We fought and we lost, and we lost one another. Will we ever recover from loving each other?

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When the World Breaks Your Heart

I think that tragedy shows us something about our hearts. This week, our family lost a dearly loved one. I grieved for my husband’s broken heart at the loss of his lifelong role model. I looked on as...

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We are the Queer. We are the Whore.

If you have no inclination to hear punk music or to consider the realities of a screwed up nation, then I cannot recommend against NOFX’s The Decline EP strongly enough– it would be far too jolting....

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Make Me a Roof Wrecker

Like so many Southern towns, mine is full of Bible thumpers. They are loud and insistent and zealous that you might come to agree with them. Very often their message is skewed; almost always they draw...

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The Gift of Your Beginning

You and me, back then This is your story, Baby Boy. I sometimes wish I could re-write your beginning, start it farther in the future, when your mama wasn’t a scared girl and your daddy wasn’t just a...

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Fixed Hearts

I wonder how many who tout “reparative therapy” have ever tried it themselves, have worked on their hearts and changed orientation so that they are fixed on love.

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Here Come the Brides! How We Met

I feel like I talk about her all the time, but in case you missed the news: Casey and I are engaged! We will be getting [legally!!!] married in October at a beautiful bed and breakfast in our town. By...

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Here Come the Brides! How We Knew & What We Do

This is the second post in the “Here Come the Brides!” series, following my adventures with Casey to the aisle. If you missed it, the story of how we met is here. Today’s post is about how we knew this...

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Here Come the Brides! The Engagement, Part 1

This is the third post in the “Here Come the Brides!” series, following my adventures with Casey to the aisle. If you missed them, here’s the story of how we met, and here’s how we knew this was The...

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Taste Again and Remember: Thoughts on (not quite) losing the ones we love

I’m making this pot roast from a recipe my Gram Rena gave me years ago. I can’t remember if she dictated it or if I copied her own handwritten card onto one of my own, but either way, I can hear her...

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Here Come the Brides! How We Found a Minister to Gay-Christian Marry Us

This is the sixth post in the “Here Come the Brides!” series, following my adventures with Casey to the aisle. Here’s what’s happened so far: How We Met How We Knew & What We Do The Engagement,...

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