tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77565089238768670932024-03-14T06:52:35.186-07:00Minimal Spin MommyMinimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-8416661538707580492013-11-24T19:48:00.004-08:002013-11-24T19:48:59.692-08:00The end of birthday season for 2013<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nemo turns 3 years old</td></tr>
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This spirited child thoroughly enjoyed the birthday season and turned three with plenty of cake! She is convinced that everyday is someone's birthday and that there should always be cake. </div>
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Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-44087874375954864152013-10-13T18:44:00.000-07:002013-10-13T18:44:55.027-07:00Simba turns one!Yesterday, Simba turned 1 year old. We had a quiet day with balloons, a cupcake and fun playtime. (More partying is to come next week!) Our little girl welcomed in the end of her first year with much of our usual routine and few new things thrown in. As I was reflecting on her first year I am struck by the simple joy that this baby has brought to us and the fact that this year has FLOWN by.<br />
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Simba takes in the world and carefully processes it all before she gives out smiles or anything else. She is cautious with others but delighted with her family. She laughs hardest at her sister. And she likes to be rocked by her mama (though Mimi will do in a pinch)! She giggles for her daddy and enjoys lots of people watching in her life. She is a thinker who has started to study books (she will pull each book out of the bin and focus on the pages for quite a long time). Simba is also mellow and seems to take life in stride. She likes to sleep but is not too keen on crawling yet. She is just right for our family and we are grateful to have her.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happiest of birthdays baby girl!</td></tr>
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Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-49018330378354207892013-09-15T19:40:00.000-07:002013-09-15T19:40:19.898-07:00Grasping at the straws of summer....I am now a few weeks into the semester and as the weather shifts from the dramatic heat to a crisper chill I just don't want to forget summer quite yet. Here's a few highlights...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beaching it in Florida</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one loves the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loves loves loves the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She slept with me the whole trip</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we stayed in paradise (also known as Jim and Julie's house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working on getting around </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gardening with Mimi and Grama Great</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">checking on the tomato plants</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the zoo in the rain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chewing on papa's chain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lots of strawberry jam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">potty training.... a big summer project</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beaching at Titi Laur's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our favorite kind of selfie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A big star of the summer, the water table</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swimming in Florida</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baptism</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on her baptism day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">working on my garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adventuring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chillin at Whitefish beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">baby friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is polar bear, we also have little bear, big bear, terry bear etc</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">playing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">she really does like swinging</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">picking tomatoes, note the Dora bandaid</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raining in Waterton</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">probably our best family photo of the trip</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">eating, messy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">playing in lake mcdonald</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on top of Big Mountain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">enjoying a cool day</td></tr>
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Ahh summer, in a few weeks it will be a distant memory. Sigh, fall is always a good start but summer was good to us.<br />
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Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-89325765998633117822013-06-10T07:17:00.000-07:002013-06-10T07:17:28.425-07:00The waters will hold you up!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Today we had the pleasure of standing up in front of our community and making public our intention to raise Simba in a certain path. It was a good day, similar to <a href="http://minimalspindaddy.blogspot.com/2011/04/waters-will-hold-you-up.html" target="_blank">Nemo's baptism</a> a few years ago. What I wrote then is still certainly true. I see baptizing babies as a way to form a covenant with God and to be held accountable to that decision. Our community welcomes in adults, adolescents and children warmly. But is also true that we are making a decision for our daughter, one that she may choose to embrace or reject as she gets older. Which will be her choice, hopefully guided by God's presence in her life. I look forward to seeing what decisions both of our girls make as they get older. I'm sure that they will be interesting!
Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-11679940549745927942013-05-03T20:16:00.000-07:002013-05-03T20:16:41.099-07:00Through generations...<br />
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I already posted this picture on instagram and facebook but it's worthy of more adoration. It's one of those captures that makes me pause and just look. My daughter with my grandmother. </div>
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It's as though I am looking through time. I have pictures of my grandmother looking at me just the same way. And Simba's face is just delightful in this picture, she is doing her thing enjoying life. </div>
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Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-24576885481221964152013-04-14T20:19:00.001-07:002013-04-14T20:19:40.479-07:00A few shots of the day...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-26202615769394057332013-03-16T20:01:00.000-07:002013-04-14T20:22:38.279-07:00Five months old...<div style="text-align: center;">
Simba is five months old this month and it's fascinating to watch her interactions with Nemo. As you can see below Simba loves nothing more than watching Nemo. She laughs at her sister's antics and finds her generally delightful. </div>
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These girls are something else. I often watch them and think about how my relationships with my sisters have developed over time. I am so grateful for my two sisters, they really are amazing and gifted people who enrich my life everyday. I hope that I can somehow help my girls to see each other as precious gifts, even when they argue or get frustrated with one another. </div>
Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-24399177839250996072013-02-12T20:12:00.003-08:002013-02-12T20:16:19.378-08:00Sleeping...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I posted this picture to Facebook/Instagram earlier this week and it's one of my recent favorites. There is nothing quite as nice as wearing a sleeping baby against your chest. Simba is still at an age where she will fall asleep anywhere when tired enough. It's quite delightful. Tonight I just want to remember her delicious baby smell and totally relaxed body when she releases herself into sleep. Also those cheeks! So kissable and delightful. She is quite the baby, I know that soon she'll be moving onto her next milestone but I just want to remember her tiny babyhood, I know it will be gone so soon. Love you girlie, to the moon and back.</div>
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Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-90352300790403493942013-01-30T14:21:00.001-08:002013-01-30T14:21:39.099-08:00Pictures of our doll baby....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-26287432611075435872012-12-22T13:28:00.000-08:002012-12-22T13:28:10.023-08:00Girls together...The other day while I had my camera out and was snapping a few pics of Simba I heard Nemo yell from the other room, "Take pictures!" and she came running out to see what was happening. She must have heard the click of my shutter and recognizes that this means it's time to pose for the camera. I know I have my camera out a lot but gees! So she was delighted when her dad suggested she hold Simba for some pictures. I was equally delighted that she was distracted by holding the baby that she left her headband in for the pics. Of course when we were done she promptly removed it.<br />
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She is becoming quite the big sister who pays attention to what Simba needs, whether that be eating, sleeping or a burp cloth. Often she will bring some toy to Simba and say "Show Simba??" It's very sweet. And though it may look like she is torturing her sister in some of these pics, I assure you she was being very gentle and not holding her too tight.<br />
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I look forward to taking many many more photos of my girls together. Also for a laugh check out MSD's <a href="http://minimalspindaddy.blogspot.com/2012/12/secret-rebel-base.html" target="_blank">blog</a> to see his take on one of the photos.Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-15570981400653770642012-12-02T09:30:00.001-08:002012-12-22T12:51:50.479-08:00Birthday kitchen<div style="text-align: center;">
For Nemo's 2nd birthday MSD and I dreamed up a play kitchen. We weren't thrilled by the mostly plastic options out there. They are fine but usually pretty big for our small house and this kitchen lives in our living room so I wanted to like looking at it. Thus we turned to <a href="http://ana-white.com/" target="_blank">Ana White</a>, the amazing builder! She has easy plans for a play kitchen and I emphasize EASY since MSD and I are totally inept when it comes to building things. We have way to many educational degrees between the two of us to be any good with wood projects! But we had fun and we both really like it. </div>
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I was determined after I saw the plans to make a kitchen for Nemo and eventually Simba to share as well. And this is what we came up with. We are pretty happy with it, though it's far from perfect and not even close to square!</div>
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So this post is late but I have a four week old so I am cutting myself some slack. In addition to welcoming a new baby we have had a number of other interesting visitors in the last few weeks...</div>
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We've been having a good time with all these visitors... </div>
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Many more pics and stories to come. But for now I will say that Simba is fitting nicely into our family and we are incredibly grateful for her!</div>
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The days are winding down on our time as a family of three. In September we've made a concerted effort to do some things that we won't be able to do when the new baby comes. One important thing on our list was to visit with Baby Les and her parents. Nemo was pretty gentle with Les, who is about 8 months old, though she couldn't quite understand why Les didn't want her pacifiers at all times. Nemo kept handing them to her and Les wasn't really that interested. But other then that Nemo was interested in the "baby" as she calls Les so we'll see how she likes having her own baby at our house soon...<div>
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Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-86411368026042718702012-08-09T12:54:00.001-07:002013-04-14T19:55:29.200-07:00Adventures in the west!Nemo has had quite a few new experiences in the last few weeks. There has been hiking through the maintains, gondola rides way up into the sky, bear sightings (including one grizzly on the path!), boat rides on mountain lakes, swimming lessons, rock throwing, and plenty of swimming in cold mountain lakes! <br />
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And not to be forgotten her auntie's engagement, celebrated up in the mountains... <br />
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Though we love our city it is good to relax in the mountains for a while..<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-30016976578131827282012-07-11T13:16:00.001-07:002012-07-11T13:16:56.785-07:00Three girls playing...A few weeks ago we got together with Nemo's baby friends... One of them is moving overseas this month so it will be our last gathering for a while. Here they are in the Summer of 2012. It's so fun to have girls with my college friends that are all within a year of age...<br />
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And just for kicks here's the three of them over the last two years...<br />
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</tbody></table>Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-2727577338113805072012-05-26T14:08:00.001-07:002012-05-26T14:08:19.134-07:00More from our adventures...<div style="text-align: center;">
While we were down south, we had the pleasure of exploring and being hosted by my aunt and uncle. They have an awesome yard and tons of creatures for Nemo to greet. She was especially excited to see Bailey the beagle and Puska the cat. Fortunately, they were very patient with her. </div>
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</tbody></table>Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-6473744955809905502012-05-24T19:14:00.000-07:002012-05-24T19:15:32.843-07:00Nemo's new love...<div style="text-align: center;">
This past month Nemo developed a new love... with the ocean! This was her second trip to the ocean (though the first time she was only 6 months old), and she LOVED the water. She only wanted to stay in the water and when we brought her up onto the beach she was constantly on the lookout for an opportunity to make a fast break back to the water. She would have stayed in the water until she froze if we let her... I think she was channelling her fishy side.</div>
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also I'm a new convert to instagram so feel free to see more of our adventures at minspinmom</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Minimal Spin Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645793477822826481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-15936890213075445212012-04-16T18:34:00.000-07:002012-04-16T18:34:28.845-07:00Brookfield Zoo<div>
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We've been spending some time at one of our favorite hangouts! Thanks to my Grandma's fabulous gift to Nemo we've been visiting with a whole range of animals at <a href="http://www.czs.org/czs/Brookfield/Zoo-Home" target="_blank">Brookfield Zoo</a>. As a child I spent a lot of time running around this zoo so it's been fun to introduce MSD and Nemo to all of the creatures. </div>
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These two pictures completely sum up my daughter right now. We call this the "scrunch face" and it usually means she is delighted with life or trying to get a laugh. Her daddy loves this face and she'll often give him a couple of nose sniffs just to get a smile. She's also figured out what the camera is and ofter responds to my lens pointed in her direction with this face. And she is usually rewarded with laughter from everyone around her.
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Nemo's into everything right now, she's busy exploring her surroundings. So much so that she's developed some selective hearing, as in she will only respond to her name if she feels like stopping what she is doing. This is made worse when we are outside navigating the yard!. She can sign a few words but only says mama, dada and nigh-nigh out loud. More to come in the words department soon I'm sure. </div>
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She's also developing some attitude. When she doesn't get her way she's started letting you know that she's unhappy with a few screams and perhaps some throwing of her body onto the floor. I struggle not to laugh out loud at her tiny meltdown over losing her grip on some insignificant object. Most of the time she is a delight to be around laughing, smiling and generally happy to see anyone she encounters. But I see a bit of her own free will starting to exert itself as she gains more mastery over her little world. </div>
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A much as I love fiction, I have a weakness for a clear, compelling nonfiction piece. This book was a good fit that. Kate Braestrup is a Unitarian Universalist minister who works for the Maine forestry service. She is basically a Chaplin to game wardens. She chronicles her process of choosing this career and walks the reader through what her experience is like on a day to day basis. She has two primary roles, first to minister to families and loved ones when someone goes missing or dies in the Maine woods and second to minister to the game wardens as they go about their days. <br />
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How she goes into this profession is a large part of her story, her husband dies tragically and she sort of takes on the mantle of what he had planned to do. While this experience shaped her personally and professionally, I was actually more captivated by her stories of being with the wardens themselves. Her job is basically to be present physically and emotionally in all types of situations. She serves them by just being there. Which I suppose is where she got the title for the book. I think her process spoke to me because it seemed so similar to what I do as a therapist. In many moments it seems like just bearing witness to people's pain and joy is a sacred act. Yes, there is a science to psychology that I'm not dismissing that. The science is real and useful in a number of ways. And yet there is still the unexplained power of a simple human connection and feels much more spiritual in nature. This author seems to capture the essence of that relationship in her work. Reading the book feels like you are a silent passenger throughout her many interactions and encounters with people. You listen, observe and occasionally pray, all the while trusting God to handle the rest.<br />
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She has a quote in the preface that sums up the book for me. She is discussing the meaning of the Greek word, Logos, which can mean: word, discourse, speech, message, theory, motive, reason, wisdom, and story. She then places it in the context of John's gospel "In the beginning was the story, and the story was with God, and story was God."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-74666803438997837782012-02-28T18:04:00.000-08:002012-02-28T18:04:03.366-08:00At Grandma Great's house a little while back...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I debated putting my thoughts about this book on the good old blog. Mostly because I like to be supportive of writers, especially those that may be newer in their career. But I want to record my readings in an authentic way so that includes books I didn't really like or think very well written. <br />
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This book didn't strike a positive cord with me for several reasons. First, the plot is labored and it seems artificially forced. Second, there was this undertone of religious faith in a very disinteresting way. Third, the ending was so cliche! I should also admit that I don't really like Christian fiction as a genre, in fact usually I stay far away from it. I know other people love it and thats great! It's just not for me. I do read lots of books with religious themes and imagery and find them amazingly compelling. Perhaps it's my Reformed theology, but I prefer to have the faith story emerge from the narrative of life rather than present in the forced fashion I usually find in Christian fiction.<br />
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I want to say one other thing about this book, I think it is difficult to write about a writer. The main character is a young woman who is scraping by on adjunct teaching work in order to devote herself to writing fiction. She appears to be fairly unsuccessful on the writing front thus far which also seems to be true in her personal life. But it's hard to write about what you are doing, I think replicating the practice of writing onto your character can be more complicated than many writers can accomplish well.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756508923876867093.post-40191040201800203722012-02-20T17:31:00.000-08:002012-02-20T17:35:55.026-08:00Still talking about cloth diapers...If you'd like to see what else I've been saying about cloth diapers check this out...<br />
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