by Jennifer | Jan 24, 2016 | 31 days of creativity, fun, hospital, marriage
Claustrophobia On Friday I had a post-treatment scan to find out where the radioactive iodine had gone in my body. My friend Stephen greeted me and waved me into a room with a big machine. I’ve never had any kind of scan before, so I was interested to see the machine,...
by Jennifer | Jan 23, 2016 | 31 days of creativity, marriage, pain, poems
Are you going to be healthy now? he asked me How can a girl answer a question with so many longings tied up in it The old “normal” Peace Wholeness Rest not tinged with worry Togetherness with no deadline Yes, I smiled, a little too...
by Jennifer | Jan 21, 2016 | 31 days of creativity, a mom's life, fun
by Jennifer | Jan 20, 2016 | 31 days of creativity, dates, marriage, poems
The romantic comedy always ends when the couple finally gets together. But anyone who’s been married for even a month knows those fledgling days aren’t a true harbinger of what’s to come. When we were first married, the stark contrast between the...
by Jennifer | Jan 19, 2016 | 31 days of creativity, a mom's life, books
A couple of weeks ago I was captivated by this passage in Rules of Civility (set in 1930s New York City): “Anyone who has ridden the subway twice a day to earn their bread knows how it goes: When you board, you exhibit the same persona you use with your...
by Jennifer | Jan 18, 2016 | 31 days of creativity, education
For a homeschooler, everything is a learning experience, so I can’t resist the opportunity to turn this into a science lesson. For my kids and yours, here are some random facts about radioactivity: When you’re radioactive, you give off radiation. Radioactive...
