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    Timeless Choices

    by Lisa April 8, 2013
    April 8, 2013

    Christmas was just a couple of weeks ago, right? I remember thinking that I needed to write a post on books I’d loved in 2012, set some creative goals for …

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    Rewired: Mama brain

    by Lisa October 20, 2012
    October 20, 2012

    It’s baby bath time. I’m sitting on the toilet lid. Mike is perched on a small stool. Dominic is sitting in his little plastic tub, playing. As Mike and I …

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    “This is completely my fault” and other things I’ve said this morning

    by Lisa April 22, 2012
    April 22, 2012

    I drifted off close to midnight last night and woke up in a panic at 3:45AM, remembering that I had not informed the taxi that was picking me up for …

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  • FamilyLife in Laos

    In which I say I’m a good mother

    by Lisa March 19, 2012
    March 19, 2012

    “I’m a bad mother.” Even as I heard myself say those words to Mike last week on the phone, I cringed. Mike was away for most of the week, so …

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    Fifteen years of longsuffering

    by Lisa March 12, 2012
    March 12, 2012

    It has been the month of patience. Or, maybe more appropriately, it has been the month of patience being tested. The last six weeks has held one broken leg (Dominic), …

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    Peace Like A River

    by Lisa January 23, 2012
    January 23, 2012

    Two weeks after Dominic was born, Mike announced that he was going out for a bike ride. “Just a 50km loop,” he said. “I’ll be back within two hours.” I …

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