Ramblings of a Red-Headed Step-Child
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| Blog Name: | Ramblings of a Red-Headed Step-Child |
| Url: | http://redheaded-step-child.blogspot.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | mommyblog, depression, faith |
| Description: | With twenty-nine years of life on the planet, nearly 10 years of marriage, seven years of motherhood, six years of post-college work outside the home, and one year of graduate school under my belt, you'd think I would be some kind of guru to do it all - at least that is what they (real people, not the voices) tell me. But most days, I wonder when I will have to say, "Pay no attention to the [wo]man behind the curtain!" Social justice is my passion. I want to serve the unnderserved people like Jesus did. My kiddos are my life. My confidence in western medicine has waned, proportionate to the number of times my pediatrician assured me my daughter was "normal," when in fact she has sensory processing issues. I'm smart, sassy, and irreverent...and a literal redheaded step-child, in more than one way. My blog covers it all... |
| Popularity: | 18 Followers |
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So, Saturday was my first 5k. Not my first 5k since being sick, but my first 5k. As in Ever. And yes, it was brrrisk out. Snowing and all of 17 degrees.I am NOT a fast runner. I mean truth be told, some power walkers might outpace my "jog," but hey, it's my heart and it feels
So, Saturday was my first 5k. Not my first 5k since being sick, but my first 5k. As in Ever. And yes, it was brrrisk out. Snowing and all of 17 degrees.I am NOT a fast runner. I mean truth be told, some power walkers might outpace my "jog," but hey, it's my heart and it feels
These Vignettes Brought to You by Testosterone!
Yesterday morning in the kitchen as we are doing the morning rush:Punkinhead - Hey, LMNOB do you have Oprah today?LMNOB and me - Huh????? LMNOB - You mean that black lady on the TV?Punkinhead, exasperated - No! I mee-ean that singing thing you do!:cue lightbulb: Oprah = Opera in his little boy mind! Aha!LMNOB, all self-righteous: It's CHOIR, Punkinhead, not OPERA! And yes, I do have choir after school today.Well, then!***********************My bedroom, the other night as Charlie Brown and I are settling in for the night.Charlie Bro
Yesterday morning in the kitchen as we are doing the morning rush:Punkinhead - Hey, LMNOB do you have Oprah today?LMNOB and me - Huh????? LMNOB - You mean that black lady on the TV?Punkinhead, exasperated - No! I mee-ean that singing thing you do!:cue lightbulb: Oprah = Opera in his little boy mind! Aha!LMNOB, all self-righteous: It's CHOIR, Punkinhead, not OPERA! And yes, I do have choir after school today.Well, then!***********************My bedroom, the other night as Charlie Brown and I are settling in for the night.Charlie Bro
Running High
So, I didn't run after last Monday until Saturday. Yeah, 'cause I'm all about regularity and routine, eh?Saturday, I ran with LMNOB while she was pushing Lil Guy in the stroller. LMNOB did not last long with running and so she walked while I would run ahead and run back to her. I did that for 23 minutes, which was a new record in recent history!Yesterday, I went with a friend from church, who is a high school cross country coach (read: in much better shape, faster, smaller, etc. etc. than me) to the university track and ran a bit with her. I ran a 1000 meter with her (totally kicked my butt!) and then did 5 laps that alternated between running and walking. I was
So, I didn't run after last Monday until Saturday. Yeah, 'cause I'm all about regularity and routine, eh?Saturday, I ran with LMNOB while she was pushing Lil Guy in the stroller. LMNOB did not last long with running and so she walked while I would run ahead and run back to her. I did that for 23 minutes, which was a new record in recent history!Yesterday, I went with a friend from church, who is a high school cross country coach (read: in much better shape, faster, smaller, etc. etc. than me) to the university track and ran a bit with her. I ran a 1000 meter with her (totally kicked my butt!) and then did 5 laps that alternated between running and walking. I was
Whispers of Reinforcement
This morning, after a brief sensory meltdown (initially she was cold, legitimately as Charlie Brown left the downstairs windows open last night, and from there it spiraled as she couldn't have the juice she wanted in her lunch....seriously?!?) made us late for the bus and I'd subsequently dropped the kiddos off at school, I ventured out for a run. A run. As in that thing I haven't done most of September due to a cold that hit me particularly hard after Labor Day. As in that activity that helped me drop 7 lbs in 2 weeks while changing nary a thing in my diet (which is already pretty healthful as I'm feeding me and Lil Guy but there are
This morning, after a brief sensory meltdown (initially she was cold, legitimately as Charlie Brown left the downstairs windows open last night, and from there it spiraled as she couldn't have the juice she wanted in her lunch....seriously?!?) made us late for the bus and I'd subsequently dropped the kiddos off at school, I ventured out for a run. A run. As in that thing I haven't done most of September due to a cold that hit me particularly hard after Labor Day. As in that activity that helped me drop 7 lbs in 2 weeks while changing nary a thing in my diet (which is already pretty healthful as I'm feeding me and Lil Guy but there are
Finding the Right Words
I just want to be understood.This lifelong desire stems from so many different experiences I've had in life.As a child, I was often told that my feelings were wrong. Unfortunately, as a child I didn't realize that feelings are not like facts and thus not so easily relegated into the right or wrong categories. Then, there were all those times when I couldn't skillfully articulate just what was on my heart and used a word or two that completely changed the message I was trying to convey. I'm grateful that God gives us the Holy Spirit to correct this in our prayers to Him and that He knows EXACTLY what it is that I'm trying to spit out, but it doe
I just want to be understood.This lifelong desire stems from so many different experiences I've had in life.As a child, I was often told that my feelings were wrong. Unfortunately, as a child I didn't realize that feelings are not like facts and thus not so easily relegated into the right or wrong categories. Then, there were all those times when I couldn't skillfully articulate just what was on my heart and used a word or two that completely changed the message I was trying to convey. I'm grateful that God gives us the Holy Spirit to correct this in our prayers to Him and that He knows EXACTLY what it is that I'm trying to spit out, but it doe
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