http://aroomofmamasown.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:47:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Image credit: Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons "I bet anything she's pregnant," said Mark as we left a get together with friends in the years long before recovery.  Having been through a pregnancy recently ourselves at that point, we knew what to look for: the change in ... http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/03/i-told-you-so/ Image credit: Photo by Travis Jon Allison on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons "I don't like Agnes much," said my mother, "She's definitely no Aunt Gerty.  But it's because Gerty was so wonderful that I think Uncle Fred is marrying Agnes." "What do you mean?" I asked.  Uncle Fred and Aunt Gerty had ... http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/03/golden-years/ Image credit: Photo by Misserion on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I finally got around to watching the Tiger Woods apology speech, and I have to admit, I was impressed.  As a New York Times article pointed out, even without explicitly saying the words "sex addiction" or "12 Step" the speech clearly implied ... http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/03/tiger-woods-destination-unknown/ Image credit: Photo by timabbott on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons A recent NY Times opinion piece on toxins and autism has been making the rounds lately, and well, frankly, the piece bugs the crap out of me, and I can't quite figure out why. After all, it seems like, not just ... http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/03/set-apart/ Image credit: Photo by WTL photos on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons Over at Patheos, a few bloggers were asked to describe God in 100 words or "less" (It should be "fewer," but does God want me to nitpick about grammar in this case?  I don't know.  So I'm passive-aggressively nitpicking, just a ... http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/02/god-in-100-words-or-fewer/ Image credit: Photo by chandrika221 on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons There are certain moments in my life that I come back to, over and over, the way Monet came back to his waterlilies: trying to capture the way they look at just this moment, from just this perspective, in just this light. ... http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/02/a-sketch-of-denial/ Praying for patience. Praying... Waiting... Stupid God! I want patience now! http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/02/impatient-haiku/ Image credit: Photo by kippbakr on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons "Whoa!  How did he do that?!" my kids exclaimed as the magician we were watching lifted a cup to reveal that a small red rubber ball had been magically transformed into a bright yellow tennis ball. My son Austen thought a moment and ... http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/02/world-of-illusion/ Image credit: Photo by kaladan on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I went for a checkup recently, and as I waited for the doctor, I read some of the brochures in the office about heart disease, diabetes, cancer... And found that in nearly every brochure, one of the symptoms listed for cancer ... http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/02/warning-signs/ Image credit: Photo by Stuck in Customs on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons Periodically, news stories send me into a panic. Do I need to order a truck load of face masks before that flu pandemic hits? Is that TSA security person going to have to strip search me now that ... http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/02/help-bill-gates-is-coming/