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Lowering the Bar: a Happy Schadenfreude Post
I haven’t showered since Monday. Just thought you’d want to know so you can feel completely awesome about all you’ve accomplished this week. Any amount of personal grooming puts you ahead of me. It’s like my special present to you. No need to send a thank you note. You’re welcome, friend. I have 26 chigger…
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The hardest part…
I can’t ever decide whether the hardest part of coming home to my family is: a) realizing my littles do just fine without their mama and don’t pine for me the way I pine for them, OR b) finding the time to mow down the legions of renegade hairs who seized some serious ground in their ongoing and determined campaign for control…
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Rainy Days and Snapshots: a guest post by Fiona Merrick
Today’s guest post on Women and Beauty in Faith and Culture comes from Fiona Merrick, writer of the delightful blog, Tea with a Friend. Fiona is a stay-at-home mother, former high-school teacher and writer. She lives in the north-east of England with her husband Ben, sons Joshua and Daniel and cat Mandu. Because Fiona is from…
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The God of Chia Pet Hair, And Other Thoughts on Beauty
Today’s post on Women and Beauty in Faith and Culture comes from Melanie Springer Mock who, I can personally attest, is only gracious and lovely, even if you totally screw up and meet her 45 minutes late for coffee. Melanie Springer Mock is a Professor of English at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon. She is…