I’ve been thinking a lot about pregnancy… and birth. Go figure. I think we’ve been programed as a society to fear labor, to fear our bodies during and after pregnancy. We’ve been taught that we must minimize stretch marks and gain as little weight as possible. We must fit back in our pre-pregnant size 6 (or larger, or smaller) pants by 6 weeks or feel … Continue reading Earning Tiger Stripes
Well, it has been a while since we experienced a good Autumn season. In China, its mostly just hot then turns immediately bitter cold. There weren’t many changing leaves in Huaqiao and the leaves that fell were swept up almost as soon as they fell. Needless to say it has been lovely drinking spiced cider and seeing trees drop their shimmering red, orange and yellow skirts. … Continue reading I Love Autumn
Perhaps one of the most over used metaphors for the Christian journey towards holiness is marriage. And I hated when the pastor of any-given church would stand up and announce to us single people that Jesus wants our relationship with him to be like a marriage. Well “plah-ese.” That was my attitude. How many times can I hear the same old record? All I can … Continue reading The Truth About Our Marriage
The Denenbergs 