Today Raine is 9yrs old. Next month, makes 6yrs since she came to me – a chubby and gruff 3yr old. Her voice was like that of an elderly woman who’d been smoking all her life. It used to cause … Continue reading
Raine is 9!
Author Archives: Bobbie Howden
The Ignorance is Ours
Trying to convince women that a fetus is a baby seems redundant. Yet it’s the approach most Christians take in the pro-life movement. It’s assumed that women are ignorant about the facts of life. It’s common knowledge that what’s growing … Continue reading
These Two Cribs
About five years ago, I began dreaming about having twins – foster babies to be exact. So when Ikea had green cribs on sale for $50, I bought two. Since then the cribs have been used in various combinations – … Continue reading
A Year Without….Excess
Step 2: purge Somehow, I fell behind on laundry over Christmas. In the aftermath, sick with a cold and missing my voice, I spent days catching up. The more I worked, the more the mounds seemed to grow. While folding, … Continue reading
A Year Without….Distractions
Step 1: unsubscribe At least 90% of the emails I receive are sales pitches. All day long companies like Old Navy and H&M bombard me with the word “deal”. Most often I simply delete the emails without even opening them. … Continue reading
Wonderfully Unusual 