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Thoughts of a New Wife and Mom

Not long ago, a Boundless reader e-mailed me and told me that he looked forward to hearing some of my observations and insights regarding family life, now that I am married and about half of a year into motherhood. I haven’t written a lot about these t …

Choosing One’s Gender

Storm is a child being raised with a unique opportunity. This child’s mom and dad are keeping the sex of the 4 month old a secret from their Toronto family and friends so that Storm can decide what he/she wants to be when he/she gets old enough. A few …

Unshowered and Overfed

I remember a feeling that consumed me last summer; it was a feeling of meaning and purpose. I was interning at Focus on the Family, and nothing in my life had ever felt so right. After several years of education, I felt as though I had finally transcen …

Hey! That’s Personal!

A few years ago I didn’t have Facebook, and no one cared. It was a passing curiosity when someone asked me if I had a profile and an equally passive response when I said no. “Oh, that’s cool.” But passivity became passé when — 500 million signups later …

Kicking the Bucket List and Getting More Radical

Somewhere between Rob Reiner’s The Bucket List and David Platt’s Radical is my life, a comfortable mix of service and pleasure. To label most of my thoughts as selfish is not accurate, of course, nor is it correct to call them altruistic. But when I wo …

Talents for a Season

I recently attended the baby shower of a young woman in our church who I don’t know very well. As part of the shower (which was for men and women), the host had guests affirm the soon-to-be (fourth-time) parents. Many of the people present lauded the y …

A Beautiful Letdown

It is that time — the end of a four-year journey that has taken my life, shaken it, dropped it, picked it back up and then set it back down. I’m five weeks from the end of an era: college. The next step after college, naturally, is to find a paying job …

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