Within His Grasp

Sawyer, Eyeing the Cross. July, 2011. Hold on Tight! Our eight-month-old grandson Sawyer will happily sit in his car seat for long periods of time. But once removed, he will not willingly return to it. Once he’s been set free, he’d rather be held.  So a few weeks ago when the family went bowling to […]


Within His Grasp

Sawyer, Eyeing the Cross. July, 2011. Hold on Tight! Our eight-month-old grandson Sawyer will happily sit in his car seat for long periods of time. But once removed, he will not willingly return to it. Once he’s been set free, he’d rather be held.  So a few weeks ago when the family went bowling to […]


Within His Grasp

Sawyer, Eyeing the Cross. July, 2011. Hold on Tight! Our eight-month-old grandson Sawyer will happily sit in his car seat for long periods of time. But once removed, he will not willingly return to it. Once he’s been set free, he’d rather be held.  So a few weeks ago when the family went bowling to […]


Plain Buttered Noodles

 (Almost) Plain Buttered Noodles. June, 2011. The Importance of Speaking Up One Sunday morning in October of 1964, my dad woke my sister and me with big news: “The baby is on the way. I’m going to take you girls to Sunday school, then I’ll take your mom to the hospital. After church, you go […]


Is She Crazy for Kids?

“Octuplets Doctor loses license” Orange County Register, June 2, 2011. Should She Have Her Head Examined? First, a disclaimer: 1. I am aware that matters of reproductive rights and reproductive medicine are complex, nuanced, controversial, and emotional. 2. I also understand that newspapers deal in brevity and uproar. Brevity provides room for advertisements and caters […]