I started playing with a recipe for White Bean Chicken Chili last fall. I love all of the spices and flavors in chili, and wanted to master my own chicken-version. With just enough spice, diced green chilis, and corn. Then last December Bryan Jennings was on island filming the latest Walking on Water movie called "Surfers and Cowboys," and Dave and I invited the whole crew to our place for dinner. The whole crew, including the surfers, and the cowboys. And when I say cowboys I mean the PBR
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Meeting a Special Needs Family: What do you say?
Since my extended family visit a few weeks ago, I've been pondering the topic of this post. Since my nephew Micah has Muscular Dystrophy, our entire family is very used to doing things a little differently. Talking to my sister-in-law about having a special needs child, I confessed some of my own challenges when I meet a family with a special needs child for the first time... How many times I've been there: At the park, or some social event, and I meet someone new. She might have a kid,
What a Teenage Boy Needs Most from his Mom
Over the next week, two of my boys have birthdays that end in "teen." Today, Jonah stepped fresh and eager into his thirteenth year. Next Saturday, Josiah will swagger his way into fifteen. How could this be? Slow down boys--I gave birth to you yesterday. But really--I dig this stage. I feel like I finally understand why I had to go through the baby and toddler years: This is the reward. I mean, I love my kids at every stage, but certainly some years nearly killed me. Now that my
NYC Marathon: Training Update 7/6
**Winner of Josiah's Photography is listed at the bottom of this post!! (See: 7/6--My bad math is hard to ignore! Oh well.) Here I am. And it's almost time. My last week of "tapering" my mileage has been a bit odd. It is uncomfortable. I mean, my legs feel really good. I have hardly been sore, and I'm forgetting to stretch. Tapering is a strange time, and if you've trained for a marathon, you may remember. It's hard not to feel guilty for not being out running more than I am.