by Emily P Freeman | Nov 15, 2012 | Compassion Philippines
I’m watching Survivor this season. (Okay, I watch it every season. Leave me alone). But this season, they’re competing in the Philippines. There was a challenge this week where they had to crawl through mud, then a pile of rice, then dig in more mud for...
by Emily P Freeman | Nov 14, 2012 | motherhood, writing
She sits in tears at our white kitchen table, small hands covering her face in defeat. She’s fought in this battle before – she’s on one side, math’s on the other. The test is tomorrow. It’s timed. They aren’t allowed to count on...
by Emily P Freeman | Nov 12, 2012 | (in)courage, Graceful
She is at a friend’s house to play. She’s six and she hates peanut butter but eats it anyway because that’s what her friend’s mom serves for lunch. She stays quiet about her preference. She doesn’t want to trouble anyone. On her ninth birthday she listens through thin...
by Emily P Freeman | Nov 10, 2012 | for your weekend, marriage
So I tried to write a For Your Weekend post but all that keeps coming out is May your weekend be filled with chocolate. I know that might be accurate in my house considering all the many bags of Halloween candy we have strung about, I couldn’t come up with much....
by Emily P Freeman | Nov 8, 2012 | Tuesdays Unwrapped, writing
My microwave is working overtime this morning. I’ve re-heated my coffee eight times already. Since my brain seems to only want to work in compartments today, I thought it appropriate to do a bullet point post. Ready? I spent last weekend in South Carolina with...
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