Posts by jamiamerine
Sacred Ground Sticky Floors Recipe: Marinated Veggies
Sacred Ground Sticky Floors: Marinated Veggies jump to recipe! This is our most favorite appetizer… but truth be told, we use it so much, we can eat it as a main course too! I do several things with this dish. First, we eat it with cream cheese on crackers, a baguette, or pitas. Also, I…
Read MoreConsider This: Namaah, the Wife of Noah
Consider This: Namaah, the Wife of Noah Namaah woke with a startle. It took only seconds to reconnect with her dolorous existence. In a breath, the familiar companion of nausea ran circles around her. She would have vomited, again, but there was nothing left to purge. Her throat burned from the last episode. She squeezed…
Read MoreIntimacy: Infidelitly, Infertility, & Grief with Melissa Radke
Y’all. I am still so giddy from this conversation with Melissa Radke. Melissa Radke and I have quite a bit in common. But it wasn’t until I listened to her bestselling book, Eat Cake and Be Brave, that I knew… I just had to have her on the podcast. We both live in Texas and…
Read MoreDaughters for Sale: Raising Our Girls Without a Price Tag
Daughters for Sale: Raising Our Girls Without a Price Tag The blow-ups between my husband and me about money are few and far between. On Thursday we will celebrate our 27th wedding anniversary. I am happy to report that we are still in love. Some days we are only in like with each other, other…
Read MoreIf You Were Loved this Much, What Could You Surrender?
If You Were Loved this Much, What Could You Surrender? I don’t contribute to criticism of other authors or their works or beliefs. I used to, some, but now, I have my reasons. For one thing, I don’t read a lot of non-fiction. Especially when I am writing. One of my greatest fears when composing,is…
Read MoreDrama Mama: Done, Doner, Donest
“I’m Done.” I didn’t want to start another post with drama and madness. Alas, my life is madness. And, honestly, this is probably not news to you. But, if it is, welcome. I am writing this from a Ramada Inn in Waco, Texas. And I am on my way to West Texas for our Marine Baby’s…
Read MoreTrust: How to Choose What to Do
Trust: How to Choose What to Do Trust is one of those elusive things that seems to come and go like the tide. It was a little after 5 am when we arrived at the emergency room. I had grappled with the decision to take our 5-year-old son to ER since 2 am. I was…
Read MoreThe Mom Car: Where Coolness and Life Collide
The Mom Car: Where Coolness and Life Collide Remember, remember the deep unquenchable need, the need for speed? Truthfully, there was only .000005% of the population of teenage girls that were granted that most coveted of wishes, a pink Camaro with vanity plates, secretly staged in the driveway. We imagined a big red bow, for…
Read MoreWhat You Don’t Get to Decide for Your Children
What You Don’t Get to Decide for Your Children Blood poured from his soaking nose and chin. My insides lurched. You know the feeling when you see one of your children physically hurt? It is a primal ache. The words, “I told you so,” caught in my throat. I did in fact tell him so. …
Read MoreI Didn’t Need My Husband, & He Didn’t Need Me
When I Didn’t Need My Husband, & He Didn’t Need Me What is this thing called love? From the first kiss to the “I do’s,” and the late-night feedings, big fights, great makeups, and checking account mishaps, marriage and lovey-dovey don’t always co-exist. I have said it before, I will say it again, there is…
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