http://tierza.askren.net On losing my faith, keeping my friends, and unchaining my passions Tue, 04 May 2010 02:36:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday I went to church with Jay.  I "went to church" but I didn't get much out of it.  Sam, who is 1, wanted to MOVE.  I spent the second half of Sacrament Meeting following him as he crawled down the hall and in and out of open classrooms.  Two ... http://tierza.askren.net/2010/05/03/what-does-it-mean-to-honor-mothers/ It is Sunday.  Upstairs Jay is feeding the kids their breakfast while fasting himself.  Downstairs I have quiet hymns playing.  In an hour or so we will get dressed and, together, we will go to church. There is nothing so remarkable about this.  Mormons (and others) do it every week. ... http://tierza.askren.net/2010/05/02/an-other-sunday/ When I was small I went to bed at 7:00 pm every night.  Imagine, every night, summer, winter, spring, fall:  The clock turned to 7:00 pm and it was time to go to bed.  When I was small the night both terrified and fascinated me. On long summer drives to visit ... http://tierza.askren.net/2009/11/10/late-at-night/ I was sitting on the edge of the bed yesterday thinking about my body. I am, of course, engorged with the consequences of the little life growing inside of me -- my belly bulges; my ankles, feet and fingers swell; my breasts finally exhibit something like ripeness -- and ... http://tierza.askren.net/2007/03/09/sitting-like-buddha/ Last night I had a series of odd dreams about giving birth beginning with one in which I was in the hospital in labor. The labor went well, quickly and relatively easily (this, I suspect, reflects my current feeling about giving birth -- of all the things I fear ... http://tierza.askren.net/2007/02/27/dreaming-about-the-baby/