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more thoughts on ambition [farming, pastoral ministry & worship-leading]

By vivienne / July 8, 2026

It's been a while since I've been here. Here being: alone, at a coffee shop, headphones on, writing. As you...

more thoughts on ambition [farming, pastoral ministry & worship-leading]

until we fall asleep

By vivienne / December 11, 2025

When I talk to other moms, the conversation inevitably makes its way toward sleep: how is your sleep? Are you...

mothering two: a list of skills acquired

By vivienne / October 23, 2025

they say motherhood changes you. I agree and yet, the change, I would argue, is almost imperceptible. Growing up I...

mothering two: a list of skills acquired

making sense of our lives

By vivienne / April 20, 2025

One thing I love about this blog is the way you all help me think about and process the various...

PhD lessons

By vivienne / April 2, 2025

I defended my PhD yesterday! Surreal that in a couple of hours, the phase of life you've known over the...

spring beginnings: on ambition, contentment and reclaiming quiet

By vivienne / March 12, 2025

I guess I have a lot of catching up to do since it's been 8 months since I last posted...

spring beginnings: on ambition, contentment and reclaiming quiet

peace

By vivienne / July 21, 2024

It's one of those rare moments of quiet. Noah went down for his nap a half hour earlier than normal,...

the passing of time

By vivienne / July 9, 2024

I'm finding that babies and gardens are what remind me of time passing. A month ago, our garden box was...

pregnancy and labor: resources and reflections [part 3]

By vivienne / June 6, 2024

I have just finished picking up chewed up watermelon pieces strewn around Noah's high chair, after putting Noah down for...

pregnancy and labor: resources and reflections [part 3]

pregnancy and labor: resources and reflections [part 2]

By vivienne / February 27, 2024

This is part 2 of a 3-part series on pregnancy and labor, specifically a non-medicated one since that was the...

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