Meagan Frank's Page

I want to be a good mom... I really do. I wake up each morning thinking about how I can be the mom our three sprouts deserve. I would bet that 90 per cent of my energy, thoughts and time revolve around maintaining, feeding, appropriately clothing, emotionally guarding and effectively preparing our

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Strenuous workouts are out. Shopping is in.

Conversations on a run are out. Chat

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I just finished three laps around the house with a book on my head. That's what proper ladies do, right? The last few days I have conducted an experiment and I have "done my hair" every morning. That may not seem monumental to most women out there, but for me, it is extraordinary. I am in the process o

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Don't ask me why I felt compelled to drag out this eight-year old poem. When I wrote it originally, I framed it and gave it to one of my best friends as a wedding shower gift. I also used this poem during the tea parties as a conversation-starter, and it was amusing to hear how else a couple might use their hands through a lifetime of marriage. For some reason it has been on my mind the last few days, so I thought I would revisit it. I have a new appreciation for it, from the perspective of a wo… Continue

I don't think I have spent my life praying for the ridiculous or the absurd, but I admit that I have often prayed for divine favors that are just not going to happen. I've been like an insolent, selfish child making demands for things that I want, but that I guess, as I walk away with head down and shoulders slumped, I don't need.

My prayers too often sounded like this:

"Lord, please take away the parts of life that are hard."

"Lord,

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