🥳 👶🏻 The Good Nonsense #9

Okay, for real this time.

Hi! Hi hi hi. So good to be in your inbox again. I intended to be here last Friday as well, but I got distracted by this squish-faced sleeping expert.

Knox Alistair Cochrane was *finally* born on the evening of March 28th, and he was big mad about it. I was so excited I ate a steak dinner to celebrate. He’s calmed down considerably since that first hour of outrage, to our great relief. All in all shaping up to be very polite as far as newborns go.

Thanks to daycare and my amazing mother, I’ve spent most of the last two weeks in bed. It’s been a lovely time to recover and get acquainted with my new person, and also to watch some good TV and find the good internet things.

Entertainment + Links

▶️ The first time I had a kid I started watching Good Mythical Morning from the very beginning,* and I’ve revisited old seasons after the birth of every subsequent child. There are a couple good reasons for this. First, the content is entertaining but requires zero mental or emotional energy. All my postpartum hormones rejoice. Second, episodes are usually 10-15 minutes in length, which is approximately how long it takes my babies to empty one boob. In the beginning when feeding sessions can be painful, it helps to know it’s just two episodes of GMM till we’re done.

*if you’re brand new to GMM, I recommend starting here.

👕 I’m a big fan of second hand kids clothes, but sometimes new is preferable, and Old Navy is my go to. I realize no one is out there not knowing that Old Navy exists, but maybe you didn’t know about their exceptional mark downs and clearance? If you time it right you can find everything you’re looking for in the $3-$5 range. Big win when all of a sudden it’s summer and the number of articles of clothing your kid fits into is zero.

🧊 Speaking of summer, this spherical ice mold has been sitting in the “saved for later” portion of my cart for months since Bri McKoy mentioned them. We don’t have an ice maker in our fridge but heck if I’m going to traverse my first Texas summer without cold drinks. I bit the $15 bullet and ordered me a set.

💅🏻 Last week someone asked me what my favorite nail polish was, and I never answered because newborns. But it’s Olive and June! Beautiful colors, easy application, and helpful IG tutorials to boot. Color wise, I tend toward either dark and bold or light neutrals, and I tend to hate pastels. Current favorite O&J shades are Hibiscus and HGC. Here’s a handy code for 20% off any of their nail systems.

The Good Instagrams

The suffering I’ve known has only made me more tender, tears and joy and odd sensitivities all more near the surface. I was grateful to see this experience so well articulated.

I didn’t see this post until after Easter, but what a gracious perspective. I think it’s very human (and not wrong) for us to focus on the power of Christ in His resurrection. We like to think of Jesus backlit, crushing the minions of fear and death as a huge John-Williams-esque score crescendos behind him. It’s a sweetness to be reminded that even in such a moment of power, he was clothed in humility, quiet enough that Mary didn’t hear him coming.

The Good Twitters

This is the beginning of a bananas and truly delightful story about sitting next to a celebrity on a plane. Click to read the whole thing.

jen fraser @jenniferfraser

🧵My step daughter, Mia, graduated from college and I offered her a long weekend wherever she wanted to go. She picked San Diego, which was a short flight to maximize the time on the ground adventuring. I researched hotels, sites and restaurants for our trip.

Tyler Huckabee is never not hilarious.

Hucky Barnes @TylerHuckabee

getting vaccinated is NOT a license to covertly swap places with the identical twin you never knew you had in an attempt to rekindle your estranged parents’ broken marriage, guys. can’t believe i have to say this.

Hucky Barnes @TylerHuckabee

a lady runs into the room saying Jesus’ body is missing and the fellas immediately go and check the one place you can be 100% sure she already checked ...married folks will understand this arc

This thread brought tears to my eyes. Click to read the whole thing.

Danté Stewart (Stew) @stewartdantec

I was reading in the gospels. Luke wrote about Jesus's and the women. Death has consumed him. Despair had consumed them. Yet, the women prepared spices. "On the sabbath," he writes, "they rested." The faith of the women teach us this: Hell is shaking. God is working. We can rest.

A Nehemiah generation 🔥

David Cassidy @DPCassidyTKC

Many note the exodus of young people from churches. Numerous reasons have been cited, ranging from the political and sexual to the liturgical & social. There’s a degree of accuracy in each reason. Some will return but more importantly most will rebuild. It’s a Nehemiah generation

Eric Schumacher @emschumacher

I believe the Gospel. Some of my theology is wrong. Some of my theology will be wrong at death. The Bible doesn't indicate God is in a constant state of anger at, annoyance with, anxiety over, or suspicion of me. He patiently loves and teaches me. How should we love one another?

Honestly, don’t we all…

Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM

Keith and I just want to eat Parmesan cheese with Stanley Tucci.

Okay friends, that’s all from me. I’ll be taking it easy around the house for a bit longer, so here’s what I need from you. Comment with:

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Thanks for reading and sharing and being the best. See ya next Friday!