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Introverts in the Church
Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture , by Adam S. McHugh (IVP Books, 2009) This isn't...
sursumcorda, 24 October 2010 |
Because We All Need a Reminder from Time to Time
This fits well with New Year's Resolution #10 . Nice music, too. (H/T Jon.)
Our (Almost) Spontaneous Trip to Miami
New Year’s Resolution #8 was “Enjoy Spontaneity.” This is far from my natural inclination; I like plenty of...
And Here Is One Reason Why I Don't Drop Facebook...
MMG is one of my Facebook friends. I've known her since before she was born, so technically she's more the daughter of our friends than...
Be Nice to Spiders (Most of the Time)
It has not been a good couple of months for my relationship with spiders. I grew up on Be Nice to Spiders , the delightful...
Life at Home
Once a week Joseph and I have fun at PEKiP and aftewards I drink coffee with the other moms. It always amazes me how much this...
Goodbye, Facebook
No, I'm not really leaving Facebook. It's too useful a tool for keeping in touch with people I would otherwise be prone to...
Heretical Thoughts on the Chilean Miners' Rescue
I'm awed, amazed, thrilled, and grateful for the successful rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners. I really am. But...
Working on the Farm
Happy 10.10.10 or 10/10/10! However you slice it, it’s a cool day. Yesterday our family headed out to the Birsmatte farm...
Non Campus Mentis
Non Campus Mentis: World History According to College Students , compiled by Anders Henriksson (Workman Publishing, New...
Comment Moderation
Can you believe I get tired of hearing that my blog is absolutly brilliant, and the commenter can't wait to share it with his friends?...
New Year's Resolution #10 - Care More about Other People,...
This resolution has been coming up on my agenda for months, only to be replaced by what seemed to be a more urgent or appropriate...
Faith, Struggle, Death, Grief
Can it have been almost four years since Kelly James, Brian Hall and Nikko Cooke died in a blizzard on Mt. Hood ? I'm not...
Rolling Over!
Joseph seems to be making leaps and bounds and sleeping to recover from all his work. That makes for a happier momma as I’m...
Harm Reduction - and Grace
"Harm reduction," a new term to me, though not a new concept, is a controversial approach to social problems, in which...
Jonathan and the Drill
I haven't time for a long post this morning, so here's the story I alluded to yesterday. There is one upside to allowing...
Free-Range Kids (the Book)
Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry , by Lenore Skenazy (Jossey-Bass,...
The Secret to Creativity
Jonathan's birthday is coming up, and he told me what he really wants: a real Boba Fett costume, from the local costume...
The New Monitor
Not long ago, my lovely external monitor gave out completely. I suppose I could complain about how nothing lasts well these...
Fruitless Fall
Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis , by Rowan Jacobsen (Bloomsbury, New York,...
Three Months!
It’s is crazy to think I have only been a mother (with a baby outside the womb) for three months. What a whirlwind ride it...
Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites ...and Other Lies...
Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites ...and Other Lies You've Been Told , by Bradley R. E. Wright (Bethany House, Minneapolis,...
I Want One -- and It's Swiss!
Micro Mobility Systems makes classy scooters, and look what I discovered when I ventured onto their website from a FRK article :...
Back on FRK
I have another post on Free-Range Kids. You've probably read most of it here already, in my review of the Melendy books , but...
First Gig Post Baby
Long ago in the innocent days of pregnancy I agreed to play a concert in October with the thought that I should have life with a...