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A Challenging Day, but a Good One
Porter put the bikes on the back of the car again this morning, and we headed off to the Tosohatchee State Reserve near...
sursumcorda, 20 May 2007 |
Six Weeks and Counting
This weeks highlights . . . Inspired by the experience of being listened to I went to Bible study determined to listen to...
For Your Amusement
It was a scene worthy of one of those funniest-videos shows. As I opened the front door this morning to take out the trash, I...
Carrion-Eaters, Too, Are God's Creation
On one of our recent bike rides, we came upon a dead armadillo. Dead armadillos happen not infrequently in Florida. They may be...
Peace
I woke today thinking of the character of God. His faithfulness, his goodness, his sovereignty, his love. I do so nearly...
The Princess and Curdie
I am reading "The Princess and Curdie" by George MacDonald with a friend and this time around I am recording quotes that I...
Paris with Mom and Dad (April 5-7, 2007)
I took notes on our vacation to France, but it has been more than a month so I’m sure to have lost the ability to write about...
The Healing Power of a Listening Ear
Listening is a skill, a discipline, and I’m only beginning to train myself in it. This is an ode to the listening ears I...
I Knew We Had a Lot of Books...
...but even I am amazed. Heather introduced me to Book Collector , and I've been thrilled. I've long wanted to make...
Christmas in May
I know it is Mother’s Day, but my today was a mini-Christmas for me. We didn’t sing any Christmas songs in church,...
Our Favorite After-Church Activity
This post is going to be about our Sunday bike ride, but I have to admit that coffee hour is also a favorite after-church activity,...
Checking Out a Farmers' Market and Another Bike Trail
I've given up my search for an organic farmers' market; around here I should be happy with a farmers' market of any kind....
The Seventh to Last Week . . . this time around.
Boy, do the weeks fly by! I’ve finally decided that I want to and can justify coming back for more school. I was...
One More Reason to Avoid Hospital Births
Or hospitals in general, if you can help it. I realize they perform a vital service, and I really am thankful for doctors and...
More Sunday Biking
Biking after church could get to be a habit. A good one. Last Sunday we returned to the West Orange Trail, this time heading...
A Long Story and a Warning for Homeschoolers
We have been blessed with a surprising number of very bright friends, their talents ranging from math to music, from business to...
It’s May Already (Update April 30-May 7)
Hurray for short weeks! Of course, I can’t complain about the work that I do during the week, but it was wonderful to have...
More Music, No Flowers This Time
Having written recently about my love of student recitals , I have to mention that we went to a Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra...
Europe 2007: April 15 - Homeward Bound
Now I must report on my first dissatisfaction with the Swiss transportation system. The bus we rode from the airport could not...
Flowers and Music
Not long ago, a friend was lamenting to me about how tedious elementary recitals are. Little piano and violin students plunking and...
Europe 2007: April 14
A day of rest, recovery, last-minute shopping, and…packing. None of us wanted to think about the next day's departure;...
Europe 2007: April 13
When we first began planning this trip, Porter's one goal in Switzerland (besides visiting Janet) was the Jungfraujoch experience,...
Europe 2007: April 12
What to do, now that we are back in Switzerland? Let's visit another museum! This time it was the Skulpturehalle...
A Ring Tone for Andy F.
Andy B., I now bestow the honorable title of "Andy" upon you since you have been so devoted to my blog. So as to avoid...
Maitland, Florida, 2007 or Salem, Massachusetts, 1692?
This just in: middle-aged men have no business stopping to chat with young people. After all, the young and their elders...