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Our New Shower!
The bathroom itself is still under construction, but the shower was finished and functional in time for Christmas. Porter and our...
sursumcorda, 21 January 2013 |
Two Happiness Moments in a Row, after a Drought
It's been two weeks since a posted about a "happiness moment," and I was beginning to wonder. It's not as if I've been unhappy ,...
Dedication
Last Sunday we finally had a dedication for Joseph and Vivienne at our church in Emmen (Frei Evangelische Gemeinde Emmen). Since...
Overheard . . .
I’m quite behind, so I thought I’d share this rather than just add it to my long list of things to type up. Often we...
Get Moving!
Focusing on the Foundations Concentration: Physical Category: Health Goal: Consistent exercise If I put...
Kluge
Kluge: The Haphazard Evolution of the Human Mind , by Gary Marcus (Mariner Books, 2008) After reading Kluge , which only...
Manalive
Manalive , by G. K. Chesterton (Dover, 2000, originally published in 1912 by the John Lane Company) Orion is upside down. My...
My Guileless (and Wonderful) Husband
Sometimes guilelessness can be cluelessness. Sometimes it can be hurtful, too: the art of the polite compliment is not one...
Joseph Andreas Stücklin at 2 ½ Years
Well overdue I present to you a snapshot of Joseph at about 2 ½, which age he turned on December 28 th . (I hit my deadline...
Foundations 2013 - The First Week
I don't plan an update on my Focusing on the Foundations progress every single week, but I will post periodically because knowing that...
Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning
What happens when a smart, educated, but musically inept psychology professor attempts to learn guitar and write a book about it? ...
Reading the Bible Chronologically
Focusing on the Foundations Concentration: Spiritual Goal: Read through the entire Bible in 2013, chronologically...
The Puzzle of Games
A scene from a couple of weeks ago: My husband, his sister, and our nephew are playing a game. They have repeatedly assured...
Epiphany Joys
Three Happiness Moments marked this Epiphany day, all in the morning, all milder than the events I've mentioned before: more a...
Happiness Moment 3
This morning's Happiness Moment came in our living room, dark save for the illumination of the Christmas tree, in a time of quiet...
Captured Moment of Happiness - 2
In keeping with my efforts at chronicling those indefinable, momentary feelings of happiness that catch me almost by surprise, I'll...
Happiness
I often puzzle about what makes me happy. What do I enjoy, what do I find to be fun, what conditions make me stop and think,...
Reading (as they say) Is FUNdaMENTAL
Focusing on the Foundations Concentration: Mental Category: Reading Goal: Read A History of the Medieval...
The First Foundation 2013 Step: Sleep
Focusing on the Foundations Concentration: Physical Category: Health Goal: A 10 p.m. bedtime I'm dividing...
Focusing on the Foundations
While Advent or Lent would seem to be more obvious seasons for reflection and resolution than New Year's Eve, which falls right in the...
Important Safety Instructions
I should be working on a more profound post, such as my New Year's resolutions, but going through my neglected inbox provoked a quick...
Drive
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink (Riverhead Books, 2009) Drive is yet another book...
Looking Back Three Years - The 2010 "Read More Books"...
Three years ago, I took a look at my reading habits and discovered to my shock that—avid bookworm though I am—my reading...
The Christmas Miracle
No, not that Christmas Miracle. It was The Christmas Without Stress. Or at least a whole lot less. The day before was...
Crazy Times
I don't deny that the world might end today; it's going to end sometime. I knew one guy who would occasionally look up at an...