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Snow? SNOW?
Porter remembers days in Rochester, NY when it snowed on his birthday. Not very often, but it happened. It looks as if...
sursumcorda, 22 April 2012 |
Because I'm Still Waiting for "Quiet"
My library copy of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking looks to still be several weeks away, but...
A Valuable Perspective on "Back to Sleep"
I haven't read the book myself, but was thrilled to find this review of The Truth about Tummy Time: A Parent's Guide to SIDS,...
Raclette!
We love having folks over for dinner: good conversation, a chance to catch up, the opportunity to fix dishes that don't work well...
RIP Miss Read
The world lost a wonderful writer today , though at 98 you can hardly say she died young. Dora Jessie Saint, aka Miss Read, was...
Bullet Update
Friday the 13 th may be unlucky, or maybe not. Both kids are sleeping at the same time(!) so there’s a moment for a blog...
Mark's Story
Mark's Story by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Putnam Praise, 2007) This, the second story in The Jesus Chronicles , is a...
Wonderful Fool
Wonderful Fool by Shusaku Endo, translated by Peter Owen (Tuttle Publishing, 1974; originally published in 1959) I am currently...
A Moment for Grandmothers
A friend posted this on Facebook, and it still makes me smile. Except for the singular "Grandmother," which just sounds wrong on...
The Stories of Emmy
The Stories of Emmy: A Girl Like Heidi by Doris Smith Naundorf (Xulon Press, 2010) Doris Smith Naundorf is known in...
7 Reasons Why It's Great to Be Part of an Episcopal Church
... and also why it's great to be attending a church close to home. Sunday: Palm/Passion Sunday Service Tuesday: ...
For Our Daughter, on the Occasion of Her 30th Birthday
30 Reasons Why You Light Up Our Lives (It was hard to stop!) From early childhood you have loved God “with all your...
Life Is Complicated
This morning's news brought two articles that illustrate the truth that our world is never as simple as we want to make it....
1940 Census Update
As noted in a previous post , I've been having a blast with the just-released 1940 census. I did not use Ancestry.com's...
Spam Comments
Okay, folks, the spam comments have really gotten out of hand. Heretofore I have always at least glanced at them, to make sure...
The Consecration of the Rev. Gregory O. Brewer as Fourth...
Our much-beloved Bishop of Central Florida, John Howe, retired this year. The bishop-elect was Gregory O. Brewer, and...
Tomorrow's the Day!
I'm as concerned about privacy as the next person (and a lot more than many), but sometimes I think our government goes too far, such as...
Going Granola . . . a Mommy-Brain Musing
The smell of freshly made grape nuts fills the air. Our two-year old and two-month old who were both born at home are asleep for...
Dots! of Our Own
Woo-hoo! My copy of Dots: Zero to One Hundred arrived today!
On Justice
Given that the events occurred not far from home, yet have become international news, I'll say a few words about the Trayvon Martin...
Bullet Update (More EC, Joseph Abilities, Taxes)
I have a hard time knowing what’s important to record and what’s not. I find myself impressed Joseph’s...
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Concert - JoAnn...
JoAnn Falletta , conductor Elmar Oliveira , violin John Callahan : Pulsar (World Premiere) Saint-Saëns : Violin...
The Bone House
The Bone House by Stephen Lawhead (Thomas Nelson, 2011) The second book in Stephen Lawhead's Bright Empires series took...
Some Fun for the Musicians
With a tip o' the hat to Sarah D., who helped make my Facebook presence worthwhile by passing along this gem of a sight-singing test:...
The Introvert Advantage
The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World by Marti Olsen Laney (Workman, 2002) This book was...