A good friend sent me a gift: Seasons of a Mother’s Heart by Sally Clarkson, a book subtitled, “Heart-to-heart encouragement, inspiration and insight for homeschooling mothers.” In the third chapter, “Beside Still Waters,” the author recalls some advice given her as a young woman when she served as a missionary: look to your personality and [...]
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Beside Still Waters
Posted in Devotional books, Life, Lists on May 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Scaling the wall
Posted in Life, Writing/Blogging on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Yesterday as part of his sermon, the pastor asked, “What script do you live by?”
A provocative question. I have, and have inherited, more than one script. There’s the unrolling scroll of my life’s drama, activities, calling. (This is what the pastor had in mind.)
But then there are my habits of operating and relating. The idea of [...]
Shakespeare, television, and lame parenting
Posted in Biographies, Life, Parenting on April 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s Shakespeare’s birthday (they think), and you can read Garrison Keillor’s recognition either by clicking the Writer’s Almanac link in my sidebar or by using this link, which takes you to the permalink for this week’s programs. (There’s no permalink for individual entries, just for a week’s worth.)
This is National Turn Off Your T.V. Week, [...]
Looking for gates of splendor
Posted in Bible, Life, Nonfiction on April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I tossed and turned a lot in the night. I went to a meeting for homeschoolers last night and came home with my usual complex of doubts as to whether I’m pursuing the right course. Other homeschoolers seem so much more enthusiastic about taking on the extra commitments of co-ops and committees. I’m just not that [...]
New look
Posted in Life on April 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I read a post on another blog not long ago called “Top Ten Reasons I Don’t Read Your Blog.” One of them was excessive tinkering — changing the look of the blog too often.
To which I have two responses, then an explanation for why I’ve changed mine.
First, I have great respect for blog readers. Anyone [...]
First crocus of the season!
Posted in Life, Photos on April 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
AT LAST!!
Easter week
Posted in Church, Life on March 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Easter comes early this year, and in its honor I changed my header to these lovely Ukranian eggs. I’ve always marvelled at the intricacy of the patterns and the hours of patient, careful artistry they exemplify. I’ve been reading about them here. I’m not Ukrainian myself, but there’s a good-sized slavic population where I live, and several [...]
Gandalf for President
Posted in Fiction, Life, Politics on February 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’ve found myself irritated a few times lately by the expressed contempt of democrats for conservatism. So I want to get some thoughts clear here in this space.
There’s an arrogance in several discussions I’ve read lately that suggests something like, “We’re going to take the country over now and get things right.” Mrs. Clinton, at the [...]
Hearing vs. understanding
Posted in Life, Parenting on February 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve heard it said, many times, that if you don’t feel good about yourself, you’re harder on others. I’ve accepted it as sensible psychobabble, I thought. But then this week I really saw it, perhaps for the first time… If I’m living in a way that disappoints me, therefore living in self-condemnation, somehow that condemning [...]
Personality undivided
Posted in Life on February 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I changed my mind about the other blog. Even though a book blog appeals to me because it’s so orderly, I can’t excise reading from the rest of my life… and juggling two blogs sounds extremely unfun to me! So I’ve reorganized this one a bit to give it a more overtly literary focus, but in the end it [...]
