“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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My Lenten focus
Like the weird, “doesn’t quite fit in the box evangelical” that I am, I celebrate Lent. And you should, too. I wrote a whole treatise on the whys and wherefores, so if you aren’t convinced by my command, you can read my argument. This year, the Church is faced with a level persecution that it […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Field trip day!
This is our first field trip of the school year. It is February. If that isn’t just a pathetic situation, I don’t know what is. For our first–and possibly only–field trip, we’re going to the Dallas Children’s Theater to see Skippyjon Jones. Everyone is looking forward to it except Sprite, who will get excited after […]
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Seeds of the church
“Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man […]
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My unknown need
This past weekend, I went to the Great Homeschool Convention in Ft. Worth. Well, I bounced back and forth between the convention and my crazy schedule. I was ambivalent about going, but there were a couple of speakers who piqued my interest, and I needed to order our next math books. When a friend […]
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Baby steps to a commonplace books
Last fall, I decided I wanted to start a commonplace book. Very simply, a commonplace book is a place where you collect quotes, selections from books, poetry, etc. It’s a good way to keep and meditate on the wisdom we come across through our reading. George Washington’s “Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior” is the […]
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Fine Arts Friday: A Bombadilian Song
February’s folk song is the fun and lively “The Keeper Did A-Hunting Go.” Ambleside Online* suggests several options, but this is by far my favorite. Try not to sing along, I dare you. It reminds me very strongly of Tom Bombadil’s song, Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! Ring a dong! hop […]
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20 Answers from a 40-Year-Old
A 20-something blogger posted an interesting and fun post, “20 Questions I have for people who were in their 20s before cell phones and the internet.” I’m forty, and I got my first email address in college. I could only access it through the computers in one of the two computer labs on campus. My […]
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Today’s truth
Government recommendations on food (and exercise and carbon emissions, etc.) are often treated as gospel by the media, the medical community, and of course, the average Joe. But a recent spate of food news shows that what they thought they knew is wrong, so they have to rewrite their bible: Fat? Maybe not the demon […]
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Terrible Tuesday: At least the weather’s nice
It’s been beautiful here lately: sixties and seventies, clear skies. But it’s still February. Eighteen more days links! 10 Bible scenes that should be made into LEGO Sets. For the Protestants, just substitute Elijah and the Prophets of Baal for Judith. C.S. Lewis titles on-line. 19 fairly useful baking hacks. (The headline at the link […]
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Mom in black
It’s a Johnny Cash kind of day today. But whether it’s “Get Rhythm” or “Folsom Prison Blues”, I’m not sure yet. I’ll let you know. Not unrelated: when everything about your Mondays is constantly sucking, you should re-evaluate your plan for Mondays. No, running away is not an option. Physical Causes of ED High blood […]
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