I found this link and loved the article on Anne Rice. I must admit I haven’t read many of her vampire novels. I’m just not a horror buff, but I know many who have. And I do respect her work as an author. I think the article speaks for itself. I applaud Speakeasy Magazine of [...]
Filed under: Christianity, art, wonder, writing on October 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
I do not generally do shoutout news blurbs here, but I had to! I love Carolyn Arends. That is no secret to those who know me well. She is a personal hero of mine, a fellow L’Engle and other lit. lover, an artist, an incredible wife and mother, and so much more. I would [...]
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Friday, November 28, 2008
Tiny Tim said it best
Category: Life
Every year to prepare for Christmas, we always watch Henson’s Muppet’s Christmas Carol. I love the original Charles Dickens classic and I remember watching the theater production in college. I love the story. But the Muppet version is something as a family we watch and discuss.
We talk [...]
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Hmm, What am I thinking….
Current mood: contemplative
Category: Life
I have been spinning Mary Chapin Carpenter’s cd The Calling. (I am also reading a book by Robert Coles, more L’Engle stuff, and Dostoevsky so not all pressure for my ranting here falls on MC2) I really am provoked by her cd. Maybe it’s one of those [...]
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Monday, September 01, 2008
In Memorium 09-06-07
Category: Life
I can’t remember the first time that I read anything by Madeleine L’Engle. But I would imagine that it was A Wrinkle in Time like most people. I do however remember vividly when I fell in love with Madeleine L’Engle’s writing. I read that same book aloud [...]
Filed under: Christianity, art, hobby, life, nature, poetry, purpose, relating well, relationships, wonder, writing on September 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
Ken Gire records some dialogue from the courtroom scene from the 1994 movie “Nell” in the opening of his book, The Reflective Life: Becoming more Spiritually Sensitive to the Everyday Moments of Life. (In the translated version of Nell’s speech) Mr. Guire writes,
You have big [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Uncategorized, kids, life, relating well, relationships, wonder, writing on July 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
She has sheltered me
Like mother and father should
She has raised me child wild and creative
She allowed me to imagine and speak
She gave me wings and dreams
The cost was rich, red, and river like
She is young and lovely still
She has much to learn; still naive
History tells of her blind eyes and sword drawn
She lifts her torch [...]
Filed under: Christianity, art, life, poetry on July 4th, 2008 | No Comments »
“The challenge for those of us who care about our faith and about a hurting world is to tell stories which will carry the words of grace and hope in their bones and sinews and not wear them like fancy dress.” -Katherine Paterson
(the lovely older lady is Ms. Paterson the author of numerous books including A [...]
Filed under: Christianity, art, life, purpose, wonder, writing on June 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
I really love this song. Although for my interp, I am not so crazy about the line that says, “I broke them all for you”, but if you left that out the following song would speak to purpose for me. It speaks to “story” for me and what I love writing, reading , knowing, and remembering [...]
Filed under: Christianity, art, life, poetry, purpose, relationships, wonder, writing on June 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
Today is Memorial Day. We remember those who have sacrificed and lost so much so that we can live with the freedoms we are given. It’s a very poignant and special remembering. Freedom is costly.
My children were talking with me earlier about “Memorial” and what that word means. I explained that it is [...]
Filed under: Christianity, kids, life, purpose, relating well, wonder on May 26th, 2008 | No Comments »
