One of the greatest blessings in my life in last few years has been a group of friends I met on a fan forum board. I don’t generally sign up on tons of those sites. It’s not usually my thing. The truth is I was looking for some answers, I wanted to write and [...]
Filed under: Christianity, life, nature, relating well, wonder on March 14th, 2011 | No Comments »
This time of year is the time of green beer, shamrocks, leprechauns and rainbows ends, but also of St. Patrick! Every year about this time I try to remind my kids about Paddy. I read to them the story of Patrick and his friends who were on a trip to see King Laoghhaire. They were [...]
Filed under: art, Christianity, kids, life on March 19th, 2010 | No Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: art, Christianity, 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 [...]
Filed under: art, Christianity, music on October 20th, 2009 | No Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: Christianity, humor, kids, life, purpose, relationships on November 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Filed under: art, Christianity, 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 things- You know big things- But you don’t look [...]
Filed under: Christianity, kids, life, relating well, relationships, Uncategorized, 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 [...]
Filed under: art, Christianity, 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 [...]
Filed under: art, Christianity, life, purpose, wonder, writing on June 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
