Hebrews 13:5-6 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never fail you nor forsake you.” Hence we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; what...
At long last, what you’ve all been waiting for, Bella’s new video:
(Warning: partial nudity, obscene noises, dangerously cute baby.)
Blogging has been light this week in part because I’ve been so busy. Lots of errands have been run, cleaning has been done. Yesterday afternoon we watched our niece and nephew while my sister-in-law went for her ultrasound. (Which meant...
I just got an email from The Summa Mamas informing me they’d added me to their blogroll. If you aren’t familiar with these lovely Texan ladies, that’s partly my fault cause I just realized that although their blog is on my RSS feed...
A Field Guide to the Familiar: Learning to Observe the Natural World was one of the “birthday books” that I purchased with the Amazon gift certificates so thoughtfully given by my parents and my mother-in-law. (I think I learned about it...
This is an excerpt from a short piece on Christopher Columbus, in honor of tomorrow’s holiday. On December 13, 1502, at the height of the confusion, a shriek burst forth from one of the ships, and was echoed by the other three. A typhoon...
Dom had a meeting this morning. After he left I took my breakfast into the living room, plopped Bella down to roll around on the quilt and settled in to read on the couch in a nice warm sunbeam. Then Bella got fussy and as I jumped up to grab her...
Talking to Dom tonight, discussing a you tube video he sent to me that showed Frodo riding the eagle into Mount Doom, thereby skipping over the long slogging walk through Mordor, I suddenly recalled this poem by Cavafy, one I fell in love with and...
from Higher up and Further in (a homeschooling mom in Turkey who uses the Charlotte Mason method): three writing samples (from her daughter at ages 9, 10, and 11) that demonstrate the effectiveness of dictation and narration. Her 11 year old...
That’s how often Bella woke last night. Crying every time. I think the poor girlie had gas. Mommy just has a bad temper and a stiff neck. But I’m sure when she wakes up and gives me that million dollar smile, I won’t be disgruntled...