July 2009 is Mega Memory Month. Here we are at Progress Report #3.(Progress Report #1)(Progress Report #2)How’s it going? Use Mr. Linky to connect your progress report to this master list. If I have time, I’ll swing back by and edit the post to make the links more prominent. Non-bloggers and those who don’t want to dedicate an entire post to memory work, feel free to offer … [Read more...]
Travel Back to the Battle of Franklin
I reconnected with an old friend recently, historian and curator of the Carter House in Franklin, TN, David Fraley.Last year, Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family met David while visiting the battleground and museum and was deeply impressed by the experience of walking the historic grounds with such a knowledgeable historian and expert storyteller.Dr. Dobson returned … [Read more...]
July 2009 MMM Progress Report #2
July 2009 Mega Memory Month is moving right along. Already we find ourselves at Progress Report #2.How's it going? Use Mr. Linky to connect your progress report to this master list. If I have time, I’ll swing back by and edit the post to make the links more prominent. Non-bloggers and those who don’t want to dedicate an entire post to memory work, feel free to offer your … [Read more...]
July 2009 MMM Progress Report #1
(alternative button below)July 2009 Mega Memory Month has only barely begun. In fact, it's been less than a week since the kick-off.So I assume that today's progress reports will be modest.Also, feel free to invite others to jump in, because there's still plenty of time to accomplish our goals.Here's the Mr. Linky to connect your progress report to this master list. If I … [Read more...]
Mega Memory Month is in Motion
(Use this or the small button at the bottom)Today, July 1st, marks day one of Mega Memory Month!Participants now have 31 days to pack into their minds whatever it is they've selected to memorize: a poem, speech, passage of Scripture, or song lyrics.The month is in motion, so it's time to begin.Refer back to the main Mega Memory Month page for July 2009 for suggestions and … [Read more...]
July 2009 is Mega Memory Month
(Much smaller button below)It's back—with a groovy new button!July 2009 is:Mega Memory MonthAs we head into the dog days of summer, why not give our minds something to chew on?Mega Memory Month kicks off this Wednesday, July 1st.Here’s how to participate: Pick something to memorize. Try memorizing something long. Something formidable. Something mega. (challenge yourself … [Read more...]
American Lit on the Beach
Probably not typical beach reads; nevertheless, this is what I mentally consumed while sitting on the beach under an umbrella:I'm finishing The Crucible today.This fall I'm planning to present an American Literature course for high school home-schooled students. There are many books I've never read (or I read them so long ago that I don't remember anything about them). … [Read more...]
Creative, Creation-Lovin' Kids
Many of these ideas complement topics in a message I gave to a MOPS group a few weeks ago about getting kids out in God's creation and encouraging creativity. I offered this for their newsletter, and now I offer it to you.Inspiring creativity and a love of God's creation in kids doesn’t mean you have to move to a ten-acre farm in the country and raise goats. This summer … [Read more...]
A Note about Friends
After reading yesterday's post, alert reader Marci at Overcoming Busy pointed me to The Creative Mama, who had a post about learning and keeping track of the little details reflecting our friends' likes and dislikes.She e-mailed her friends a form (available for download HERE) and asked them to fill it in and send it back in order to have a record on hand. She pointed out … [Read more...]
New Book, Old Book
"It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between." (C.S. Lewis, On the Reading of Old Books)I found that quote in a magazine, but was curious to see it in context. Online, I found that it came from the introduction to a translation of St. Athanasius' "The Incarnation of the Word of God." I … [Read more...]
Book Report
Found a few books at Half Price Books while looking for a copy of my own book, The Contemplative Mom. My search took me to the "Religion" section:The Contemplative MomThey had one copy, so I snatched it up. Since my book is out-of-print, it's fairly scarce. People often ask to buy it from me, so it's good to have a few on hand.Each New Day This is a daily devotional book … [Read more...]
Poisson d'Avril!
(This informative, trick-and-joke-free post was originally published April 1, 2008.)I’m not going to play any tricks on you today, even though it’s April 1st. I’ll leave it to your coworkers and children to create and execute some elaborate and annoying jokes.Instead, I’ll be informative.In France and French-speaking Belgium today, kids try to stick a paper fish on the … [Read more...]
Bike Lock Debacle
As you now know from the title of my forthcoming book, we seek to live a slower life—a "not so fast" life. Plenty of people are living far simpler and slower lives than we are, but we're making choices that do set us apart in our suburban area. One simple choice is to use our bikes as often as possible.When my four kids and I head out through the neighborhood on bikes, we … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Roti Orloff
Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post even remotely related to food is welcome.Really, it's not just about recipes (though those are always welcome). You can reminisce about your favorite childhood snack or moan about how inept you are at the kitchen. Take a picture of your new faucet or of a bowl of apples. Photograph it, write it, and link to it. Don't forget to … [Read more...]
Long-Awaited Logophile Lists
(CC) Gaetan Lee, www.flickr.com/photos/gaetanlee/In Write to Discover Yourself, Ruth Vaughn tells about a character named Julia Redfern in a children's book called A Room Made of Windows. Julia keeps a "Book of Strangenesses" in which she makes lists. Her lists include Beautiful Words (Mediterranean, quiver, undulating, lapis lazuli, Empyrean) and Most Detestable … [Read more...]
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