Saturday on the Links

Matt has hustled Romulus off to a baseball “game”…srsly, why do little boys have to stuffed into uniforms for these “games” other than that it's awfully cute? There should be no uniform until the child can keep track of it himself…and I am about to try to face down the Great Winter to Summer Clothes Change Over of 2014. Blech. But other people are writing interesting things.

Chuck Collins guest posted at the Gospel Coalition. Pithy. Excellent. Read it on your phone while you're watching baseball.

The History Kitchen has a recipe for Jane Austin era Apple Pastries (that's not their technical name, still, they look delicious). Apparently tea was so expensive it was kept locked in the cupboard and only Jane, in her household had the key. The modern age is so terribly lax.

Wait but Why takes up a topic that always causes me stress and anxiety. Tipping.

And this, though several days old (so, you know, it's not relevant any more, just kidding) is timely, gracious and helpful. As I continue to panic all the time about the fact that probably some of my children will marry and what if they want to marry freaks. I feel like the hysterical guy in Word Girl. Oh no! The world is going to end! There are so many crazies out there! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!

And finally, because I know your greatest concern today is preparing your heart and mind and soul for the worshipping of our gracious and loving God, here's something to listen to. My parents just sang it (not this recording but, you know, their own) with the Nairobi Choir (what is it called? That's not its real name) and my mother said it was wonderful but very difficult because Handel was too young to know better and needed to try to sing it himself before inflicting it on real people. Still, totally wonderful. Put you in the right space to hear a good long difficult sermon.