I stumbled upon this article about these very interesting new art ateliers which I did not even know existed until this morning, and which my children will be so interested to find out about. Every Friday we dig through our beautiful fine arts box. It is full of post card size representations of famous works of art. We pick one or two gloriously famous pictures, most of which in a museum would take up a whole wall, and I read... Read more
Running late. Lots to do. So here’s a short ranting podcast about Jesus Calling and what exactly is wrong with it. And then, Christianity Today has five devotionals from Nailed It so you can see what they’re like. And then here is something about tiny appartments. And something excellent about how the work/life balance is over, amen. And some baby survival notes. Something funny because it’s true. Something to eat. Matt’s excellent excellent sermon which was so helpful to me... Read more
I happened to indulge in a snatch of Amy Carmichael this week, reading a few lines here and there while waiting for the Internet to work faster. There are always too many interruptions to really stop and think, or so I was probably hoping. For a couple of lines Amy was worried about falling into temptation. In fact, she was praying fervently that she might not be tempted. What bad thing was she wishing she could avoid doing? I read... Read more
There was a brilliant rosy sunrise, which I saw because, you know, the daylight has been saved, that evaporated under the heavy layering of clouds which seems to be our portion for the day. More snow, says my app, because that’s what we really need right now. I’m sure you enjoy these minute by minute updates about the weather and will be sad when I forget to report about the temperature, precipitation, and cloud cover. People think of the weather... Read more
Another long week, lengthened by the heavy burden of snow. One Can’t believe that Binghamton was basically the center of this particular storm, and that it had a name. Managed to beat our way out to the street yesterday and went to church after many hours of shoveling. Well, only Matt shoveled. The children tried for a short few minutes and gave up, and I stood inside and felt guilty. Matt is going to be taking Tylenol every four hours... Read more
So I still can’t watch the funniest video of the year without wanting to die, but I do love more than the lives of my own children (just kidding) their follow up interview with the BBC. It’s completely wonderful and I’ve watched it many times, even, for the moment, setting aside food and cats. And because I’ve watched it so constantly, I have now had some very troubled dreams in which this family was mixed up with The Manor House,... Read more
Snow is still careening headlong from the sky, as it has been through the night and did all day yesterday. The least that can be said is that its alarming, but also blanketing the landscape with a sense of being on holiday. It is very, very hard to get up and think that anything should be done about anything. All one Feels like doing is sitting in a chair and watching it all come down. Unfortunately, as a person who... Read more
Finally got round to reading this article which is not shocking at all and surprised me not the tiniest bit. As I tweeted when I saw it (without reading it of course), “The fashion industry IS the war on women.” I’ve had a hard time buying into the idea that there’s a war on women in America. First of all, the word War is absurd. Unless you’ve been in a place where a war is literally going on, I think... Read more
Good Moaning. Hope everyone survived the time change. I will be dragging myself through the day hoping for better things. As our gift to the interwebs we did up a little podcast about Dr. Russell Moore, Mr. Trump, the big snow storm coming, and whether that video is funny or not funny. Hope it solves all your problems and everything. First up, an article about Russell Moore. He can sure use all our prayers. And then something I enjoyed about... Read more
What’s that line about time rolling on like an ever flowing stream bearing all our cares away? Except when it rises up and smacks you in the teeth, like it is this morning. Messing around with the clock has not only got to be the idea of Satan, but it must also be an anti Christian conspiracy. Ever notice how the time is always changed on a Sunday? That’s because Hitler hated the church, and so do all bureaucrats. I... Read more
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