“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Terrible Tuesday: ditch the plan
Uncooperative computer, delayed day because of freezing rain, general mayhem. This day mocks my plans. FINE! Roll-with-the-punches links! A bittersweet story about a man who has fed thousands and thousands of people in Houston for three decades. I really hope someone(s) step up to take his place. “Schooling ain’t learning.” Although this is talking specifically […]
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Pondering over a picture
This image came from the ongoing political protests in Ukraine. I’ll admit I don’t really know what’s going on there. The government has banned protests in Kyiv, creepy text messages have been sent to protesters, and people have died. But I don’t know the whys and wherefores of the disagreement. (If anyone has a good sum-up, […]
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The prayer of a righteous person
Years ago, my grandmother had a stroke. She couldn’t remember her name,or her husband or my mom. She was confused about almost everything, but she kept saying, “I don’t know who I am, but I know my Jesus loves me.” Her faith is so deeply rooted that in a time of great distress it brought her […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Avoiding the chaos
For over a month, I have been putting off cleaning my guest room/office. It was a mess before the holidays, but it also becomes a storeroom during Christmas as we shove extra boxes and whatnot (lots of whatnot) in there. It is, to put it bluntly, a disaster zone. Moreover, there are some important papers […]
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Wisdom from Dr. King
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Empty Shelf Challenge: Joni, An Unforgettable Story
Title: Joni: An Unforgettable Story Author: Joni Eareckson Tada What’s it about: The autobiography of a woman who became a quadriplegic at 17, focusing on her faith journey. Why did I read it: This is the second book in the book project I’m doing with my girls. I’m going to add a healthy dose of […]
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The foolishness of God
A heartbreaking letter from a young girl to her older self is making the rounds on the internet. The letter isn’t heartbreaking because of it’s content, but rather because the twelve-year-old girl unexpectedly died and her parents found the letter while going through her belongings. Taylor Smith sounds like a remarkable person and it’s easy […]
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Emphasis on happy
I was reading Dave Barry’s hilarious if depressing Year in Review when I started wondering if anything good happened last year. Because I don’t know about you, but 2013 kinda stunk up the joint as every year in review article has emphasized. So I went on a hunt for some good news so that “Happy New […]
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Terrible Tuesday: stick a fork in 2013
Anyone else glad to see this year in the rear view? Space links! Did you get a telescope for Christmas? Are you wondering, “What now?” Well, wonder no more! The Spaced-Out Challenge tells you how and where to begin exploring the universe. Sign up for alerts from NASA to see when the space station flies […]
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Good and evil
When the forces of good and evil collide, our tendency is to focus on the evil. I don’t know if it’s our innate sense of justice or just the tendency to rubberneck disaster, but the ugly gets the attention. But when we focus on the ugly to the exclusion of the good, we are denying […]
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