“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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War stories and adventure tales
*This post contains affiliated links I just finished reading The Aeneid with my daughters. Previously, we read (well, listened to) The Iliad and The Odyssey. These three epics are arguably three pillars of all Western Literature. (A fourth being the Bible.) Of the three, I had only read The Iliad previously, although I was […]
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100 Word Challenge: The Rite
Her knees quaked as the clouds rushed at her. Bracing herself against the bare rock, she breathed, “I can do this. Withstand the storm; stand in the assembly.” A too-close crack of lightning shattered a tree in the valley below. Cowering, her wide eyes fell on an arrow, made visible in the bright flash. It […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Ghost story
Washington Irving’s short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” can be considered the first American ghost story. It’s based on folk tales, and it has been adapted for movies and television and depicted in art. It’s 2 parts goofy and one part creepy, although some adaptations leave off the goofy and emphasize the creepy. Most […]
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Kitty stories
Sweet Keaggy is gone, and MTG has very kindly put away all the cat paraphernalia. The house feels empty without that small, inactive cat, but we still have the memories. So here is a Keaggy story for you. In the summer of 1999, I lived in a townhouse with 3 other girls and my two […]
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How to survive a really good idea
*This post contains affiliated links. I want to say at the outset that this post is not just for homeschoolers. I’m a homeschooling mom who is writing about a homeschooling mom that has a podcast. But this is in no way, shape, or form does this pertain only to homeschoolers. What I’m saying pertains to […]
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Best birthday news ever?
Happy Choose your preferred learning method today and get on the road best buy on viagra can lead to a severe accident or life threatening crashes. They had a young star in the likes of Jack Clark, along with veteran first baseman cheap mlb jerseys Willie McCovey, second baseman generic cialis Bill Madlock (whom the […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Steeped in story
This post contains affiliated links. This afternoon, we’re all laying around reading and listening to our folk song playlist until it’s time to go to my daughter’s softball tournament. It’s a nice bit of downtime sandwiched between to periods of frantic activity, and I’m appreciating the mellow atmosphere. The girls are listening to Rilla of […]
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Terrible Tuesday: I want my summer!
Summer started and then we got really busy and, well, this doesn’t feel like summer to me. I-demand-my-lazy-days links! First, a slew of heroes. The last of the original Navajo code-talkers has died. The Navajo code arguably turned the tide of the war in the Pacific, as the Japanese were able to break every code […]
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Tell me your story
A while back. I wrote a lot about the importance of story, particularly in communicating values and connecting with people. The concept of story as a way for people to connect and understand one another is important, and projects like StoryCorps help facilitate these connecting stories. Stories can also help to correct misunderstands and misperceptions […]
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About that touching story making the rounds…
You’ve probably seen the story of Pastor Jeremiah Steepek, who went to the church at which he was guest speaking disguised as a homeless man. It’s very convicting and whatnot. And completely made up. Dear people, stop making stuff up and stop stealing stories. Because the real story is more interesting. The real story is […]
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