“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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The easiest sin on earth
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to take offense? Please note I’m not talking about actual injury or those charming individuals who go around purposefully saying and doing things for the sole purpose of causing offense. That is an entirely different matter. I’m talking about taking offense where no offense was intended, to […]
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Learning about writing and myself
When I hit my one year mark for the Great Blog Project, I started re-evaluating what I’ve been doing, particularly my goals with regard to writing. I’ve been thinking about it a lot, although I didn’t have any clear idea where I wanted to go. But slowly, I’m getting a better idea of what I […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Stinky edition
The good news is we got the gas leak fixed and the permit issued yesterday. The bad news is apparently the permit office didn’t get the permit to the gas company, or possibly they did, but it didn’t make it through the system to actually get our gas turned back on. The upside is that […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Family
I’m in my hometown this week to help out my parents with some health issues. (Nothing emergency-ish, My mom’s having a knee-replacement surgery. Prayers are much appreciated.) Coming home is always weird and a little scary. Weird, because my hometown has grown and changed so much, I hardly recognize it. Scary because these are the worst, […]
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“Children are born persons.”
That’s my favorite Charlotte Mason quote because it reminds me that I’m not dealing with a lump of clay that I can do with what a wish but a person, made in the image of God, with his or her own personality and talents and wants and fears. My children are people, and I should […]
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My precocious child
Because I’ve told this story twice in the past week and I’m too tired to blog anything that makes my brain work: a story about Sprite, my 8-year-old daughter. (That’s so you can skip this if you’d rather not read a mommy blogging post.) Last fall, I was taking Sprite to something softball related and […]
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Hiding behind words
Dana over at Roscommon Acres has started a new group writing project called Words Matter. Dana’s words have long blessed me, not only as I educate my children, but also as I think about matters of government and culture. Since the tragic death of her little Mattias in December, her honest and open words about […]
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Where did I hear that? It’s driving me crazy!
I read this post from Ann Althouse where she analyzes Laurence Tribes statement, “Neither Steve Breyer nor Ruth Ginsberg has much of a purchase on Tony Kennedy’s mind.” Althouse mainly focuses on the use of the word “purchase.” Now, where had I heard that word used in the same manner? It bugged me all day. […]
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Words, Words, Words!
First, a public service announcement. If you do not currently listen to Radiolab, you are missing one of the best audio programs in existence. This is what they say about themselves: Radiolab believes your ears are a portal to another world. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. […]
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She coins a very useful phrase
One of my favorite blogs is The Common Room, hosted by the Deputy Headmistress and attended by her various progeny. It is eye-opening, educational and entertaining. One of her features is “News and Views,” a roundup of issues she follows. It’s always informative. And today I found a lovely new phrase that I plan to […]
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