MIPOTW: Temperamental Ideology
Shock. My last Most Interesting Phrase of the Week was posted on March 23. I’d say I’m a little behind. It’s not that I haven’t seen anything interesting–quite the opposite. More accurately, I’ve been...
View ArticleFruit
“In judging others a man labors in vain, often errs, and easily sins, but in judging and examining himself, he always labors fruitfully.” ~ Thomas a Kempis
View ArticleWaking Up on 9/11
“We are living in a time of pervasive sleepwalking.” I first read this quote back in 2000, and it has stayed embedded in my thoughts ever since. It speaks to the numbness we often feel in lives of...
View ArticleThinking About Cows
What is it about kids and cows? Of all the animals in Creation, each of my children have learned to speak cow first. Most recently, Baby Girl has added the standard “moo” to her vocabulary. Only for...
View ArticleWise Men
The Magi. I’ve been gravitating to their part in the Christmas story this season. Wise men are kind of a rare breed. To be known through history for the trait of wisdom is pretty impressive in this age...
View ArticleThe Pull of Legend
On Saturday I read this article about Penn State Athletics. It gave me that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. If you haven’t seen much about the story, I’ll just let you read it for yourself. And...
View ArticleOne Life
Well, we finished up the Thanksgiving holidays. Little Drummer Boy’s Fall break at school was the catalyst for some time away from home. A change of scenery is usually good for a change of perspective,...
View ArticleA 2012 Posting Pursuit
“Courage does not roar. It does not need to.” I read this truth a few weeks ago in an article by Nilofer Merchant. The post recounted an “aha” moment for Ms. Merchant when she heard herself saying...
View ArticleThe Sky
It’s been a while since I looked at the sky. For no good reason. I follow the demands of my little ones quite often as they direct my attention to the moon or a star or a jet stream, but I have to...
View ArticleSimplicity
Some journeys are longer than they are. The road from my door to the farmhouse door is some forty miles, but it always takes me so much further. Yesterday evening, the kids and I drove down to the farm...
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