Today I told my mom I thought there should be classes on how to participate in good small talk, she then gave me some tips on the topic. This evening I saw this quote on a Tumblr and I think … Continue reading
The website I’ve been creating is pretty much completed! You can visit Susan’s Books and Gifts here to see what I’ve been so busy with. Besides moving her website into WordPress, and adding many new functions I also helped her … Continue reading
by Lord Byron (1788-1824) She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven … Continue reading
From Greek yogurt and lemon tarts to crostini and empanadas, I have many kitchen plans for the summer. I’ll be making every Sunday supper for my family and more whenever I have time. To keep track of the recipes I … Continue reading
After walking full force into my screen door, I finally got outside and settled into a lawn chair on my little porch. Between careful sips of hot chamomile tea, leaning back to stare at the enchanting moon through the trees … Continue reading
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and … Continue reading
I read this in my devotional book this evening and really liked it. “Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress.” – Psalm 4:1 KJV This verse is one of the greatest testimonies ever written regarding the effectiveness of … Continue reading
The last couple years I’ve grown up quickly in a lot of ways. I’m glad for these changes, maturity is a good thing but I’m sad about one change—my weakening imagination. I’ve become more and more like Wendy growing up … Continue reading
“I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens, but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.” – L. … Continue reading
As I combed my hair and brushed my teeth before I went to bed last night I was thinking about and wondering why I am so extremely quiet and meek when I’m face to face with people but yet when … Continue reading
I had this dream the night before last. Normally I don’t remember my dreams after a couple minutes into the morning but yesterday this dream ran through my head all day long and as I tried falling asleep last night. … Continue reading
A young man my sister and I met at the coffee shop on Friday invited us to a philosophy meeting at a local coffee shop in Boulder. I decided to go for the experience mostly since philosophers intrigue me. The … Continue reading
Here’s an interesting article by Nicholas Carr. His opinion is that Google does make us more stupid. An article about Carr’s article is here with many opinions against what Carr believes. This is a topic I’ve given a little thought … Continue reading
A question I often get asked is “why don’t you want to have a mystical experience through meditation, smoking pot or ingesting psychedelic mushrooms?” Well, actually, I’m all for mystical experiences but not the way the inquirers are considering them. … Continue reading
I arrived home just now from having the most in-depth religious discussion I have ever participated in. It seems to have gone absolutely nowhere, but like I said the other day, that isn’t for me to say or know. God … Continue reading
Afternoon update: I just stepped in from spending 5 1/2 hours with three of my favorite children. I love watching these siblings get along with each other, they’ve been so well trained, which makes babysitting them a pleasure. I had … Continue reading
God has given us wood to build our ship called ‘Life,’ an anchor called ‘Faith,’ set us in the ocean called ‘The World,’ given us a compass called ‘The Gospel,’ and a gravity called ‘Morality’ leading us toward the truth. … Continue reading
With the arrival of spring I am reminded often of growing up on my family’s farm. I like stepping gingerly around the baby kitties running all underfoot, watching robins scattered over the lawn pecking at the ground to find worms, … Continue reading
It has been one wild ride for Texas college graduate Wilbur “Will” Bakke, who has taken the country by storm in recent months promoting his documentary”Beware of Christians.” Joined by three pals who also grew up as Bible-believing Christians, Bakke … Continue reading
is not of feelings within us; it’s of the will through Christ Why do religious and non-religious people alike make it a point to be good and care for others? To clarify what I mean by the word ‘care’ here, … Continue reading
My dad said I had to be a good friend to have any friends. So I have been, but where did they all go–the male friends, that is? Is it possible for a boy and girl to be “just friends?” … Continue reading
Every turn a surprise with new horizons to pursue, I’ll chase them anywhere. Let me share this whole new world with you. The second blog I’m writing is called An Endless Diamond Sky and will focus on childcare and include … Continue reading
I don’t want to be famous or popular or known for anything other than that I was deep and wise and had a soul that was wildly beautiful, full of mercy and light. —Jen Lemen
I’m home safe and sound on my farm in Nebraska. I miss the city, but for now the country is a refreshing change.
A breaking heart in an empty apartment Was the loudest sound I ever heard –Brighter Discontent, The Submarines
I’ve tried explaining these things to some friends before who ask why I don’t like to hug them, but my words fail. They didn’t understand. Maybe they would if they could read this. I just read this post on Solomon’s … Continue reading
This afternoon I’m spending time with friends in Estes Park. The last time I was there was fall of 2010. Here are pictures from then I was looking through just now.
I was curious as to when I read Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters for the first time when a friend of mine began reading these books a few days ago. These two, aside from Till We Have Faces, are … Continue reading
“When you’re dreaming with a broken heart The giving up is the hardest part” –Dreaming with a Broken Heart, John Mayer
A very bright and happy time was this in Christie’s life; but, like most happy times, it was very brief. Only one summer allowed for the blossoming of the friendship that budded so slowly in the spring; then the frost … Continue reading
Perhaps a philosophy and theology themed blog should stay faraway from fashion, but let’s forget the norms of what go together and bring a little variety here for the evening. I like to share beautiful things from paintings, to photography, … Continue reading
