It was 10 years ago this week that I made my first online purchase from a little site called Amazon.com. Yep, Book #6 in the Left Behind series, called Assassins. Now, to be fair, I was (and am) a developing Evangelical, a rising high school senior anxious to gobble up whatever Evangelical semi-science-fiction I could […]
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So this week I was kindof bumming (okay, really bumming to the point of tears) when we passed the make-it-to-Mariel’s-wedding deadline without a baby. Not only did I reallyreallyreally want to be there on Mariel and Derek’s big day, but I wanted to see all the dear Hillsdale friends who will be there, I wanted […]
Book Review: Deceptively Delicious
Posted in Books, Homemaking, Recipes on Apr 18th, 2009
With all of the great veggies we’ve been getting lately, I have become more interested in veggie-centered cooking and baking. I heard a lot of buzz about Deceptively Delicious a while back, but I didn’t get around to checking it out until now. Fortunately, I got it from the library and didn’t pay money for […]
Screwtape on prayer
Posted in Books on Jan 27th, 2009
Saturday night Derek arranged for us to have a date night–which we actually could do with our new babysitter handy!–and took me out to dinner and to see The Screwtape Letters. As usual when I’m re-encountering Screwtape, I came away entertained and convicted on many points. The senior temptor’s advice on hindering prayer is quite […]
Another argument for classically-based education
Posted in Books, Homeschooling on Dec 9th, 2008
This month’s New Criterion has a great article on the folly of “updating” classic operas to make them “relevant” for modern audiences. (Derek’s first experience at an opera–Don Giovanni–was such a one. The sexually explicit costuming and choreography and “updated” conclusion (he doesn’t go to hell, but a lunatic asylum) were so over-the-top that I […]
The Pursuit of God
Posted in Books, Proverbs 31 on Oct 22nd, 2008
A.W. Tozer’s The Pursuit of God is one of those books that I need to be constantly rereading–for conviction and inspiration. Here’s one of my favorite prayers (at the end of ch. 1): O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully […]
My Favorite Adult Fiction Authors
Posted in Books on Jun 14th, 2008
(“Adult” as opposed to children’s fiction authors, not as in R-rated content…) So there are soooo many books that I love that I need to just step back and discuss the authors. Here are the ones I reread every year or two: Jane Austen. If you didn’t know that, you don’t know me well enough […]
Memorial Day Vignettes
Posted in Books, Children's Books, Family, Tommy on May 26th, 2008
Scene One: Derek looks into Tommy’s room to find Em in the rocking chair reading Dr. Seuss to Tommy with her eyes closed. Em: Boom! Boom! Boom! Mr. Brown is a wonder! Boom! Boom! Boom! Mr. Brown makes thunder! Derek: Um, I think this is a sign that you need to take Tommy to the […]
from The Valley of Vision
Posted in Books on May 23rd, 2008
Possibly my favorite Christmas present this year: The Valley of Vision: Puritan Prayers and Devotions. The prayer I read today seemed so appropriate. Since my legal adviser isn’t here to tell me about copyright law and blogs, I’ll just pull a few quotes (the full prayer, for those who have the book, is on page […]
Evidence Not Seen
Posted in Books on May 15th, 2008
Today my pain was redirected by rereading Evidence Not Seen. Oh, how gently God has purified my faith compared to many, many others. These passages especially brought tears to my eyes: When there were no more tears to cry, I would hear Him whisper, “But my child, my grace is sufficient for thee. Not was or […]