“Hello, my name is Marie, and I pitched a fit until my Daddy put this on my forehead. After that, I was one happy little camper.” “See? Don’t I look cool? Don’t I look happy?” “It fell off! Why aren’t you putting it back on me? Why are you laughing at me? Stop it!I don’t … [Read more…]
We took a tour of a working grist mill here in South Carolina — how cool is that? The kids got a chance to see it in action, and then (of course!) we had to buy some grits to take home. Wow! Much better than the stuff you get in the store! [note to my … [Read more…]
From Fr. Dwight Longenecker. This time, he discusses the Catholic view of original sin vs. total depravity, using the character of Gollum from LORD OF THE RINGS. Please take just a few minutes and read his post — it’s well worth it!
These sad photos show my children, determined to get some sort of “winter fun” out of a day that promised snow, picking… well, we can’t really call them “icicles,” can we? Let’s call them “iciclettes”… off of the bushes outside. My childhood was spent up North, so I got more than my fair share of … [Read more…]
“But I would not believe in the Gospel, had not the authority of the Catholic Church already moved me.“ —St. Augustine I thought this was fitting, in honor of the book I recommended yesterday by Mark Shea.
By What Authority? An Evangelical Discovers Tradition.This book is fantastic — funny, well-thought through, and written in an engaging style. I would consider it a “quick-er read,” (simply because of his style) but NOT “light reading” by ANY means. In his attempt to answer modern Biblical “scholars” (such as the Jesus Seminar folks) who treat … [Read more…]
I need to get my sidebar cleared off, so I thought I’d list my final summary of books read in 2006 so I can start my 2007 list. I know I missed a couple in there, but that’s what I get for not writing them down RIGHT AWAY. The Super-Absorbent, Biodegradable, Family Size Baby Blues … [Read more…]
Wow. How do I even begin to set this one up? Please bear with me, because you really *do* need the mental image to fully appreciate this one. The kids got foam airplanes today — you know, the small ones with little propellers on the front. I told the kids that if they chose to … [Read more…]
Because I know EVERYONE is simply sitting on the edge of their seat, waiting to see what sort of steps my dh built, I offer you installment #3 in the continuing bunk bed saga: As you can see, he went for the steps. I was pushing for the plain ladder option, simply because here at … [Read more…]
The results can be awfully cute.