Oh my goodness — a real hobbit house! This is beautiful! If I could, I would live in a place like this in a heartbeat — wouldn’t you? This appeals to me on so many different levels: the simplicity, the “naturalness” of the materials used, and the warm, secure, “cocoony” feeling that I would get … [Read more…]
What a beautiful, amazing story of the miraculous recovery of a woman that doctors said was brain dead. (h/t Mark Shea from Catholic and Enjoying It!)
It seems like everyone is sick… or caring for someone who is sick… or just in need of some a little uplift, so I offer you these few videos: One of my favorite P&W songs (and seems to come on the radio just when I need it!) is Chris Tomlin’s How Great is Our God. … [Read more…]
And thanks to all for your prayers, and your homemade remedy advice! Unfortunately, he was too far gone to go that route (although we did give it the old “college try”!) Christopher is not a complainer… which is good… but that also means that he usually doesn’t tell us something is wrong until it’s REALLY … [Read more…]
The Internet Monk has a wonderful post on Lent. I am especially intrigued by one of the resources he mentioned: The Church Fathers Lenten Reading Plan. I better get my printer ready — that is just way to fantastic to pass up!
Jen over at Et-Tu? tagged me for the book meme. Book Meme Rules:1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).2. Open the book to page 123.3. Find the fifth sentence.4. Post the next three sentences.5. Tag five people. The book closest to me at this moment (of that size) is The Way … [Read more…]
OK, these pictures just blew me away. I was so fascinated I got my little old self online and requested a copy of the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.
Make sure to visit Love2Learn and enter the drawing!
Yes, it’s time again for our annual dusting of snow here in South Carolina! I would hazard a guess that right now we’ve got about 1/8″ of snow (yeah, that’s right. One eighth of an inch) and the grocery stores are pretty darn full. Bread aisle? Decimated. Nothing left. Milk? Still decently stocked, but the … [Read more…]
I know you’ve all seen the “Homeschool Family” video (done to the tune of the Addams Family) which, truthfully, had me crying the first time I saw it. (“There’s recess in the foyer…” is hysterical!) Well, there’s a website where you can enjoy more of Tim Hawkins’ comedy. I thought “Cletus Take the Reel” and … [Read more…]