The Roots of Endurance

The Roots of Endurance
“Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” –Hebrews 12:3
William Wilberforce spent 20 years of his political career trying to abolish the African slave trade in England and the next 26 trying to end slavery itself.  Along with this tireless pursuit, [...]

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Dusting the Living Room

If you haven’t heard from me in awhile, it’s not  because I’ve stopped reading, it’s just because there are a few more important things to do at my house.  The first one is, of course, a new baby.  The second is that I am homeschooling full time now.  In case you didn’t know it, I [...]

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Profiles in Humility

I am looking forward to reading William Bennett’s new book The American Patriot’s Almanac.  You will remember Bill Bennett from The Book of Virtues where Mr. Bennett used stories from history, mythology and folklore to teach character and valuable life lessons to both children and adults.  He has done something similar in this new book, by [...]

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Hallelujah! Food!

My pastor came up to me yesterday, having just begun a series on the book of Daniel, and commented that he had thought about me this week as he was preparing this message.  Of course, several thoughts crossed my mind, “How did he know that I had been studying Daniel?”  ”Does he think I’m like [...]

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Hood

A dark medeival forest.  An entourage of battle hardened knights surrounding a caravan of ox carts filled with the king’s gold.  The woods are filled with the sounds of forest creatures and the babble of a nearby brook.  Suddenly, a gut wrenching, otherworldly scream pierces the night.  The men are suddenly trapped by fallen oaks [...]

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Left Cold on the Mountain

At 14, a visit to my grandparent’s meant lying in the guest bedroom, enjoying the sound of an LP featuring old-time radio favorites.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with an LP, that is not blogging lingo for “lollipops”; it stands for “long-playing” record–a vinyl disc with grooves in it which would produce sounds [...]

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City Of Ember: Official Movie Widget

City of Ember
City Of Ember: Official Movie Widget

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Butterflies in the sky…

Boy, this was a blast from the past!  This was my first foray into adding video to my blog, so I wanted it to be book related.

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Giovanna: Angels in Hell

Recently I found myself in Borders Bookstore (go figure), but strangely enough I wasn’t looking for a book.  The object of my desire at this particular time was the new Josh Groban Christmas CD “Noel”.  Alas, they were already sold out, and it was only Veterans Day; but I was not to go home empty [...]

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“I just want to beeeeeee Jane.”

“I just want to beeeeeee Jane.”
Originally uploaded by Gasparino1.

She really is obsessed, or should I say “posessed” by this book (see below). We got to see a really great stage production of Jane Eyre at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia. My only complaint was that they could have picked a more desirable Rochester. This [...]

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