Monthly Archives: September 2005
Moving On Up…
I had the pleasure of having coffee with Ellen during a quick jaunt to Chapel Hill on Saturday for a bridal shower. Pictoral evidence can be found here. And now, she’s gotten the big promotion to the “people we’ve met” … Continue reading
Filed under family life, general
Great Book!
Parents, have you seen I Believe? It’s the text of the Nicene Creed, illustrated by Pauline Baynes, who also illustrated the Chronicles of Narnia and much of Tolkein’s work. It’s fabulous! We are perma-borrowing one from the library until we … Continue reading
Filed under books, family life, theology
Recent Reads
I haven’t finished much lately, probably because I feel lousy. Here’s my opinion on what I have read: Old Men at Midnight by Chaim Potok (7) An interesting set of three longer short stories that intertwine with one another, somewhat. … Continue reading
Wuerffel and DSM
Wow. I didn’t know that Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 national champion and Heisman Trophy winner from Florida, was a Christian. It turns out that he retired from the NFL and took a development director position with Desire Street Ministries. An … Continue reading
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Mom’s Spinach Artichoke Dip
My mother is an excellent cook and a very determined person. If she puts her mind to it, she gets things done. So, when she decided to perfect a Spinach Artichoke dip recipe, she made it every week for months … Continue reading
Yes, I am neurotic
I switched my pregnancy ticker because the one I had bothered me on two levels. (1) the babies are shown breech. Visualizing the baby head down is a statistically significant way of turning breeched babies, and I don’t want to … Continue reading
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Meme
I got tagged by Jeannette. I’ve ducked a few memes lately, so it’s time for me to answer one.
Filed under general
House, M.D.
I am so looking forward to the House, M.D. season premiere tomorrow night. I caught part of an interview with Hugh Laurie on NPR the other day and his real accent is so British that it makes me laugh. You … Continue reading
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TEXAS FIGHT!!
The eyes of Texas are upon you, All the live-long day. The eyes of Texas are upon you, You cannot get away. Do not think you can escape them, At night or early in the morn. The eyes of Texas … Continue reading
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Residual Catholicism
Growing up I loved Notre Dame football. No one else in my family cared for college football, but I always tried to follow the Irish. For the past five years, I’ve dreaded an Irish-Texas game and have been lucky. That … Continue reading
Fifty Things I Love
Gideon inspired me to do this several years back, before I was married and all that jazz. It was good to do it again. Here’s fifty things I love in no particular order
Filed under family life, general
| Zarr
| McLain
| Barbery
| Fitzpatrick
| Zusak
| Tickle
| Ricks
| Lupton
| Green
| Metaxas
| Wolters
