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Baby Bird

By kristen, on June 25th, 2008%

Baby Bird

These birds were born in one of our hanging plants. Click to see larger.

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I’m It

By kristen, on June 24th, 2008%

I actually am it a number of times, I’m going to get to those. But this one was from today, from my new friend Mongoose Mom. I met her playing bunco with Chewymom.

1. WHAT DID YOU DO 10 YEARS AGO?
Ten years ago at this time, I was at Governor’s School East, in Laurinburg, NC. Having the summer of my dreams, confirming that college really was going to be much much better than high school. (I was right.)

2. FIVE ITEMS ON YOUR TO-DO LIST TODAY:
Keep kids alive, don’t get too sunburned, have a blast, have a blast, have a blast (we’re on Hilton Head Island.)

3. SNACKS I ENJOY:
Oooh, all the snacks. Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips. Dark Chocolate. The Cheddar Chex Mix. Chocolate Covered Pretzels.

4. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE A BILLIONAIRE?
Adopt several more children from around the world. Give a lot of money to very good causes. Work on community development and mixed income communities in Birmingham. Buy a greek revival or transitional four-square house in the city. Fund scholarships at the downtown campus of the Westminster School. Buy cool photography equipment and take pictures of people I want to for cheap. Travel all over the world. Hire an Alice.

If you are having trouble finding blogging material, you’re it.

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Life, Magnified

By kristen, on June 22nd, 2008%

June has been a month, so far. A friend in our community group from church passed away unexpectedly, leaving his sweet and wonderful wife a young widow. There are no words.

That morning, our house had gone on the market, and we got an offer from the very first people to view it the following day, for full asking price. We are progressing towards a closing next month, and have found a good rental just in the area we were hoping to move. As Kate says, “We can see Vulcan and walk to our friends’ houses!” Michael has the summer off, for the first and probably last time, and has been taking the kids to the pool a lot and spending a lot of time with them. We’ve been in and out of town. I am looking forward to August, and being moved.

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In Memoriam

By kristen, on June 10th, 2008%

Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change, He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heavenly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,
And all is darkened in the vale of tears,
Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.
Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay
From His own fullness all He takes away.

Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord.
When disappointment, grief and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

We believe, only help our unbelief.

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Read in April and May

By kristen, on June 3rd, 2008%

The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett
Read with my literature students (a re-read.) I enjoy this, in spite of it’s kooky Christian Science bent, and my students did too. A good story, and worth reading once, particularly for girls. 8.5/10

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Re-read yet again, for a city-wide book read. I love this book. One of my all-time favorites. The first time I’ve read it since becoming an Alabamian and it affected me in different ways. 10/10.

The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene Du Bois
Read with my literature students. Simply fabulous. Every child should read this in the 4th-6th grade range. 9.5/10

Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
This book is ubiquitous and I read it in Barnes & Noble one night. Haunting, for sure. I better understood what it would be like to have a close family member go through that level of drug addiction. Still not a “must read.” 7/10

Being Human by Ranald MacAulay & Jerram Barrs
This book about humanity and spirituality is not difficult to read, but fairly insightful, good for the genre of Christian worldview stuff. Some parts are outdated, but not so many it is a huge distraction. 7.5/10

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