Monthly Archives: December 2009
Another Year Ends & Then Begins
This isn’t the first time I’ve used this blog title, but it’s a good line from a good song (wonderland by mike garrigan, in his collapsis days). The bridge is: “And I’m going to hang on till the end / … Continue reading
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Sharing a Name
An excess of twitter followers, random emails, international phone calls in the middle of the night… sharing a name with a star can be really trying.
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Same Kind of Different as Me
We all experience poverty. Our poverty may not all be monetary, but we experience loss and lack. This story captures one man’s discovery of his own poverty, after growing up working class and accumulating wealth through good luck and a … Continue reading
We Went to the Movies
This is pretty momentous. Going to the movies as a couple is typically more or less a non-option between the cost of tickets and the cost of babysitting. Dates are scarce enough, movies are just over the top. (Especially with … Continue reading
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Help has been THE book of the year, and I didn’t want to let 2009 pass by without reading it. If you’re one of the few who hasn’t heard of it, it’s set in the civil rights era in … Continue reading
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
With its Latin-speaking father, spunky children and old-fashioned adventures, this book feels as if it could have been written 50 years ago. It’s literary and insightful, and treats the subjects with dignity, something children will recognize and delight in. I … Continue reading
A Very Merry Christmas
So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun Ans so this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young | … Continue reading
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little tree
This reminds me so much of our little tree. I’ve read it to the children many times this year. * * * little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower who found … Continue reading
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Today Felt Like Christmas
Michael and I watched Love Actually, which is my favorite Christmas movie. It’s a motley crew mash-up of every classic romantic comedy storyline, but I love it and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Watching it has become an annual … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Lexi!
Watch over thy child, Lexi, O Lord, as her days increase; bless and guide her wherever she may be, keeping her unspotted from the world. Strengthen her when she stands; comfort her when discouraged or sorrowful; raise her up if … Continue reading
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Links
Links that have caught my eye this week: + Our friend Jon Black sent us an awesome early Christmas present of some Christmas music he created with other friends. He said we could share with our friends, too, so I … Continue reading
Filed under general, in the news
In Which I Express an Opinion on a Current Controversy
Last week a mother lost her son. As a parent it always saddens me to hear when another parent has to bury a child. It’s one of the most classic examples of how things are not the way they are … Continue reading
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