These are the things we’re enjoying this week…besides the beach…and the sun…and the pool… As you can see from the above picture, the grasshoppers are HUGE! Then there’s the resident peacock. And the plethora of lizards–too many to count… And the turtles… And the gardens (this is important because school was canceled back home today […]
Alcohol’s Not the Only Thing That Can Sink You
Well. I needed this book. Or the tears streaming from my eyes said I did. And before you say, “But Elissa, why? You’re not an alcoholic, and you live a pretty good life,” I’m gonna hold my hand up right there, in front of your face, and retort, “But everyone’s got a hell in their […]
Favorite Library Finds
Brooke Reynolds of Inchmark contributed her Favorite Library Finds to small magazine here. [Update on 1.3.11: This link is now dead. The closest I can get to the list is here.] Such a great list. ‘Tis the season for meaningful and simple gifts, so FYI. Books last almost forever, and they’re great passer-downers. [Is that […]
Book Recommendation & Guest Blog
Hallelujah, I’m reading again. Oh, joy! Somehow on vacation, when the little one goes to bed, I can stretch out on a couch and immerse myself in other places, other lives. The luxury! I’ve finished two books in the two days we’ve been on our sunny and lazy vacay. Yep, that’s how good it’s been. […]
Inner Landscape of Beauty
I had to get out of the house yesterday afternoon, so I walked the dirt roads near our house and listened to Speaking of Faith’s September 17, 2009 podcast “The Inner Landscape of Beauty.” [Click on the interview title to read the entire interview.] Krista Tippett’s guest was Irish poet and philosopher John O’Donohue, author […]