Can I just say that there are two books right now that we’re really enjoying? Liliana asks for them over and over. “Again,” she says as soon as we’ve turned the last page. Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy (illustrated by Polly Dunbar) and Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield (illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist). The […]
Mother’s Autumn Plunge
Dear, sweet mother friends of mine (and men, too, who happen to be overworked and exhausted), guess what? Karen Maezen Miller of Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood is coming here, to Rochester, MN, to give a one-day retreat in October. [You’ll know how much Karen’s words have meant to me in the […]
Questioning Religion
More thoughts on David Dark’s The Sacredness of Questioning Everything. Previous thoughts are here. Dark defines “religion” a little differently than I think most of us refer to it as, and that is as a “calling out.” Meaning, it’s how you live your life, day to day. So, religion can be anything, not just…well, the […]
Questioning God
So, I’ve begun the book I mentioned yesterday, The Sacredness of Questioning Everything by David Dark. Can I just say he starts off with a bang…and I was hooked after the first page? I hope Dark’s okay with me quoting long passages from the book. You need to read this book if you’re continually wondering […]
Questioning Everything
Isn’t that a fab title? It’s my next read, so stay tuned. In the meantime, while you’re doodling and fiddling your thumbs, waiting with bated breath for my analysis, you may watch this new fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants Animoto video covering Liliana’s birthday celebration from yesterday. You really have to use the site’s music (because of copyright issues), […]