A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg My rating: 2 of 5 stars Own. But probably not for long. This was a simple, easy read. It was sensational (view spoiler)[he recovers from emphysema! (hide spoiler)], emotional (view spoiler)[the little girl sees her dead bird friend! (hide spoiler)], and led the reader by the nose (view spoiler)[he…
I had thought I wouldn’t do this since I live in quite the backwater of blogdom, but then Mystie and Brandy went through and found their top five and curiosity got the better of me. Ah, the peer pressure. Post with the most clicks Thanks mostly to Mystie for linking my post Academic Year 2013:…
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. Finally. The story of someone’s life, even in a work of historical fiction like this, doesn’t generally quite have the same plot structure where we build to a climax and fall to the conclusion. This book almost did. It was the story of…
Way, way back in October, I wrote about wanting to think back and write about the sermon I heard the Sunday previously. I’ve thought about it since then, but not accomplished it. This past Sunday’s sermon made me even more desirous to spend time doing this, so here goes … The Life of the Baptized…
Each year I make the kids an ornament for the Christmas tree. I’m thrilled with how this year’s ornament turned out.
Yes, it’s Thursday, but I read it late on Wednesday … Still in Wolf Hall. I don’t find it very quotable; the clever turns of phrase seem mundane without the backstory. The whole of the backstory culminates into thoughts and ideas which are bigger than the phrase. I did think this story was more self-contained…
We Gather Together We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing; He chastens and hastens His will to make known. The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing. Sing praises to His Name; He forgets not His own. Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining, Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine; So from the…