The Nerdy, Wordy, Reading Life
The Letters of Abelard and Heloise – One of the greatest love stories! The Confessions by St. Augustine The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen – to be read with -Â The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell If on a winter’s night a traveler… [...]
I had one other thought about graduate school that I forgot to include in the last post. . My inner procrastinator is dead. . Really. Â I have always been a wait-’till-the-last-minute kind of person but since having children and keeping such a full schedule I have changed. Â I almost never delay my responsiblities any more. [...]
We had a fun Christmas morning here with many wonderful gifts exchanged. Â Of course the highlight was watching the boys. Â I’m sorry for the poor video quality (they’re jumpy and rambling), but I’m sure family will enjoy viewing them. Enjoy!
First off, I just want to reiterate here what I’ve said many times before: I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity. Â I actually get paid to go to school. Â Really. Â And while the pay isn’t much it works out pretty nicely. Â I study and teach a combination of about 40 hours per week. Â In exchange for [...]
I had bought this book by N.D. Wilson some time ago. I’ve followed Wilson’s writing since he was a teenager publishing odd but amazing short stories in his church’s “Trinitarian Cultural Journal” Credenda Agenda.  That journal is now found online here and Wilson is the managing editor.  In addition to editing Credenda, Wilson writes short fiction [...]
Luc turned two today. Â We had a very low-key birthday party for him. Â We’re planning to celebrate the boys’ half-birthdays in the summer with a big blow-out since their parties are so over-shadowed by Christmas. Â Anyway, enjoy the cute.
As mentioned by my good blogging friend Missy, I have not been updating much lately. Â Life is ordinarily busy at our house, and with the wonderful craziness of Christmas added in, it just gets nuts. Â Anyway, here is a brief (maybe) update on my life. Books I have been reading almost constantly. Â Some of that [...]