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Entertaining Presidents 1970-01-01 00:59:59 No, this isn't a post about having the President (of the PTA, the Company, or the USA) to tea. This is a list of some fictitious Presidents
who I find entertaining. So, in honor of the long weekend in honor of Presidents' Day, I give you a list of my favorite movie and TV Presidential portrayals from TV and the movies to consider. I also wish you much free time to while away the hours in front Read more:Entertaining
The Worst Hard Time 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The Worst Hard Time first crossed my radar when I read that it had been awarded the National Book Award several months ago. The subtitle of the book continues, "The Untold Story of Those who Survived the Great American Dustbowl." My grandmother left Texas, where she was born, and moved to Mississippi during the Depression to get away from the Dust Bowl. I only recently learned about this when
From the Kiddoes 1970-01-01 00:59:59 All of us here in the Snapshot house are gearing up for the reading mission. Over the last several weeks, in anticipation of the mission, I have already tried to improve upon my reading habits.
Yesterday when I told Amanda about the Read to Me blog thing, I asked her if she had any tips. She is my daughter, so if you ask her, you'll get her opinion (and if you don't ask, an opinion still
Read to Me 2007--My Goals 1970-01-01 00:59:59 As I've said, this mission is designed first and foremost for me. If I have held myself up to be some super-Mom who reads book after book at each child's request, while doing crafts and whipping up a healthy meal, then I apologize. I know that all of these things are important, and I want to give the time that it takes to do them, but I often let other things get in the way. I am hoping that Read more:Goals
The Read to Me 2007 Mission 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I had a Mother who read me the things
That wholesome life to the boy heart brings-
Stories that stir with an upward touch.
Oh, that each mother of boys were such!
You may have tangible wealth untold;
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never be --
I had a Mother who read to me.
From, "The Reading Mother" by Strickland Gillilan
The big day is here! I hope that all of Read more:Mission
Spiritual Adultery 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to men who know the law—that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives? For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. So then, if she marries another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her Read more:Adultery
Vacationing with Kids 1970-01-01 00:59:59 When we travel with our kids (aged 8 and 2 1/2), we really try to get some type of accomodations other than the standard hotel room: a two-room suite, a two-room condo, or even a house (especially if we go with another family). This way, it really is a relaxing vacation for all. We certainly don't want to go to bed by 8:30pm each night (well, maybe that would be nice), and if the kids don't Read more:Vacationing
Opportunity for Families with Kids from 5 - 9 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I was contacted by a new company recently. My shipment is on the way, and I will report how it works out for me and my family, and they've asked me to spread the word:
Do you love books and want to share that love of reading with your kids? Would you like to contribute to the development of a breakthrough product by providing feedback about your experiences? If so, then we'd like to invite you Read more:Opportunity
, Families
My Old Football Injury 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I have always a pretty timid on downhill skis. In fact, the first time I skied, having mastered the bunny slope, I went up a lift with my husband, father, his girlfriend Susan, and my cousin. We were going to take a beginner's green trail down. However, when we got up there, the green trail was closed, so we had to take the intermediate blue. Not fully armed with the ability to control myself Read more:Football
, Injury
Freedom Walkers 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I read Freedom
Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in my role as a judge for the Cybils Book Awards. We were asked not to post any reviews of the finalists while we were judging, so that someone wouldn't be able to predict the winner, so I have held off. Now that it was announced that Freedom Walkers did indeed win, and especially in light of the fact that February is Black
Back in the Saddle Again 1970-01-01 00:59:59 (continued from this post)
The best thing about having to have surgery to repair my ACL is the instant jock-status that it gives me. People know I had it done, or see the scar, and wonder, "In what sort of athletically challenging activity was she involved in when that happened?" I am absolutely not an athlete, so I sort of like how it makes me sound. The worst thing is that being physically Read more:Saddle
, Again
Some Picture Books with Wide Appeal 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I recently purchased Scaredy Squirrel, the Cybils award winner in the picture book category. I brought it up to my son's room last night and called my daughter in as well. The cover appealed to him, and he was asking to read the "squirrel book" as soon as we sat down. As we read, Amanda laughed out loud on almost every page. Even though I would say that the content and text of the book is Read more:Picture
, Books
, Appeal
This Hobby Has a Name 1970-01-01 00:59:59 When I'm angry or sad or happy or proud, invariably one of the first things I have to do is talk it out. I will sometimes share thoughts with a friend or two on the phone, but one of my best friends and I have more of an emailing relationship. There have been times that I have picked up the phone to call her if something seems very important to me, but writing it down and sending it and then Read more:Hobby
Debts 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I've never felt like I was good at the discipline of prayer. Am I doing it right? Am I doing it enough? I am praying for the right things at the right times? This week I was reading in Matthew and came upon these timeless words, but since I had already been pondering prayer before I began reading, they resonated with me:
I'm blogging at Faithlifts today. Click HERE to read the rest of the post. Read more:Debts
There's a Party Going On 2007-03-02 12:43:00 Susan and Janice at 5M4M are hosting a giant blog open house. From March 2 - 9 there will be a Mr. Linky displayed. Join in any time by linking up to your post introducing yourself and your blog.
What will you find when you come to visit me here at Snapshot?
I'm a pretty straight-forward person. I try to be honest, I try to be interesting. I'll admit that I can be a little bit free with my Read more:Party
, Going
I am Wretched, but not Hopeless 2007-03-01 14:57:00 So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
Romans 7:21-24
If even the Read more:Wretched
, Hopeless
Now That it's not February, Can we Talk about "It?" 2007-03-02 20:25:00 In this post, my review of Freedom Walkers, I asked a couple of questions:
What books or movies have opened your eyes to the role of race in our history and society? If you feel that it is your responsibility to learn and understand and teach your children, how is it that you do this?
I got the grand total of one response to the question and the post in general. There are several reasons I Read more:February
Are You in the Game? 2007-03-04 13:46:00 I tried to leave off with some good news, that though we are in fact wretched, we are not hopeless. We can have hope because we can trust that we do not have to live up to the standards set by the law:
For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by our sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in
How Old are You, Really? 2007-03-05 15:31:00 In A Circle of Quiet, Madeleine L'Engle examines the writing process, or the heart of an artist, among many other topics (upon which I will comment throughout the week).
This was not presented as a writing exercise, but I happened to be in Panera last week with the sole purpose of finishing this book and perhaps doing some exercises from a writing book I recently enjoyed, when I came across
This and That--the Motherhood Edition 2007-03-06 20:49:00 Again--just a mishmash of thoughts, but grouped by the theme of Motherhood
:
The various pressures of twentieth-century living have made it almost impossible for the young mother with pre-school children to have any solitude. During the long drag of years before our child went to school, my love for family and my need to write were in acute conflict. The problem was really that I put two things Read more:Edition
A Great Book Meme 2007-03-07 19:17:00 I got this book meme a little while ago over at This Just In, who is participating in the Read to Me Mission. Since it's turned into a very scattered day, I thought I would take the opportunity to meme on one of my favorite subjects. I won't officially tag anyone, but I can think of several people who are as fascinated by this topic as I am, so if you decide to do it, let me know in the Read more:Great
Trouble Times Two (or More) 2007-03-08 19:50:00 There are a number of studies that maintain that those who are married live healthier and wealthier lives. Don Hartwell's journal tells a bit of a different story:
"Verna and I were married 25 years ago today. It would be foolish to say that we have never had trouble. One would have trouble even by himself in that length of time." --The Worst Hard Time, Chapter 24, listened to as an Read more:Trouble
, Times
Thank You, Mrs. Ma'am 2007-03-09 16:49:00 Last night, as part of their spring break tour, a college chorus performed at our church. We have a fairly small church body, and we needed to provide housing for 43 kids and 2 adults, so it was a stretch. I volunteered our home to five young men, because that was how many I could fit in my car in transporting them there and back again. Beds are another matter, but they are college kids and Read more:Thank
Frindle 2007-03-10 16:49:00 Amanda judges a book quite critically by the description on the back of the book. I may have heard good things about a book that I am sure she will enjoy, but she turns up her nose at it because, "I read the back of the book, and it doesn't sound interesting." She is most often proven wrong when I force her to read the first chapter and lo and behold, she enjoys it. My shortcoming regarding
Anne Frank and Mozart 2007-03-13 13:09:00 What do these two have in common? Probably not a whole lot, but they are each the subject of their own book in the National Geographic World History biography series. These were both really attractive and informative books, and I'm sure that the others in the series would not disappoint either. At 64 pages, they are short, but feature information about the historical figure's early childhood Read more:Frank
, Mozart
Do Monkeys Do Puzzles? 2007-03-12 11:49:00 A couple of weeks ago, Kyle picked up the Bob the Builder puzzle that we had downstairs on the bookshelf and wanted to "play it." We put it together a few times. While we worked, I walked him through the process:
Turn the pieces over so we can see them.
There's Wendy. Where are her shoes?Find the straight piece with trees on it.We need a corner piece, with two straight sides.I think that's the Read more:Monkeys
, Puzzles
Cash Money and True Love 2007-03-13 22:41:00 Cash and love is a little more logical pairing than Mozart and Anne Frank, isn't it? No?
Cash Money
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Have you seen Lindsey's new site, Finding Contentment in the Suburbs? In her first post, she introduces it this way:
I personally feel like the key to becoming debt free or making any financial progress really is by learning to be content. Contentment is a huge thing. If you live in suburban
Kids Who Rule 2007-03-15 02:30:00 I requested Kids Who Rule: The Remarkable Lives of Five Child Monarchs from Annick Press because the premise was interesting to me. Perhaps kids would be interested in learning a bit more about some leaders who were kids when they ruled, learning a little bit about governing and history at the same time. It's a very inviting book. A colorful representation of King Tut adorns the front cover,
I'm So Proud 2007-03-16 22:31:00 I offer this as proof that loving to read generally sparks some sort of love for writing as well, and occasionally a bit of talent. Amanda is working on her heritage journal project, where she writes from the point of view of a young girl who will immigrate from Ireland to America. This is from her diary entry after the girl learns that they will go to America:
Last night I dreamed that a big Read more:Proud
A Sterling Series of Biographies 2007-03-16 22:08:00 Sterling Books sent me a whole boxful of their biography series, and I am so impressed at the variety of subjects covered and the approach taken. I read Franklin D. Roosevelt: A National Hero from the Sterling Biographies series (click the link for a more complete list of the titles offered). Since I am interested in the Great Depression, I have wondered what his role was in it. The Read more:Sterling
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