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September 2023

September 11, 2023

Was 9/11 Ever A Thing?

I've said it several times already today. It is so odd that September 11th is...

September 24, 2021

Takes and Things

I don't think I can get up to a whole seven takes today, but maybe...

June 2021

June 29, 2021

The First Hundred Years

My grandfather went home to be with the Lord sometime in the night between Saturday...

June 15, 2021

The Garden, The Hobbit, The Book of Longings, And The Kitten

I took these flowers to Synod and then brought them home again because I'm selfish...

April 2021

April 30, 2021

7 Super Quick Takes

Well, here we've come to the end of another week. I suppose there must be...

July 2020

July 14, 2020

Two Things on Tuesday

The First Thing So, the oldest child is 18. It was bound to happen, because...

June 2020

June 12, 2020

7 Takes on Wearing a Mask

It's Friday, and also our church is finally going to get to meet again, which...

May 2020

May 22, 2020

7 Tired of Technology Takes

Another week gone. Are there any takes? One Here’s the podcast I recorded with Melanie...

March 2020

March 20, 2020

7 Super Quick Takes

It's hard to get a good picture of this cat. Gosh is he relaxed. Have...

January 2020

January 17, 2020

7 Scattered Takes

Is it Friday? It is. That means Takes. One Matt and I coincided in our...

December 2019

December 06, 2019

7 Things To Read

My desk doesn't look this this anymore. It's piled with books and paper and empty...

October 2019

October 11, 2019

7 Recovering Takes

Is it Friday? Who even knows. One Matt and I did go off to a...

August 2019

August 28, 2019

Wednesday Wisdom: God Gets The Glory

Well, I didn’t mean to fall so headlong off the internet as I did the...

August 23, 2019

7 Speedy Takes

Oh my word, it’s Friday. One In spite of all my promises to be miserable,...

June 2019

June 13, 2019

Sound Track Of My Work Life

I’ve been studiously drowning out the sounds of my family for the last year with...

April 2019

April 11, 2019

Three Things On Thursday

Thing One Well, this is terrible. It could be days before the world gets a...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

7 Eclectic Takes

It is another gray Friday, though not so cold. Maybe some takes will make the...

March 22, 2019

7 Takes to Snowplow Parenting

Friday, there you are with your gray snow mixed with rain. One I just wasted...

February 2019

February 22, 2019

7 Nothing Takes

Friday, we made it, wow. One It must be a truth universally acknowledged that children...

January 2019

January 17, 2019

It’s Not a Ladder, It’s a Circle

One website I keep running into, when I’m taking my desultory early morning turn through...

December 2018

December 11, 2018

A Life Tip To Make Your Skin Glow

This seems really important. You’ll be shocked to know that I’ve been thinking about food...

September 2018

September 12, 2018

What Is Today?

I’m not good at keeping track of the days. I usually know what day of...

September 05, 2018

The Dark Night of the Pumpkin

In an effort to avoid the internet today I’m going to complain, briefly, about the...

June 2018

June 08, 2018

7 Takes and a Sadness

Oh look it’s Friday! And I overslept! One I mean, I won’t lie, it was...

May 2018

May 18, 2018

7 Summery Takes

Oh look! I overslept, and it’s Friday! One One more week of online classes for...

May 04, 2018

7 Springing Takes

It's Friday, so that's Takes One It's been a more than usually busy week. Monday...

April 2018

April 18, 2018

In Which I Do Not Refer To The Weather

Woke up determined not to speak of the weather. Therefore I am going to try...

April 17, 2018

Why Does Bad Weather Happen To Good People?

Oh look, it's snowing. That's the new name of this blog. We all thought this...

April 13, 2018

7 Ways To Survive “Spring”

The snow has been replaced by rain. The sky is as gray as ever. It's...

March 2018

March 13, 2018

Oh Look! It’s Snowing Again

Well, look at that. Another wretched winter wonderland. The trees are positively laced with delicate...