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December 2022

December 09, 2022

Five Quick Things on Friday

One If you were looking for a book to help you read the Bible in...

July 2022

July 15, 2022

And Then We Ate

I did not cook a trifle in Spain, but I cannot upload pictures for some...

May 2022

May 13, 2022

If Only the Weather Wasn’t So Binary

Everyone is too hot. Summer has come upon us suddenly, as a fury almost, skipping...

March 2022

March 25, 2022

Super Quick Health, Wellness, And Idolotry Takes

Oh Look, it's Friday. One Spring does seem to be trying to bash its way...

February 2022

February 25, 2022

Bits and Pieces of the Week

It is Friday, in case you hadn't noticed, and we've had another ice storm because...

February 11, 2022

Friday Funtimes

Not only is it a Friday, it is going to be warm-ish, which means that...

January 2022

January 14, 2022

No Really, We Do Have To Tell You About Jesus

Look! It's Friday! So that must mean something. I have a few thoughts about some...

January 07, 2022

Five Boring Thoughts About Rewards On Friday

There's a little dusting of snow, so that is pretty epic--that's a joke, it's not...

December 2021

December 31, 2021

Five Things On Friday

It's the End of 2021! What a great thing to be able to say. And...

November 2021

November 12, 2021

Farwell To Takes

Well, it's raining a whole lot, and today Kelly announced last week that she's not...

November 05, 2021

Friday Takes on Self-Time and the New Familial Order

It’s Friday! I bet I can find some takes lying around the place. One This...

October 2021

October 15, 2021

7 Excessively Speedy Takes

I knew this month would be a rush and it is: One We finally celebrated...

September 2021

September 24, 2021

Takes and Things

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

September 10, 2021

Some Seven Takes

Oh my word it's Friday. One I blogged a couple of times at Stand Firm...

August 2021

August 27, 2021

7 Takes Back to the Grind

This is the dog that came and sat on me. One Well, isn’t it late...

July 2021

July 02, 2021

7 Strong Independent Takes

A visual icon of the souls of my children. It's Friday, and a holiday weekend,...

June 2021

June 18, 2021

7 Takes on The Self, The Longings, The Chosen, and The Algorithms

Is it Friday? Looks like it. After a week of excessively light blogging, let's see...

May 2021

May 28, 2021

7 Takes about Men and Trees and Paint

Oh look! It's Friday. Isn't that something. One Our street is still being torn up...

May 21, 2021

7 Takes and Such

It appears to be Friday again, which is such a blessing. One My first child,...

May 14, 2021

7 Dubious Takes About Science and Technology

It's Friday, so let's see, are there any takes? One This is a wonderful and...

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...

April 16, 2021

6 Excessively Quick Takes

Is it Friday? I guess that means some takes. One Beth Allison Barr was interviewed...

March 2021

March 12, 2021

7 Hopeful Takes

Is it really the end of the week? And yet I didn't get anything done,...

March 05, 2021

7 Irritable Links

Is it really Friday? PTL. This has been a weirdly busy week for me and...

February 2021

February 19, 2021

7 Women Are Not The Problem Takes

Well, it's finally the end of a long, terrible week. Let's see what we have....

February 12, 2021

7 Takes for Valentine’s Day

I know it's Friday because I've lived all the other days this week. Friday is...

January 2021

January 29, 2021

7 Takes on Identity Mostly

Well, it is Friday, and it sure is cold out there, and getting colder, so...

January 22, 2021

I Know It’s Disappointing, But You Do Have To Read It

Is it really Friday? And the sky is threatening snow, so that's something. For reasons...

January 15, 2021

7 Very Quick Takes

It is Friday, so that's pretty great. I'm going to wildly just fling a lot...

January 08, 2021

Matters of Character

Is it already Friday? Could. Have. Come. Sooner. One So, this has been an exciting...