Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
I’ve mentioned before how Kiddo#4 has curious hands and hungry fingers. He’s the grabbiest baby I’ve ever seen, taking in the world and needing to touch everything that comes within reach. He’s a lot happier now that he can move…
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Yesterday we talked about “little wonders,” how we can infuse our daily activities with the Divine just by being conscious that we’re doing the work for God. And in that way, little actions can pick up eternal significance. Let’s play…
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In addition to a Stealth Christian playlist, I have a guardian mix of “guardian angel songs.” They’re along the same lines as the stealth Christian, where the artists would be stunned to know I associate their songs with angels. Without…
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If you haven’t already seen this video, do go see it, otherwise you’re in the same position as Amanda. Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) is a four-minute video (with animation) of a retelling of the Star Wars…
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Today is, apparently, Appreciate A Dragon Day, so in honor of that, I bring you a little angel-dragon cheer: The angels in my novel don’t fight dragons. The angels in Seven Archangels: Annihilation aren’t quite this cuddly, nor are most…
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Blueraindrop noticed my offhand mention of my son giving a cookie to the rumored-to-be-mean teacher, so I’ll tell the story. For starters, my kids have Italian blood, and as you all know, one drop of Italian blood is enough to…
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On my iTunes I have a playlist called “stealth Christian.” They’re songs that I find resonate in a Christian way even though I’m pretty sure they weren’t intended that way. Offhand, I find Dan Fogelberg’s “Leader Of The Band” to…
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Kiddo#1 said to me, smirking, “If you get in trouble at school, do you think they’d send you to the principal’s office, or to the gym teacher’s office?” Not being quite as dumb as a potato, I remember being introduced…
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A recent article in the Washington Post floated the idea that the Newbery Awards put children off reading. Why? Because the books selected are frequently downers. And in some cases, they’re inaccessible to the children who read them. This came…
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Remember when my Patient Husband started a weblog on the internal server at his job? Well, now he’s doing it on wordpress. Everyone can go read him. “James Plays Games” has as its stated intention “it’s a gaming journal, plus…
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