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How to Connect Education and Emotions [with help from C.S. Lewis]
I recently started reading The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis. I had a feeling I would enjoy the book, and so far that’s true! I staunchly believed as a young person that I could not understand philosophy. These days I enjoy philosophy more and more, as you can probably tell from my blog posts–and I find that I can understand most of it! I attribute a lot of my joy in understanding philosophy to R.C. Sproul. He made philosophy accessible and relatable to those who felt intimidated by it. Brian and I watched some of his series “The Consequences of Ideas” when Ligonier ministries offered their material for free…
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Update on Our Moving Schedule, “Remember Me” and, “The Love of Christ Is Rich and Free” {New Music Monday}
This week is moving week for us! Today we plan to move a load of items to our storage unit and then visit the house. The electrical work is all finished and the windows are installed. We are excited to see the progress. We have dinner plans with friends from church tonight, too, and I made plans with a friend on Wednesday afternoon. These ‘goodbyes’ become more challenging the more I say them. We plan to bring a second and third load of items up on Thursday and Saturday. We might have to make two trips on Saturday–we’ll see how today and Thursday go. Then, Sunday will be our final…
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The Man Born Blind, and You
So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.” He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” John 9: 24-25 Those who are blind live by the truths of this world. They believe that wealth can satisfy and that they can save themselves. They put their trust in only what they can see with their eyes and physically touch with their hands. They believe that this is all there is. Maybe they hope for…
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A Hello and Goodbye Sonnet
Home: a place I may never reach by road;An elusive idea roaming free,Where I may unpack my burdensome load,For I know the occupants and they know me. Hello, dear house, you served us well a while.I watched my children grow within your walls.I see my children in the garden smile,I see laughter in every leaf that falls. Goodbye, dear house, now we travel onward.Your memory stays with me as I go.I look back with joy as I look forward,I climb to the high hills from valleys low. O Lord, make our new house feel like our home,Even though till Heaven calls this earth we roam.
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What We Saw on Our Nature Hike Today
The kids and I go on a nature hike every Friday. We like the break from our normal day-to-day routine and getting outside always makes us feel better. We visited the local marsh today, which is our usual spot. We like to study how the same place changes over time, especially with the seasons being so different from each other here in the Midwest. Fall arrived not too long ago. We wore our hats and mittens this morning! *** Here are a few photos of what we saw. We stopped for a break at this lovely spot. The kids and I climbed on some old tree roots and played in…