Tag: Humor
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So She Reads Collection: An Invitation
WELCOME to our monthly collection. This space is our online equivalent of a commonplace book. Here is where we offer links and ideas for you to explore, and things we might want to revisit or remember. Brew yourself a cup of tea and savor a quiet moment while you read. Be inspired to live with…
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The Power of School Songs: Why Children Benefit From Folk Music
Every September, that’s the same old bell a-ringing in the little red schoolhouse. I hear a discordant note when grade school children sing songs about redemption or wasted years or being lost. There is an inharmonious feeling between what I hear and what I see. Innocent children but words for adults. Childish voices with the…
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Serving Size: As Needed
We are half way through the year. Are you remembering your word of the year? Or did you choose a word this year? It’s not too late! My friend and I are sharing a book called One Word One Year Faith Journey. She had passed it to me the other day and I got a…
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Author Spotlight Part 2: Jane Austen
I like Jane Austen’s stories because of the courtly the manners or lack thereof, the old language and big words, the wit and humor. These heroines had standards to live up to. And the characters are so like people we live with, work with and socialize with today. Each one is a study in human…
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Author Spotlight: Jane Austen
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novel writer. You can read Austen’s books as witty romances or insightful commentary on the social classes and materialistic society of Georgian England. No novel written since her time is exempt from her influence. Jane’s books have rarely been out of print since their first publication dates. George Austen,…
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Alice and Me in Wonderland
Dear Readers, I feel like the white rabbit. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I shall be too late! It’s 10:30ish on Friday morning. Something should be published here in less than three hours. I haven’t written for weeks. But I am interrupting my dish washing session to bring you a message. Would you tell me, please,…
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August Collection: It Came to Pass
WELCOME to our monthly collection where we offer links and ideas for you to explore with us. This summer has been a progression of changes, more than usual and some happy and some sad. Time moves on and always brings change, but some events seems to mark our lives in a before and after way.…
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A Quick Case for LONG Books
I’m not a fan of long books. Anything that feels like a door stop is too cumbersome to hold much less to carry with me. My attention span isn’t that disciplined. And they are usually slow moving classics filled with detailed description. They’re just so long! But I’m excited to tell you I’ve found a…
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10 Proven Ways to Make Winter Worse
Many of us feel like winter is a difficult season. It can be. To prove that point, I compiled a list of actions you can take daily for the next few months. Don’t take any action that might make you feel better. Nothing helps anyway. Focus on the worst parts of the weather. Refuse to…
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