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Believing God

19 Sep 2011

Remember that part in The Hiding Place where the sister, the one who isn’t in the book very much, well, the Nazi’s show up at her house, and ask her [...]

Shadow Castle

8 Apr 2011

Last night I finished reading “Shadow Castle” to Olivia and Calvin. It’s a book I loved as a kid. I found it on the dusty shelves at the back of my [...]

Someone I Really Admire

30 Apr 2010

This is my sister-in-law, Heidi. I have other pictures that are embarrassing. But we’ll save those for when I really need to call in a favor. (Wink). (Only one wink [...]

My Hiking Boots

13 Jul 2008

Last week I wrote about Andi’s wedding, saying: Wyatt asked earlier if she was going to wear hiking boots to her wedding, and I told him she was, and he just [...]

Willa Cather

16 Feb 2007

(c) Simple Gifts: Photographs and Reflections from the Landscape. I was driving across Utah this past weekend, and the barren landscape with the low angled winter [...]

The Great Divorce

26 Jun 2006

The Great Divorce By: C.S. Lewis First Time I Read It: Summer, 2001 Number of Times I’ve Read It: Countless Kenneth Tynan said of Lewis: “How thrilling [...]

The Westing Game

14 Jun 2006

The Westing Game Category: Book By: Ellen Raskin I first read it in: 6th Grade Number of times I’ve read it: 3 Last night I was at the local Barnes & [...]