The Internet has blown apart our previously limited sources of information. I went to college when email was just beginning to be used, and the Internet was a quieter place to search for information. The library was still highly useful. Now my 3 1/2 yr old son understands that we can look anything up “online” [...]
Archive for the ‘Society’ Category
Discernment amidst the onslaught of information
Posted in Society, parenting, tagged focus, information, Internet on July 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Unfulfilled Wishes
Posted in Happiness, Society, tagged toys, wisdom, wishes on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My paternal grandfather was born into the poorest family in his town, and ended up being the town’s richest resident (half a century later). He had a number of favorite sayings. Among them, in German, “Man muss noch Wuensche haben.” One must still have wishes. In other words, we should not gratify every desire.
We [...]
No TV
Posted in Family, Happiness, Home, Society, tagged Health, television, waste on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I cannot think of a greater wasteland than television. We don’t have TV, and never will. It isn’t that we are saving time by not having TV; it’s that everyone else is wasting theirs. I really don’t know how others get things done in life when so much time goes down the drain tube.
The research [...]
Quote of the Day -Samuel Johnson
Posted in Family, Marriage, Society, tagged learning disability, perseverance, role model on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” -Samuel Johnson
My husband is a great example of hard work and perseverance. He works hard at everything, whether small or big; and it thrills me that our children will have him for a role model. It is one of the greatest gifts he will ever [...]
Bumper Sticker
Posted in Society, tagged Arts, luxury on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Usually I dislike bumper stickers: how they’re usually angry (why is that?!) and how they stick messily over the car. But the other day, I saw one that said,
‘THE ARTS ARE NOT A LUXURY.”
Sometimes I feel guilty to “waste time” on painting or sewing or cooking something extra-special, as though I ought to be doing [...]
Romans 12:3-6
Posted in Arts, Happiness, Marriage, Society, tagged gifts, Grace, humility on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these [...]
Quote of the Day –Viktor Frankl
Posted in Happiness, Society, tagged Attitude, Frankl on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. –Viktor Frankl
Great group of friends
Posted in Marriage, Society, tagged Family, Marriage on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had about 8 other couples in our house yesterday, for lunch. Most of them didn’t know each other, but the atmosphere was great. Already when I sent out the emails with the invitation, I was aware that I was only inviting friends who had fantastic marriages. When I thought about it some [...]
Elegance at home
Posted in Arts, Family, Home, Society, tagged Family on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few essentials that I would like to keep as rules around here:
1. Treasuring God’s Word above all things; holding it at the highest place in the home. (This allows for the rest of this list…)
2. Treating one another with respect. Someday we won’t have each other around any more, and we’ll wish we [...]
The Pleasures of Any Season
Posted in Happiness, Home, Marriage, Society, tagged Beauty, Family on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The picture in the banner (above) was randomly taken last summer, as we were having lunch outside. I had brought my mother-in-law a cup of coffee, and soon after that, our (then) one and a half year old son brought her the flower. It was a beautiful afternoon; as good as any vacation [...]
