Emily: It's colder here than it is in Kansas City - that's just not right!
Louis: Emily, don't you ever read your Bible? Emily: What? Louis: What did Paul say? Emily (after a short pause): Ummm...about the weather in Kansas City?
Saturday
What DID Paul say...
Saturday Photo Hunt - Furry
Friday
Project: Coffee::Good Morning
My favorite afternoon coffee pleasure comes from fresh ground hazelnut cream flavored beans, but for breakfast this morning I ground Sweetwater Organic Good Morning Blend. The Sweetwater website description states: "Good Morning (Medium Roast) Harmonious Breakfast blend of new crop Central and South American shade grown beans in a Full City Roast. Sweet, milk chocolaty and bright, with a smooth, nutty finish. 100% USDA Certified Organic, 60%+ Rainforest Alliance Certified™, 50%+ Smithsonian Bird Friendly, Shade Grown."
The Sweetwater blend is new to me - a wonderful gift from my brother in law who lives in Gainesville (the home of Sweetwater) and knows of my affection for coffee. Thank you, John.
It was chilly and rainy on Pollywog Creek today. Tomorrow promises to be even colder, but dry and sunny - a perfect day for coffee and books and a quilt and a nap on the backyard swing. It was two weeks ago, that I last mentioned coffee and books in the same sentence. Our lifegroup was just beginning to read Unpacking Forgiveness by Chris Brauns. We have now read through chapter 3, and I must say the discussions have been lively and good.
Emily and I are reading Crazy Love by Francis Chan. Life-changing. Emily introduced me to the teachings of Francis Chan a little more than a year ago, and now that I have an iPod, I subscribe to his podcasts(go to media and then "get a sermon") and listen on my walks around Pollywog Creek. His recent series entitled "Living a Life that Matters" is outstanding. Both Crazy Love and Unpacking Forgiveness were reviewed by Tim Challies and are on his list of "Top 8 Books of 2008".
Emily just finished When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan by Peggy Noonan. I read this Reagan biography years ago and loved it. So did Emily. Emily has decided that she wants to read a book by or about all 44 United States Presidents. Do y'all have any suggestions?
Wednesday
Birds of another feather...
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
P-51 Mustang
Tuesday
That was hard...
Tuesdays are often one of my busiest days - leaving little to no time for photography wanderings, but I happened to catch this male cardinal through a bedroom window this morning.
Can you tell how brown the grass is beyond the cardinal? Except for the winter grass that Louis planted close to the house, there is little that survived last week's hard frosts and freezes. On one of those cold mornings last week, I opened the front door and two little frogs like the one in my header photo fell into the house. They must have sought refuge from the cold in the tiny space between the top of the door and the frame. They just lay on their backs on the floor and didn't move, so I assumed that they were dead and that I could leave them there for a few minutes while I looked around outside. When I returned about fifteen minutes later, the frogs were no where to be found. Louis found one of them later that evening on the other side of the house. He said that they probably didn't move at first because they were too cold, but after they warmed up a little in the house, they hopped away. Don't tell Emily, but we never did find the other one.
Monday
Do y'all want the froggy back...
Blue-Headed (Solitary) Vireo...
Simplifies my life. I know those other blogs are just a click away, but as I mentioned before, I tend to forget what's behind those closed doors.
Sunday
There's color afterall...
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork... ...Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. ~ Psalm 19:1, 14 (ESV)
Saturday
Saturday Photo Hunt and Project: Month of Coffee::Chipped
Friday
For this we sent them to Washington...
Wednesday
Lyrical theology and Keith Green...
A few days ago I was thrilled to read a JD Walt's post on Keith Green. Almost two years ago, I wrote about the influence of Keith Green's music on my walk with Christ in "...first help me to just live it Lord".
My tastes in music styles is about as diverse as they come. I can appreciate almost everything from Toby Mac and Hillsong United to the Gaithers and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. In the world of secular music, the lyrics tend to narrow that range of diversity, but I still enjoy a wide variety of musical styles and so do our children.
As well as posting a video of Keith Green when he was only 11 years old and another leading worship years later, JD Walt links to a very informative documentary on the life of Keith Green. I am anxious for Emily to watch all of them. I'm interested to see if she sees the same parallels that I do in Keith Green and popular worship leaders and ministries to young people today.
Start a pot of coffee or put the kettle on for tea. The documentary is an hour long, but well worth your time. I'd love to know what y'all think. You, too, MJ.
Monday
A few of my favorite things...
Sunday
A Pollywog Creek Sabbath wonder...
"Life is richer when we feel it. And life is much more richer when our eyes are open to the works of our awesome God." ("Wonder: Eyes Fixed on Jesus" by Steve)
"Once we relax in God's care, we begin to see things differently. We become more aware of sunsets, mountains, trees, and generous portions of sunlight."
Behold, I will do something new, now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it? ~ Isaiah 43:19 (NASB)
(Patsy Clairmont's I Love Being a Woman calendar for January 17)