History, Real Life, and Faith
I spent my twenty-first birthday in the University Research Library writing a paper on King Lear. It was the Friday before finals and my 20-page Shakespeare paper was my whole grade. Since I was taking four English classes that quarter, most of my grades were based on papers. This was the final one, due Monday. (Pity me. I took twelve…
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We took our youngest children to Normandy to tour the beaches and pause in thanks at the American Cemetery. It was important, and they came back with a new appreciation for service. All those crosses will do that. I’d been there as a child myself. A movie to tell the story My father, a history-lover, felt his children should learn what…
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Venus flew in front of the sun in 2012. Everyone in my family was excited. We watched through the cool glasses my husband’s alma mater sent for the solar eclipse two weeks before. Being old school myself, I carried two pieces of paper–one with a pin hole in it–to view it without looking at the sun. His glasses worked much better. We…
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The healing power of the arts–for a broken heart.
Do you ever find your mind wandering from something your body is doing and wake up to discover you’re thinking of something completely out of context? Say, when you’re dancing in your zumba class? How does the brain make make connections and why do they sometimes seem completely off? I ruminate on this oddity often at six o’clock in the…
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When you don’t live in a big city, visiting a place like London or New York means one thing: theatre! I’ve attended the theatre in London seven times in the last three years. I have several pointers for those interested in visiting the West End. Les Miserables 1. Don’t expect familiar musicals to be exactly what you’re used to. We saw…
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