A Mother as Artist

"Just as an artist who paints pictures and portraits exercises great care in his work, so each of you, mothers and fathers, must be attentive to these wonderful images [children]. Each day, a painter adds what is necessary to the picture. Sculptors do the same, removing excess stone and adding what is lacking. You should do the same: as makers of images, devote all your time to the task of fashioning wonderful images for God. Remove the excess; add what is lacking. Each day, examine the images closely. Cultivate the natural excellence that each one has, removing what is by nature inferior….[T]each them to be sober, vigilant, watchful in prayer, and to place everything that is said and done under the sign of the cross."

-John Chrysostom, On Vainglory and the Education of Children

Cited from: http://www.girltalkhome.com/blog/a-mother-as-artist

Pitch hurs

Trip to Cali

Ryan and I took a lovely little vaca to Cali last week. For the first time in one year and three months, I actually questioned why I would leave such a hip state for Kentucky. However whenever such a doubt would arise, I'd look at my travel partner and realize that even my life decisions were bigger than me, and out of my control.

An interesting phenomenon

It's an interesting phenomenon that heads turn immediately to find the sound of bursting laughter. There is hardly a sound more beautiful.

eBooks

It occurred to me today that eBooks and Kindles disgust me because they have no integrity.

Real books have integrity. eBooks are shallow ghosts that will never encompass the organic joy of what reading a book fully means.

Kiss the wave

"I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Ages."

-Charles Spurgeon

I am still learning.

It hit me like a semi

I've finally come to accept it. You must have the mundane if you want to have the exciting.

If everything is spontaneous and great then nothing is. So I'll work these slow paced work weeks, spice them up as much as possible and look forward to the exciting.

Is that how it goes?

Jay Gatz

I read this book, with this guy, this weekend.

Splendidly spectacular.