I have zero, zip, nada, no talent or ability in the areas of painting, sketching, sculpturing or creating visual artwork in any form. Nevertheless, I love this chapter of Hidden Art. “Ideas carried out stimulate more ideas.” So true. My most recent obsession, other than watching K-dramas, is opening a small library for homeschoolers in …
Category Archive: Family
Dec 12
12/12/12: Themes of My Life
These are the twelve themes or ideas or motifs that God has placed in my heart, and consequently the 12 Big Ideas that appear most often here on Semicolon. 1. Books. I have a houseful of books I read lots and lots of books, probably over 100 per year. I love books; I live inside …
Nov 22
Thankfully Reading 2012
I decided to participate in Jenn’s Thankfully Reading weekend by doing what comes naturally–reading the books with which God has blessed me, with thanksgiving in my heart. In this kick-off post, I thought I’d share what the Semicolon family is reading this weekend. Grandma G, who lives in a little apartment behind our house, is …
Feb 15
Fifteen Year Old Boy Reads Books!
Almost-15 year old Karate Kid, who quit reading, except for school assignments, when he was about twelve, speed-read his way through the series of books he got for Christmas: Andrew Klavan’s Homelanders series. Then, he read The Client by John Grisham, a book I strategically placed near his bed for him to discover. Today, he …
Dec 25
With a Name Like Love by Tess Hilmo
Somewhere along the way, however, the good reverend decided a small town meant a poor town, and a poor town meant humble people. Ollie’s daddy was born to preach to those people. His daddy had been a traveling preacher, as was his daddy before him, all the way back to the time of Moses. The …
May 28
Prodigal Sons and Daughters
I read about the following rebels and wanderers as an encouragement to myself. I will not give up on the people in my life who have chosen to walk away from God. I thought some of my readers might also need similar encouragement. Abraham Piper, son of pastor and author John Piper, writes about 12 …
May 28
$500 Million to Fix Five Year Olds Who Can’t Sit Still
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told CNSNews.com on Wednesday that the administration’s new $500 million early learning initiative is designed to deal with children from birth onward to prevent such problems as 5-year olds who “can’t sit still” in a kindergarten classroom. Maybe many, if not all, five year olds weren’t meant to …
May 07
Potluck Saturday: Beef Danish
I’ve resisted the temptation to share recipes here at Semicolon for a couple of reasons. First of all, I don’t think I’m much of a cook. When I got married I knew how to fry everything and bake a few things with a recipe, but that’s all. Now I know a little more, but Im …
Mar 20
Bitter Melon by Cara Chow
Nominated for 2011 Cybil Awards, Young Adult Fiction category. Nominated by Lisa Jenn Bigelow. “Frances, a Chinese-American student at an academically competitive school in San Francisco, has always had it drilled into her to be obedient to her mother and to be a straight-A student so that she can get into Berkeley to become a …
Jan 18
What We’re Reading: Mid-January Report
Z-Baby (9): Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker. Semicolon review here. Also various picture books, such as Corduroy by Don Freeman, Gregory, the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat and others. Listening to: The Calder Game by Blue Balliett. Read aloud book: The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis. Betsy-Bee (11): For school: The Great …
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