Edith Schaeffer, wife of theologian and Christian apologist Francis Schaeffer, and an author and teacher in her own right, died today and went to be with the Lord. I knew her through her books, some of which were and are my favorites. I’ve read and enjoyed the ones in boldface. 1969. L’Abri. 1971. The Hidden …
Category Archive: Birthdays
Jan 31
Days I’m Planning to Celebrate or Observe in February
All of February: Letter-Writing Month. The challenge is to “mail at least one item through the post every day it runs. Write a postcard, a letter, send a picture, or a cutting from a newspaper, or a fabric swatch.” I want to do this with my girls. Such an encouragement to the people who receive …
Jul 27
Saturday Review of Books: July 28, 2012
“That’s what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you onto another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It’s geometrically progressive – all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.” ~Mary …
Apr 23
World Book Night (Day)
So, this is it: World Book Night (Day). World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books which will see tens of thousands of people share books with others in their communities across America to spread the joy and love of reading on April 23. Successfully launched in the U.K. in 2011, World Book …
Feb 08
Love Twelve Miles Long by Glenda Armand
How long is a mother’s love for her son? Twelve miles long. Frederick’s mama must walk twelve long miles to visit her son who lives in slavery in the master’s Big House while his mother toils far way in the fields. Mama measures her journey in twelve miles of forgetting, remembering, listening, looking up, praying, …
Feb 07
Happy 200th Birthday to the Inimitable Boz
Happy Birthday, Mr. Dickens! Born on this date in 1812, Mr. Dickens has been delighting readers for over 150 years. Dickens Novels I’ve Read: David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, Pickwick Papers, Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend DIckens Novels I Have Yet to Enjoy: Hard Times, Dombey …
Dec 09
Saturday Review of Books: December 10, 2011
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” ~~Jane Austen Jane Austen’s birthdate is December 16, 1775. If you’re not familiar with and linking to and perusing the Saturday Review of Books here at Semicolon, you’re missing out. Here’s how it usually works. Find …
Dec 03
Saturday Review of Books: December 3, 2011
“Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was, whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. As good almost kill a man, as kill …
Nov 26
Saturday Review of Books: November 26, 2011
““A book, too, can be a star, ‘explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly’, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.” ~~Madeleine L’Engle Madeleine L’Engle has a birthday this week, November 29th. In fact November 29 is also the birthday of two other favorite authors: C.S. Lewis …
Aug 12
Saturday Review of Books: August 13, 2011
“Once a man commits himself to murder, he will soon find himself stealing. The next step will be alcoholism, disrespect for the Sabbath and from there on it will lead to rude behaviour. As soon as you set the first steps on the path to destruction you will never know where you will end. Lots …
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