With the holiday activities slowing down, now is a great time to chill with a classic Christmas story. Here are some recommendations from my recent discoveries. “Uncle Richard’s New Year Dinner” by Lucy Maud Montgomery, a fortuitous mix-up.You can read the story here Unable to find a publisher, the author printed 200 copies of this … Continue reading Quality Classic Christmas stories that Stand the Test of Time
Category: Inspiration
It’s All Relative
Personal Connection with the Word and its Author In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the word was God. “The Word” is a reference to the Bible. And I would guess that our experiences with the Bible are usually relative to our culture, our family and our friends. Relatives … Continue reading It’s All Relative
Jacquie Lawson interactive Advent Calendars: an artistic feast
Someone you know would LOVE this little gift! Years ago, I was the lucky recipient of a unique digital gift of visual beauty and sweet music, A Jacquie Lawson Advent Calendar. Each day in December something new happened. I loved it so much, I turned around and sent one to someone else. She loved it … Continue reading Jacquie Lawson interactive Advent Calendars: an artistic feast
Dear Mr. Fibonacci
Dear Leonardo of Pisa, of the Bonacci family, Happy Fibonacci Day! Thank you for your hard work, your extensive travels, and your diligence and devotion to bring numbers and mathematics from the east to the west. Thank you for handing down to us so many joyful mathematical puzzles, experiences and inspiration! Are you aware that … Continue reading Dear Mr. Fibonacci
Leap Day, Astronomy and Calculations: Human and Divine
The length of a year is based on how long it takes a planet to revolve around the Sun. Earth takes about 365.2422 days to make one revolution around the Sun,” Tavernier wrote. “That’s about six hours longer than the 365 days we typically include in a calendar year,” he added. As a result, to … Continue reading Leap Day, Astronomy and Calculations: Human and Divine
Yesterday’s classics speaking into today’s world
The only palliative for the errors of our modern world is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only by reading old books C.S. Lewis I have saved a number of quotes to share about the value of reading classic books. Now, I’m asking … Continue reading Yesterday’s classics speaking into today’s world
Review of Imagination’s Other Place
For years my library had an ongoing book sale, and one day I picked up a unique book. …a startling and exciting collection of poems; startling to those who have assumed that mathematics and science had little in common with poetry, exciting to those lovers of poetry to whom the beauties of mathematics and science … Continue reading Review of Imagination’s Other Place
Mathematics and Science–how Poetic!
Discovery of beauty in surprising places. Believe it or not, just seeing and saying the word mathematics makes me feel good. My love for math led me to complete a B.Sc. program in Engineering Mathematics, and yet my most enjoyable hobbies were creative: drawing, writing and photography. So for much of my life, I was … Continue reading Mathematics and Science–how Poetic!
Wishing you a Strong and Courageous 2023
Here are some of my joyful moments during this holiday season of 2022. I hope these photos and video will bring you a smile! "Doggone Christmas" Contest ...and I hope smiling will remind you of your own joyful times in 2022. Jonesborough Christmas parade May you be filled with gratitude! These times take courage and … Continue reading Wishing you a Strong and Courageous 2023
…And the soul felt its worth
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Savior's birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining 'Til he appeared and the soul felt its worth. from "O Holy Night", words by poet Placide Cappeau, music by Adolphe Adam It's true! I can attest to it. … Continue reading …And the soul felt its worth
Happily Writing 