Comfort Ye
“Comfort, Comfort Ye, My People” is one of my favorite hymns. Since it’s an Advent hymn, I only get to sing it about once a year, and even then I don’t always get to sing it with other people, in […]
Squishing Everything into the Day
Here’s a pretty Advent song for you — new to me, but I’d like to learn it. You could definitely sing it as you rush around madly today trying to catch up on all the work you didn’t do over […]
Cyber Monday
The song for today is “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence,” a stunningly beautiful tune which is a favorite among plenty of non-Christians, if YouTube is any indication. We’re singing a really dramatic version by Katherine K. Davis. In choir […]
Finishing the Long Weekend
We had a really long weekend, beginning on Wednesday afternoon. I took no pictures of the Thanksgiving meal, nor of all the kids together. I did however get a good picture of #1 son whipping cream. He appears to be […]
Black Friday
Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day. We have no pictures of the meal, the decorations, or of all the family. The day began with the news that my husband’s brother had died in Thailand. Our guests were already on their way, there […]
Ganging Agley
Today was a frustrating day. I had a simple plan. I was going to post a video #1 daughter was making, then finish up the day’s blogging and finish writing a website we’ve been working on. Easy, right? Instead, […]
Sleepiness Cannot Win
The big question of my life today was this: can I stay awake all the way through choir? It seemed unlikely. I got up at 5:30 and met my dad for breakfast at 6:30. I then went to a business […]
Blithe Spirit
#1 daughter, La Bella, Egypt, and I went to see Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit. He wrote it during a spell of financial difficulty, hoping to cheer up Brits during the Blitz. It was quite funny. Stop reading if you want […]