A Day in the Life of my PhD Corrections 1. Pray. 2. Open the 300-ish page book in French to the place I got up to last night. 3. Open my draft corrections Word document and Google Translate (no need to turn the computer on because I didn’t actually turn it off last night). 4.ContinueContinue reading “A Day in the Life of my PhD Corrections and Ice Cream Coffee”
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Hiking Photos
J went hiking with a friend yesterday, and very kindly agreed to take the little point and shoot camera and try get some pretty photos for the blog. Although heavy mist blocked the view for some of the day, the resulting photos were enough to rouse in me feelings of envy over their day inContinueContinue reading “Hiking Photos”
Easter Reflection: Good Friday
“Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53: 4-5, ESV). On EasterContinueContinue reading “Easter Reflection: Good Friday”
Easter Reflection: Fullness of Joy
“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” (John 15:11, ESV). Today I read a blog post written by a friend (have a read here), in which she notes that Christianity, as she knew it in the community within which she grewContinueContinue reading “Easter Reflection: Fullness of Joy”
Piña Colada Mocktail and Cocktail
Despite having a great love of fruit in just about any form (raw, juiced, canned, frozen, sometimes, depending on the fruit, cooked), particularly exotic fruit, it was not until last year that I tasted the delight of the simple combination of coconut and pineapple juice mixed together. And I fell in love. The vague memoryContinueContinue reading “Piña Colada Mocktail and Cocktail”
Some, Some and Some 