A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson, has been one of my favorite books for almost a decade now. Since that time, I have read it twice and recently commenced a third go-around in honor of the movie. I am enjoying it just as much this time as I did the first, and find… Continue reading the 5 stages of reading A Walk in the Woods
Okay, here it is. After much research, consideration, and pirate prospecting (not as dirty as it sounds...unless you ask a studio executive), I present to you my top five highlights from Comic-Con 2015. Enjoy! #5 - Fox's Deadpool / Fantastic 4 / X-Men: Apocalypse Gotta' give these guys low marks out of the gate for… Continue reading Comic-Con 2015: reflections, predictions, and knee-jerk reactions
At the risk of losing all of my fangirl street cred, I have to make an important confession: I did not hate the 2003 Daredevil movie. The script was weak, granted, and it struggled with tone and motivation (Am I an action movie? A thriller? A romance? Which one will make the most money?). But… Continue reading Daredevil: a redemption story
My family has an unparalleled gift of gab. I'm sure other families feel this way too, and I imagine one or two of them might be able to keep up with us for a few stretches at a time. But let's just say that if conversation were an Olympic sport, the IOC would have to… Continue reading pledges, prayers, and promises
My youngest daughter is a stunningly beautiful five-year-old with bronze hair and hazel-green eyes. She is the fire and the clown in our family, always moving at full velocity and stopping only to sleep, if then. She fears nothing and examines everything; we joke that when she grows up, she will be a doctor by… Continue reading emerging incisors and other signs of spring
There is nothing that Big Food or any other world system can offer me - no taste, treat, buzz, or sense of satisfaction - that is not only available, but actually better and more fulfilling when I get it naturally, as close to God's original form as possible.
When my girls were little, I quickly noticed that they based a large percentage of their feelings and reactions on mine. This was most evident when they were learning to walk. Anytime they wobbled, tripped, fell down, or even just startled themselves, they immediately looked to my face for a response. If I heeded my… Continue reading ta-dah!
2015 is now three weeks old, and the best gift I've received so far is plants. Not real plants, mind you, as in flower boxes or a house cactus, but just the word itself. My family did an exercise this holiday wherein we each chose a word - any word that was on our hearts… Continue reading plants
The most beautiful Christmas tree I ever saw was a discard on its way to the dump. It had been a lean Christmas for us, and in the absence of funding for elaborate decorations, my mother built a simple faux fireplace on the main wall of our living room. The mantle allowed just enough room… Continue reading the kingdom for a cookie
Halloween costumes have been the subject of much colorful discussion this year in my circles. First there was this cartoon, which I saw posted on several Facebook pages but most notably on A Mighty Girl: Somewhat related, several of my coworkers have loudly bemoaned their difficulties in finding the perfect work-appropriate costume that is fun… Continue reading the big reveal
Lucinda S. Sutton 