Judgment gets such a bad rap, yet as soon as we learn to think for ourselves, we learn to judge. It’s one of the building blocks of reason, and it’s not always a bad thing to do. As a child, we judge: Can I trust this person? Is this dog friendly or will he bite? Is this green stuff my… Read More
Did you ever see the Simpsons episode when Homer sold his soul for a donut? And then he proceeded to tempt the devil by eating most of the donut, but not all, so that Satan couldn’t actually steal his soul? And then he started sleep-walking to the fridge for his nighttime snack (where the rest of the donut remained)? Well…. Read More
This is the last Wednesday of relative peace for the school year, barring the vacations. Although Juliet has dance and solfège, and Gabriel has solfège, chorale and soccer, and William has multi-sports, I do not have to teach English today, and William, therefore, does not have to go to Centre for the morning. So there are two less things to… Read More
When we returned from the States, my garden was one big weedy mess. This was right about the time I had a bunch of writing deadlines, was trying to recover from jet lag (and help my children recover from jet lag) – the time I was trying to prepare for the back to school frenzy, and when I was deciding,… Read More
I’m going to be making some major design and content changes on my blog in the next couple of weeks, which I’ll explain further as the new design is closer to being launched. One of the changes I’d like to make is to write a weekly post that has to do with faith, and which will be posted on the… Read More
My heart is full of happiness today. There is a chicken roasting in the oven and zucchini and peppers frying on the stove. The late afternoon sun is streaming in. This morning we got to see everyone at church for the first time all summer. (The French travel most of August, so those who are in town meet in small… Read More
