Peace Garden Mama II

A garden blend of family, faith and following the muse

   May 18

faith fridays: the most amazing sequel

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I’ve spent several days this week talking to kids about writing and story. What makes a great story? Why is revision so important? How do we capture the good stuff and convey it as a word picture for the benefit of others? It’s no wonder that while continuing my reading of G.K. Chesterton, his thoughts [...]

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   Apr 20

faith fridays: gathering up bundles of faith logic

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Yes, faith and logic can stand side by side. In fact, in my experience, they almost always do. To the point, I’ve been carrying around this book for the last couple months, ingesting it little by little. It’s not that it’s a big book. On the contrary, it’s actually quite small. But the ideas packed [...]

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   Feb 10

faith fridays: getting one’s head into the heavens

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I’m a bit of a perpetual latecomer, it seems. Though I’ve been hearing bits of G.K. Chesterton’s thoughts for years now, I’ve only recently come into possession of his widely-touted Orthodoxy. Imagine my thrill to learn that Chesterton was a journalist by profession. Suddenly, the timing of the read is feeling perfect, newly restarted as [...]

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