by Christina | Dec 23, 2013 | art, Christmas, encouragement, homeschool, the power of one |
My Favorite Videos of 2013 Top ten videos: I love this video by Amy Cuddy. It is my favorite. Real research on how our body language not only affects others, but also ourselves. “Fake it until you become it.” For every single day of WWII, this map...
by Christina | Dec 14, 2013 | faith, family, gratitude, honor, the power of one |
Honoring the Absent, A POW and MIA Empty Chair Ceremony During our karate banquet this past weekend, I encountered my first POW/MIA Empty Chair Ceremony. I do not know if I will ever have the chance to be a part of another ceremony such as this as we are not a...
by Christina | Dec 9, 2013 | art, Christmas, encouragement, love, the power of one |
My Favorite Blog Posts of 2013….. These are just a few of the blog posts I read this year that truly moved me….. some out of my comfort zone. 1- A Husband took these photos of his wife and captured love and loss beautifully. Even in suffering and...
by Christina | Nov 19, 2013 | composer study, homeschool, Music |
“Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something.” Frank Zappa How to study Henry Mancini? I can tell you in four words. Listen. Watch. Listen again. And again. We have listened to Mr....
by Christina | Nov 8, 2013 | children, encouragement, faith, homeschool, the power of one |
Reciting Philippians 4:4-8 5 minutes a day, 4 days a week, for 12 weeks. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and...
by Christina | Oct 21, 2013 | Adventure Group, children, fieldtrip, homeschool |
Homeschool field trip: a trek to 91.9 New Life, Charlotte’s Christian Radio station. “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!” Psalm 96:3 My oldest expressed an interest in Communications, my middle child is a...
by Christina | Oct 16, 2013 | art, Writing |
The Writer… Sculpture by Giancarlo Neri At first sight, it caught me by surprise…. it really is a ginormous table and chair. Some say he made the sculpture to accent the loneliness of writing. Some say he created it to magnify writer’s block. Some...
by Christina | Sep 24, 2013 | encouragement, faith, love |
Where to find love? I hadn’t thought about it before. Not really. Our associate pastor, Dr, David Hayes, preached on Romans 8 this past week. It was a powerful message about how nothing can separate us from the love of God and how we are MORE than conquerors....
