LOST Rehash: Flashes Before Your Eyes: “I don’t think the writers of LOST have left room for a God who is in control of the Universe and yet allows human beings to make real choices. A God who is powerful enough and intelligent enough could weave corrections into the predetermined plan for the universe without making human choice into a farce. It’s the only path I see between determinism and chaos. But I’m no philosopher.”

Classic Iconic Movie Festival. “Way back in March, over spring break, Eldest Daughter and I held our own movie festival. She had some recommendations from friends who were fans of old movies, and we watched several of the movies on her list. For some of the movies the other young adults in the house joined us. Here are my impressions.”

Lazy Days of Homeschool. In May, our school year at Meriadoc Homeschool winds down not with a bang, but a dam.

Projected, a post about all the projects that I started (and mostly didn’t finish) during the first half of 2007. Oh, well, there’s always 2008, the good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise.

Under the Radar: Christian Fiction. “Christian fiction” has gotten a bad rap, partially deserved. Some so-called “Christian fiction” (just like some YA fiction and some post-modern fiction) is nothing more than a bad sermon disguised as an even worse story. However, some of the fiction published by Christian publishing houses is not only exemplary and literary, but also just good reading.

Under the Radar: An Adult Fiction Trio. Don Camillo, Andrea Orsini, and Rima the Bird Girl: if you don’t recognize the naes of these fictional characters, you should. They’re all fascinating characters from popular fiction of the past.

Balance: Sometime I would love a glimpse into your daily life…how much time you give to reading and writing AND schooling your own children.
Do your children understand the time Mom gives to books and writing? Mine are 5-11 and I worry they see me staring at a book or screen more than anything else. Someone asked, and I attempted an answer.

The Rule of Six, or Seven or Eight: Melissa even says that “Miss (Charlotte) Mason believed children needed three things every day: something to love, something to think about, and something to do.” So educator Charlotte Mason started with three things each day, Melissa made it six, and I’m making my own list of ????

A Madeleine L’Engle Annotated Bibliography. Ms. L’Engle died in September, and I remembered her with a series of posts and links. This bibliography was one of them.

Apples in the Bible. I also celebrated apples in September. Apples in the BIble was one of the polsts from that series.

Mike Huckabee: It’s Time to Support a Conservative Values Candidate. The title is self-explanatory. I still think it’s time.

Things That Scare Me: In this post, I admitted my deepest fears in public, on the internet. I must be a brave person.