Posted in To make you think on July 29th, 2007 No Comments »
The experienced guide excitedly compelled his young friend along. He couldn’t stop telling him how beautiful the place was, how he couldn’t wait to show it to him, and how much his young friend was sure to love it. His follower inhaled deeply and began the steep ascent once again. The path was rocky and [...]
Posted in Inspiration from others, To make you think on July 27th, 2007 2 Comments »
By Naomi Wickham, 13 years old I was quite honored when Natalie asked me to write a guest post. Of course I couldn’t resist such an opportunity! Before Natalie asked me, I was skimming through her posts about “Thursdays of Thankfulness” and I really enjoyed them. So when I was asked to do a guest [...]
Posted in Current Events & Issues on July 19th, 2007 1 Comment »
The No Casino efforts are going strong and another organization has joined the fight. Check out the new Moms Against Casinos website and sign the petition to show your support for a No Casino vote on August 7. If you want to help support this effort, but haven’t been sure how to do so, you [...]
Posted in Life as a Music Teacher, Posts with Videos on July 16th, 2007 7 Comments »
This past week, six students and I spent a couple of hours a day together for a summer piano camp at my studio. I decided to try something new this year and purchased the equipment and software so they could produce a documentary on the life of Isaac Watts, the “father of English hymnody.” I [...]
Posted in Posts with pictures on July 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Just had to share… (Click to see the full-size image.)
Posted in Current Events & Issues on July 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Our family has been doing some work with the No Casinos in Sedgwick County effort, including contacting the Derby churches to garner support, organizing a town hall meeting in Derby earlier this week, distributing yard signs, etc. My Dad came up with a clever acrostic: Don’t let casinos make a MESS out of Sedgwick County. [...]
