Author Archives: Amy

Last year after much hemming and hawing, we purchased a bird feeder. (We are slow roasts, as I may have explained before. Rather ent-like in that way, we rarely do anything hasty.) This spring I decided it would look cool … Continue reading →

That, my friends, is a picture of hope. Okay, in truth it’s a picture of my Early Girl tomato plant. Oh, but the hope it instills in me…and maybe you can see the yucky dirt we have, even after it’s … Continue reading →

Because I don’t believe in coincidences, after all. The other night, John and I were watching The Emperor’s Club which is one of my favorite movies. It makes me wish I had learned Greek better, and Latin, and reminds me … Continue reading →

“A true philosopher is one who perceives in created things their spiritual Cause, or who knows created things through knowing their Cause, having attained a direct, unmediated faith, and a union with God that transcends the intellect. He does not … Continue reading →

Glory to God in the Highest! Our family is being chrismated next Sunday, Sept. 4. We’re all sponsored. Can’t say that we are all prepared, because really, how could we be? But if excitement, trepidation or nervousness has anything to … Continue reading →