Yes, I know it is October 26. Yes, I know Santa doesn't exist. And yes, I know that it is noon on a gorgeous Friday afternoon.
But here I am, watching ELF. Listening to Christmas Music. Wishing I was eating Christmas cookies. And it hasn't even been Halloween yet. Oh my, it is going to be a long rest of the semester...
God has been doing a lot in my heart lately. I'm struggling with the whole, "what am i doing with my life after college" ordeal that I promised i'd never encounter, and if i did, i wouldn't tell anyone.
Struggling isn't the best word. Butch talked about faith last week. Faith is obedience, believing God's way is the best way.
I have faith, though it is small. I'm praying it will grow. Help me with my unbelief!
The word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. I love this verse because it reminds me of walking on a dark pathway with just a candle. The candle doesn't shine on the whole path, but just enough for you to take one step, and then another. That's faith. That's walking in obedience. So that's what I'm doing. Walking with my candle, trusting.
Who knows where I'll be. But right now, I'm watching ELF, thinking to myself, "would I date a boy who thought he was an elf?"
Would you?
Friday, October 26, 2007
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Sydni and Michael!
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Why I Don't Like Harry Potter
I recently began reading Harry Potter.
I recently stopped reading Harry Potter.
I don't know what all the hype is about Harry.
Bottom line: Harry Potter just is not good literature.
The sentence structure is too simple and too patterned. No variety. No rich word choice. No good descriptive language. The more our children read these books, the less literate they become.
I truly believe that. Our children are obsessed with these books. They will read and read and read them all, only to become accustomed to the characters and simple words that will hinder them greatly when they grow up. Harry Potter is a security blanket for our developing young readers.
Just a story about Harry and this black cat and a weird witch school.
Witchcraft aside, cute Harry-in-the-movies aside, and the love that children have for the books aside...
Harry Potter is just not good literature.
It's banned books month. Did you know that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a banned book? We are banning Mark Twain, but allowing for JK Rowling to write her little stories with simple, one syllable words for billions per book sold?
America, where have we gone wrong?
I recently stopped reading Harry Potter.
I don't know what all the hype is about Harry.
Bottom line: Harry Potter just is not good literature.
The sentence structure is too simple and too patterned. No variety. No rich word choice. No good descriptive language. The more our children read these books, the less literate they become.
I truly believe that. Our children are obsessed with these books. They will read and read and read them all, only to become accustomed to the characters and simple words that will hinder them greatly when they grow up. Harry Potter is a security blanket for our developing young readers.
Just a story about Harry and this black cat and a weird witch school.
Witchcraft aside, cute Harry-in-the-movies aside, and the love that children have for the books aside...
Harry Potter is just not good literature.
It's banned books month. Did you know that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a banned book? We are banning Mark Twain, but allowing for JK Rowling to write her little stories with simple, one syllable words for billions per book sold?
America, where have we gone wrong?
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