History, Real Life and Faith
Most years I’ve ended my annual Christmas letter with a list of the best books I read during the year. This year I’ve got too many adorable grandchildren antics to describe, so I ran out of room. But I’ve got room here. If you’re still looking for some book ideas as Christmas gifts, 2011, here are a few of my…
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“Oh, look,” my teenage niece said. “Aunt Michelle gave me a book and a movie. What a surprise.” I looked at her and smiled as pleasantly as I could despite my hurt. I had given a lot of thought to what book and movie she would enjoy. Apparently I guessed wrong. I didn’t buy her a book or a movie…
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I was playing on the floor in Bruce Zike’s bedroom when I learned that “real” people wrote for publication. Real people in the sense of the neighbor’s mom getting what I –15 years later–learned was called a “by-line” in a magazine. Tracy ran in waving the magazine for us to admire. She flipped through the already dog-eared pages to show…
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Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum was the first book I ever owned. I found it recently and ran my hands down the well-loved cover, remembering. It was the first book in my personal book collection, I received Ozma of Oz as a gift for my seventh birthday, along with Nancy Drew #2, The Hidden Staircase. I gave away all…
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King Solomon opined long ago, “of the making of books there is no end.” Of the owning of books there is no end, either, or at least it seems that way to me. After emptying the living room to paint, we’re now refilling the bookshelves and that means we’re culling the books at our house. We’re throwing away the out-of-date…
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It’s wonderful to meet loved ones in a foreign land. I dropped my son off at the airport for his final quarter at the University of Washington, and laughed with glee. “See you in Paris!” He grinned back. “Right.” His graduation gift was a trip to Paris and London with a side outing to the beaches of Normandy. We had…
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