Author Archives: Kerry

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Christmas Poetry

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Christmas posts | Christmas Nights at Home Read aloud: Favorite poems “Welcome, all wonders in one sight! Eternity shut in a span, Summer in winter, day in night, Heaven in earth, and God in man! Great little One, … Continue reading →

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Christmas Read-alouds, Anthologies, Essays, Reflections on the mystery

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Christmas posts | Christmas Nights at Home “Our culture is celebrating a giddy, overhyped pseudo-Christmas while we are attempting the more serious task of observing a holy Advent, but the reason the cultural messages are so powerful is … Continue reading →

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Favorite Christmas Recordings

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Christmas posts | Christmas Nights at Home Excluding classical, ones I feel like I can’t miss, in alphabetical order: The Arcadian Wild, Happy Golden Days Steve Bell, The Feast of Seasons (lyrics) Steve Bell, Keening for the Dawn … Continue reading →

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Favorite Christmas songbooks

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Christmas posts | Christmas Nights at Home Sing: Favorite Christmas songbooks and books about carols And the Angels Sing The Christmas Revels Songbook Readers Digest Merry Christmas Songbook The late Bill Studwell is one of the most helpful … Continue reading →

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Family Christmas Activities at Home

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Christmas posts | Christmas Nights at Home Ann Hibbard, Family Celebrations. This book, now out of print, is well worth any effort required to obtain a used copy. Hibbard provides patterns to make a felt Advent “road to … Continue reading →

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Favorite Family Christmas Storybooks

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Christmas posts | Christmas Nights at Home Read aloud: Favorite storybooks Listed in no particular order. J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters from Father Christmas. We read aloud from this throughout the season. We have several copies so that everyone can … Continue reading →

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Favorite family Christmas movies

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Christmas posts | Christmas Nights at Home Links are to the Internet Movie Database: Miracle on 34th St. (1947); see comments in a previous post. Muppet Christmas Carol (1992); Michael Caine. This wonderful adaptation is not too scary … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Kerry

Georges Rouault and Henri Matisse were both asked on separate occasions whether, if they were stranded on a desert island with no hope of rescue or of ever being discovered, would they continue to paint? Henri Matisse, La Musique (1939);Albright-Knox … Continue reading →

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Athanasius Kircher, Mundus subterraneus (1665)

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Kerry

Originally posted at ouhos.org, the now-discontinued blog of the OU History of Science Collections. Neither this post nor any of its content should be taken as an official communication of the University of Oklahoma. We have recently made available, in … Continue reading →

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Happiness is…

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Kerry

Happiness = Apple x 2 Thank you, David, for bringing me happiness today! These are now among my prized possessions, thanks to one of the kindest, gentlest men I know. David, come and sit with me and we’ll enjoy a … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Celtic Praise Troupe!

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Kerry

Yesterday for Septemberfest, inside the Oklahoma History Center with the Winnie Mae overhead and the dome of the Capitol building in the background outside, the Celtic Praise Troupe danced its last performance with three of the original members: Katie, Rachel … Continue reading →

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Biology – Sample weekly schedule

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Kerry

Lesson plan:Plan your typical weekly schedule: A sample schedule would be 4 periods a week, in addition to our joint meetings on Monday nights: Monday night class, 7-8:30 pm Tuesday, 1 hr: Begin learning Lyrical Life Science song; begin reading … Continue reading →

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