Category Archives: Family

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 Ones I feel like I can’t miss (in alphabetical order): Steve Bell, The Feast of Seasons (lyrics) Steve Bell, Keening for the Dawn (includes poetry by Malcolm Guite) (background) Mary Chapin … 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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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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The Brat will be OK

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Kerry

Here’s how I found our beloved 25-year-old Subaru Brat this morning when I went out to drive to work. (The white specks on the roof and hood are pieces of glass, like those on the ground.) Someone had the audacity … Continue reading →

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Willis Creek News

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Kerry

In the great tradition of frontier printers, my nephew Jonathan is starting a newspaper! Actually, it’s a blog about the homestead, Willis Creek Ranch, entitled Willis Creek News. The first post, “Horse Trails,” shows how fun and interesting this will … Continue reading →

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Glimpses of beauty

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Kerry

I love my daughter Rachel’s blog, Onward into light. It’s a daily dose of beauty: photos that point to joy beyond the walls of the world, quotations that awaken the longing for love that lies hidden in all our hearts. … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Daddy!

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Kerry

My sister Laura created this moving video to celebrate Dad’s birthday earlier this month: Read more on Laura’s blog. Dad, I love you! Thank you for all these wonderful memories. Watching the video twice in a row brought a lump … Continue reading →

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Feast of Middle-earth

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Kerry

Holidays This past Saturday, Hannah and Susanna, with much help from many friends, hosted a Feast of Middle-earth for about 30 friends of theirs who are lovers of J.R.R. Tolkien. Fellowship of the Feast (photo by Joshua Martin) A Feast … Continue reading →

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