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Merry Christmas

CarrieK — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:01:50 +0000

Mary’s Song

Blue homespun and the bend of my breast keep warm this small hot star fallen to my arms.
(Rest…You who have had so far to come.)
Now nearness satisfies the body of God sweetly.
Quiet He lies whose vigor hurled a universe.
He sleeps whose eyelids have not closed before.
His breath (so slight it seems no breath at all) once ruffled the dark deeps to sprout a world.
Charmed by dove’s voices, the whisper of straw, He dreams, hearing no music from His other
spheres.
Breath, mouth, ears, eyes… He is curtailed who overflowed all skies, all years.
Older than eternity, now He is new.
Now native to earth as I am, nailed to my poor planet, caught that I might be free,
Blind in my womb to know my darkness ended,
Brought to this birth for me to be new-born,
And for Him to see me mended, I must see Him torn.

~Luci Shaw

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A Litle Bit About Me

CarrieK — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:30:00 +0000

I’ve seen this meme out and about, most recently posted by Wendy at Caribousmom, and thought it would be a good thing to post on my birthday. I always enjoy getting to know more about the people behind the blogs, but if that doesn’t interest you, feel free to ignore this one.

Age: 39 today!
Bed size: Queen
Chore that you hate: Cleaning the bathroom, mopping
Dogs: Nope – I’m a cat person. We have one named Sam.
Essential start to your day: Checking e-mail. Used to be accompanied by coffee.
Favorite colors: Purple and green
Gold or Silver: Silver
Height: 5’4″-ish
Instruments you play: Piano
Job Title: Homeschooling mom
Kids: Four: Natalie, 14; Noah, 13; Jonathan, 12; Josiah, 10 – in a couple weeks.
Live: Northeastern Washington State
Mother-in-Law’s name: Marlene
Nicknames: Care, Care-Bear
Overnight hospital stays: Two cesarean sections, gall bladder surgery, lots of nights spent with Natalie as the patient
Pet Peeves: Unkind people.
Quote from a movie: Inconceivable!
Right or Left handed: Right
Siblings: Oldest of four girls
Time you wake up: 6:00 am on school days. Anywhere from 7:30 to 9:00 on the weekends.
Underwear: Of course.
Vegetable you hate: Peas
What makes you run late: My kids!
X-Rays you’ve had: Dental, ankle
Yummy food that you make: Chicken enchiladas
Zoo animal: Flamingos

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Bookish links for Saturday, August 27, 2011

CarrieK — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:01:28 +0000

Author news:

~ Meghan at Medieval Bookworm has a guest post by one of my favorite authors, Laurie R. King.

Discussion starters:

~ Bookalicious: An open letter to Goodreads

Reviews and blog posts that have me adding to my to-read list:

~ The Companion by Lorcan Roche, reviewed by Marie at The Boston Bibliophile

~ Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran, reviewed by Raidergirl at An Adventure in Reading

Other bookish links:

~ The Onion: Nation Shudders at Large Block of Uninterrupted Text

~ You can now get shoes that reflect your love of all things literary.

~ The Help Criticism: See It Before You Judge

~ 40 Publishing Buzzwords, Cliches and Euphemisms Decoded – Very funny!

~ Still time to sign up for the September read-along of Brooklyn by Colm Toibin.

~ This picture that Karen posted cracks me up.

Non-bookish links of interest:

~ The Atlantic: The Debt Crisis at American Colleges

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Bookish links for May 28, 2011 – and Armchair BEA wrap-up

CarrieK — Sat, 28 May 2011 18:06:07 +0000

It’s been a week full of ups and downs at our house – more on that tomorrow – but one of the highlights of the week was participating in Armchair BEA. If you can’t be at BEA, it’s the next best thing. While I didn’t participate in the themed posts every single day, I did most days – and I enjoyed reading other bloggers’ posts about their experiences with the book blogging community. Thank you so much to all of the organizers for making it such a great week! As I have no doubt that it will be years before I can afford to attend BEA in New York, I will definitely be participating here at home again next year.

Discussion starters:

~ Book Journey: Who Do You Write Your Book Reviews For?

~ Kiersten White, author of Paranormalcy, writes about faith. One quote:

Two of the cardinal rules of a happy internet existence are these: Never talk politics and never talk religion. (Also never click on unknown links. Also never do a google image search without turning on the filters. Also spelling still counts.)

But increasingly it seems that the Never Talk Religion rule only applies to those of us who are quietly and devoutly religious. Those who aren’t have free reign to criticize, to mock, and to otherwise devalue faith.

Reviews and blog posts that have me adding to my to-read list:

~ The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, reviewed by Ibeeg at Polishing Mud Balls

~ The Pleasure Seeker by Tishani Doshi, reviewed by Iris at Iris on Books

Book to movie news:

~ Lenny Kravitz cast as Cinna in Hunger Games film. Really?

~ The ultimate book-to-movie adaptation: Survivor producer to take on The Bible.

Non-bookish links of interest:

~ NYTimes: Let Kids Rule the School

~ Semicolon: $500 Million to Fix Five Year Olds Who Can’t Sit Still To quote Sherry:

Maybe many, if not all, five year olds weren’t meant to sit still in a classroom. Maybe we should modify the curriculum or the environment rather than trying to modify the five year olds.

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Natalie’s latest singing engagement

CarrieK — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:32:11 +0000

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Not book-related but so hilarious I had to share

CarrieK — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:46:35 +0000

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Happy Thanksgiving!

CarrieK — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:01:16 +0000

Give me the end of the year an’ its fun
When most of the plannin’ an’ toilin’ is done;
Bring all the wanderers home to the nest,
Let me sit down with the ones I love best,
Hear the old voices still ringin’ with song,
See the old faces unblemished by wrong,
See the old table with all of its chairs
An’ I’ll put soul in my Thanksgivin’ prayers.

~ from Thanksgiving by Edgar Guest

This year, I’m thankful that I’ve made it to Thanksgiving and am still reasonably sane! Seriously, after the summer we had, I am so extremely thankful that Natalie’s Crohn’s is in remission and that she is back to her smiley, giggly, teenage-girly self.

I’m thankful that I’ve been married to Kevin for fifteen (and a half) years and that we still love each other, still talk to each other, and still make each other laugh.

I’m thankful for Noah, who is growing into a creative and kind-hearted young man.

I’m thankful for Jonathan, who is maturing and learning to channel his strong will into determination.

I’m thankful for Josiah, who still throws himself into my arms for hugs every day, and who lets out his inner silly every once in a while.

I’m thankful that we live close to my parents and that we enjoy spending time together.

I’m thankful for three sisters who I wish lived closer to me.

I’m thankful for a best friend who I can tell anything to and who gets me.

And, I’m thankful for all of you, for the wonderful online friends I have made, for those of you who take the time out of your day to read what I have to say, to leave comments, and to share your lives and love of books with me. Happy Thanksgiving to my readers in the United States, and have a wonderful Thursday to the rest of you.

Read the entire poem here.

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Happy Easter!

CarrieK — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:41:30 +0000

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Happy Anniversary, Kevin!

CarrieK — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:29:40 +0000

I’m interrupting my normal books and movie blogging schedule to wish Kevin “Happy Anniversary!” We have been married fifteen years today – and we still love each other. Pretty amazing. I would do it again in a heartbeat – and I’m looking forward to fifteen more. I love you!

You will now be returned to regularly scheduled programming.

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Merry Christmas

CarrieK — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:09:56 +0000

I know I’ve been flooding you with new posts while we’ve been on Christmas break from homeschooling, but I promise you’ll get a bit of a break (other than my favorite Christmas poem I scheduled for this evening) for the next couple of days. We’re heading south to my parents’ house this afternoon (only 1/2 hour south, but we’re staying over to have Christmas morning there, too) and so I won’t be online until probably late Christmas night. I hope all of you who are celebrating have a wonderful and blessed Christmas – and may there be lots of books under your Christmas tree.

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