Gaining a heart of wisdom
When it comes to friendship, to a confidence of our place and belonging to a group, all of us have at least one toe in Middle School. The sense of being outside looking in is ubiquitous enough that it has its own acronym (FOMO). In a speech delivered to a young adult audience in 1944,… Continue reading The Problem of Belonging: Jayber Crow Discussion Group (6)
We've known for quite a while, so . . . what a relief to finally be able to share with the world the wonderful news that our second grandchild will make his/her appearance in September! For this blessed grandmother ("Bam"), this also means that I get extra time for painting and baking and reading stories… Continue reading Musings – March 2017
I'm a little tentative about the practice of assigning meaning to my dreams, but there's one that came to me when my children were tiny, and its message was clear. In the dream, I was making piecrust and realized, to my dismay, that I had forgotten to double the recipe. "No problem," I thought with… Continue reading Die Before You Die (Till We Have Faces Discussion Group — Conclusion)
Before children and homeschooling, I worked as a compensation analyst in a large hospital, so whenever a manager wanted to change a position or to reorganize a department, it was my job to look at the changes in relation to their impact on the incumbents' compensation. Are the additional duties essentially the same kind of… Continue reading Writing Her Way into Truth: Till We Have Faces (9)
Today we come to the end of Part I! With only four chapters remaining in Part II, I'm amazed at how quickly the time for this discussion group has flown! Plot Summary Queen Orual has plowed into her new role with gusto, handily defeating Prince Argan with her sword, celebrating her victory as a lone… Continue reading Long Live the Queen! Till We Have Faces Discussion Group Week 8
Welcome to Week 7 of our discussion of C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces! As we consider the events of Chapters 16-18, I'm looking forward to another opportunity to hear your insights into this unfolding drama. Plot Summary Once again, Orual creeps back into the palace unseen, but after this catastrophic encounter with Psyche, it… Continue reading A Veiled Life in the Sandy Waste: Till We Have Faces (7)
Readers here at Living Our Days are working our way through Till We Have Faces, one of C.S. Lewis's lesser known books, but the one which he claimed as his favorite of all the books he wrote. Chapters 13-15 feature the key scene of Lewis's tale and perhaps the best-known and most-quoted section of the book. Thanks… Continue reading Till We Have Faces (6): The Demands of a Ravenous Love
Welcome to Week 5 of our discussion group around C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces. I haven't taken time to figure out how many of us are reading through the book together, but I have become aware that as many of us are reading and sharing our insights, there are also many who are following along… Continue reading Till We Have Faces (5): Why Should Our Hearts Not Dance?
I have invited the readers who visit Living Our Days to join me in reading C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces, and to return here each Thursday for a discussion. This is week four, and the insights offered by readers have been both encouraging and insightful. It's not too late to join us -- click here for… Continue reading Till We Have Faces (4): Work, Weakness, and Sweat
I have invited the readers who visit Living Our Days to join me in reading C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces, and to return here each Thursday for a discussion. If you're just joining us, you can find the reading schedule here and last week's discussion here. Living on this country hill in Maine, it’s easy to feel… Continue reading Till We Have Faces (3): Holiness and Horror
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