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What She’s Made Of
The Ship of State was not built with the typical white oak. (The King of Trees: one color, pure, and proper, growing straight and tall, as good trees should.) The historic Angel Live Oak is believed to...
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On Praying About the Outcome of Elections
“Let every one be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God” ~Romans 10:31 “I form the light, and create darkness: I create peace, and...
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What Rests in Arlington
I didn’t know my grandfather very well. In fact, I can only remember visiting him and my grandmother once. It was the summer of the sixth grade, and they paid for me to fly to Ohio by myself and stay...
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Taking our Ball and Goin’ to Texas: Why Conservatives are Wigging Out
Conservatives are having a really tough time with the election results. From the likes of Donald Trump who felt the need to have a public temper tantrum all over Twitter on election night to pundits...
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Signs
“Sign, Sign, everywhere a sign Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign Sign said you got to have a membership card to get inside” -Five Man Electric...
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Gettysburg at 150
On a sacred Pennsylvania hillside, the masses gathered, again, with their picnic baskets and their binoculars. They wore hats and their finest Company Clothes, and their faces betrayed their...
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Schoolish Thoughts: Doors
“You want weapons? We’re in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world! This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have – arm yourselves!” -The Doctor Eric was upset this morning. Really upset....
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Rodalena Reflects: Lessons from Atticus
I wrote about a subject I’m not very comfortable with yesterday: guns, specifically people who lawfully carry concealed weapons. It was not an easy or comfortable post to write-it pulled me out of my...
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R & R In New England
This week, my boyfriend has shown me his New England: Rhode Island (“Rogue’s Island”-how marvelous a nickname is that?) and Boston. It was an amazing trip. I had never seen New England; my boyfriend...
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