"Cultivating beauty, creating order, crafting a life that celebrates goodness and innocence is not frivolous. It gives a living picture, a tangible reminder in a dark, difficult world that God is present. He is with us. He brings light. Beauty heralds hope." ~ Sally Clarkson It seems like we often equate things like writing, singing, … Continue reading The High Importance of Beauty
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The Yo-Yo Incident| The Office Shenanigans V
"If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done." | Ludwig Wittgenstein I remember in my Freshman Year of High School, we asked our History teacher to pick the quotation that would go on our class page in the yearbook. That's the one he picked. Yeah, that one. I think that was … Continue reading The Yo-Yo Incident| The Office Shenanigans V
A Tale of Chili | The Office Shenanigans II
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." | JRR Tolkien | The Hobbit Last Monday, a co-worker brought in two pounds of chili and nearly murdered The Office. Yes, I'm exaggerating...mostly. He really did bring in two pounds of chili but no one … Continue reading A Tale of Chili | The Office Shenanigans II
Stellar Shenanigans in PA
"You can't imagine it unless you've been there." | Watership Down | Richard Adams You really can't imagine it unless you've been there...at least not fully, but I'm going to endeavour to do just that. I'm going to attempt to paint it for you in such vivid strokes that you can't help but imagine it. … Continue reading Stellar Shenanigans in PA