. . . if you're looking for some weekend reading, head over to Elizabeth Esther's place for "The Saturday Evening Blog Post", a collection of many bloggers' favorite posts from the last month.
Friday, February 3, 2012
It's not quite the birds and the bees . . .
. . . instead, it's the birds and John Donne. (Though, depending on which poem of his you choose, it might come to about the same thing in the end.)
So, come on over the Regency Reflections to learn a bit about how someone in Jane Austen's time might have thought about Valentine's Day. (And birds. And poetry. Because what's Valentine's Day without poetry?)
(And birds.)
(Okay, I'm done now.)
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
So, come on over the Regency Reflections to learn a bit about how someone in Jane Austen's time might have thought about Valentine's Day. (And birds. And poetry. Because what's Valentine's Day without poetry?)
(And birds.)
(Okay, I'm done now.)
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
In My Feedreader, Part III: Christian Moms
Yesterday, it was a list of good blogs about the writing business. Today, I present a list of blogs written by other Christian moms.
This one I'm presenting without commentary, because time would fail me to explain what I love about all these women and their words. Suffice it to say that these are blogs that lift my heart and remind me that I'm not alone in my daily work.
Learning As We Go
Torgusborg
Elizabeth Foss
Simcha Fisher
An Undercurrent of Hostility
A Ten O'Clock Scholar
Laundry and Lullabies
At A Hen's Pace
The Joy and the Care
Quotidian Moments
Amy's Humble Musings
bearing blog
Like Mother, Like Daughter
The Liturgical Year for Little Ones
Smithical
And Sometimes Tea
Splendor in the Ordinary
Take the Poor With You
Team Ewan
Elizabeth Esther
Snowflake Family
On A Joyful Journey
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
This one I'm presenting without commentary, because time would fail me to explain what I love about all these women and their words. Suffice it to say that these are blogs that lift my heart and remind me that I'm not alone in my daily work.
Learning As We Go
Torgusborg
Elizabeth Foss
Simcha Fisher
An Undercurrent of Hostility
A Ten O'Clock Scholar
Laundry and Lullabies
At A Hen's Pace
The Joy and the Care
Quotidian Moments
Amy's Humble Musings
bearing blog
Like Mother, Like Daughter
The Liturgical Year for Little Ones
Smithical
And Sometimes Tea
Splendor in the Ordinary
Take the Poor With You
Team Ewan
Elizabeth Esther
Snowflake Family
On A Joyful Journey
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
Thursday, February 2, 2012
"Keeping House" Read-Along, Chapter 8: "The Well-Kept House"
It was good to read the end of this book today. In her conclusion to "Keeping House", Margaret Kim Peterson reminds us of two very important things: that housekeeping is a daily necessity, and so must be "good enough" and not "perfect" or we won't be able to sustain it, and that housekeeping is an anticipation of heavenly things, and so is worth doing.
I needed to hear both of those truths today. As the kids grow, life seems to be just as busy, but less simple, and the housekeeping, like the poor, is always with us. But we all have bodies, and those bodies need to be fed and clothed and rested, and housekeeping is the mechanism for providing for all of those needs.
And one day, God will provide all of those needs perfectly, and we will be clothed in white and eating at the feast of the Lamb, in our true Home. Meanwhile, faithfully providing clothes that wear out, food that only sustains for a few hours, and rest whose effect wears off by the end of the day is a way of pledging, every day, regularly, over and over, our belief that we were made as creatures who belong in a home, and that one day what is imperfect will be replaced by the complete, and that we trust God to provide for all of our needs. We may scatter our seeds in tears, but with faith that joy comes in the morning.
More on this read-along may be found here, at The Quotidian Reader.
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica snell
I needed to hear both of those truths today. As the kids grow, life seems to be just as busy, but less simple, and the housekeeping, like the poor, is always with us. But we all have bodies, and those bodies need to be fed and clothed and rested, and housekeeping is the mechanism for providing for all of those needs.
And one day, God will provide all of those needs perfectly, and we will be clothed in white and eating at the feast of the Lamb, in our true Home. Meanwhile, faithfully providing clothes that wear out, food that only sustains for a few hours, and rest whose effect wears off by the end of the day is a way of pledging, every day, regularly, over and over, our belief that we were made as creatures who belong in a home, and that one day what is imperfect will be replaced by the complete, and that we trust God to provide for all of our needs. We may scatter our seeds in tears, but with faith that joy comes in the morning.
More on this read-along may be found here, at The Quotidian Reader.
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica snell
In My Feedreader, Part II: Writing
Yesterday I posted a list of the blogs of Christians thinkers whose work I enjoy reading regularly.
Today it's a list of blogs about writing and the publishing industry. If you're an author, or someone who hopes to become an author, or even just a reader who's curious about how the business that produces all those stories you love works, these are all blogs that make profitable reading.
(btw, these are specifically about writing and the writing business, as opposed to blogs that are either primarily about books and book reviews or that are just the personal blogs of various authors. Those lists are coming later. :D )
Chip MacGregor - a literary agent who has lots of posts on how to write, sell, and market your book.
Rachelle Gardner - another literary agent with many helpful posts.
Jennifer Represents - more good advice from yet another literary agent.
Steve Laube - more of the same. Seriously, these days, there's no good reason to be uninformed about the publication process - not with all of these fountains of information out there.
Janet Reid, Literary Agent - and, again.
Book Ends, LLC - A Literary Agency - and once more, for good measure.
Shrinking Violet Promotions - This one's a little different: it's book marketing for introverts. Brilliant!
Query Shark - real critiques of real book queries.
Pub Rants - another publishing industry blog, written by a literary agent - always interesting stuff here.
Patricia Wrede - an author whose blog is dedicated to (excellent) writing advice.
Novel Matters - a group blog on the writing life.
Novel Rocket - another group blog on the writing life.
Seekerville - and, one more!
There you have it. Did I miss one of your favorites? Let me know in the comments.
Coming up next: it's the mommy bloggers!
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
Today it's a list of blogs about writing and the publishing industry. If you're an author, or someone who hopes to become an author, or even just a reader who's curious about how the business that produces all those stories you love works, these are all blogs that make profitable reading.
(btw, these are specifically about writing and the writing business, as opposed to blogs that are either primarily about books and book reviews or that are just the personal blogs of various authors. Those lists are coming later. :D )
Chip MacGregor - a literary agent who has lots of posts on how to write, sell, and market your book.
Rachelle Gardner - another literary agent with many helpful posts.
Jennifer Represents - more good advice from yet another literary agent.
Steve Laube - more of the same. Seriously, these days, there's no good reason to be uninformed about the publication process - not with all of these fountains of information out there.
Janet Reid, Literary Agent - and, again.
Book Ends, LLC - A Literary Agency - and once more, for good measure.
Shrinking Violet Promotions - This one's a little different: it's book marketing for introverts. Brilliant!
Query Shark - real critiques of real book queries.
Pub Rants - another publishing industry blog, written by a literary agent - always interesting stuff here.
Patricia Wrede - an author whose blog is dedicated to (excellent) writing advice.
Novel Matters - a group blog on the writing life.
Novel Rocket - another group blog on the writing life.
Seekerville - and, one more!
There you have it. Did I miss one of your favorites? Let me know in the comments.
Coming up next: it's the mommy bloggers!
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
In My Feedreader, Part I: Christian Thinkers
I'm starting a new blog series, occasioned by the realization that the sidebars on my blog were in serious need of an update. As I update them, I thought I'd do some posts highlighting the places on the web that I enjoy visiting. These posts aren't going to be exhaustive - for instance, I'll probably not include sites that I've just started reading (because I don't know enough to recommend them yet) or that don't post too frequently or friends' sites when I'm not sure the friends want lots of public traffic.
But there's so much good writing being done on the Web and I think it's worthwhile, every now and then, to put up a big flashing arrow and a "GO HERE" sign pointing the way towards the more excellent sites.
So, to start, some Christian thinkers I enjoy reading:
Mere Orthodoxy - helmed by Matthew Anderson (whose recent book "Earthen Vessels" an evangelical, theological look at the role of the body in our faith, is well worth a look), this site is full of thoughtful essays on current events, politics, the arts, and more.
Mere Comments - the blog of Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity. Similar to "Mere Orthodoxy", but ecumenical, not just Protestant evangelical.
Brandywine Books - Lars Walker's blog. Walker is an author I thoroughly enjoy, and he posts notes on current events, great book reviews, and other interesting tidbits.
Stand Firm - notes on the Anglican world, sometimes with side trips into politics.
Frederica Mathewes-Green: the site of one of my favorite authors, Mathewes-Green frequently posts thoughtful essays and good reviews of books and movies.
Tim Challies - a reformed blogger (should that be a capital "R" in "reformed"? I'm never sure), Challies takes on current events in the Protestant world, writes good book reviews, and regularly posts great lists of links to other interesting goings-on around the 'Net.
Conversion Diary - Jennifer Fulwiler's blog. A Catholic convert from atheism, I don't think Jennifer's written a boring post in her life.
Daily Reflections - Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon's commentary on the daily readings.
The Scriptorium - the blog of the professors of the Torrey Honors Institute, the great books program at Biola University.
2nd Floor, Looking West - a pastoral blog of an Anglican rector in Long Beach, CA.
Ed Eubanks - the blog of a Presbyterian writer and pastor, it includes thoughts on Christian ethics, book reviews, and more.
Next up, my favorite writing blogs!
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
But there's so much good writing being done on the Web and I think it's worthwhile, every now and then, to put up a big flashing arrow and a "GO HERE" sign pointing the way towards the more excellent sites.
So, to start, some Christian thinkers I enjoy reading:
Mere Orthodoxy - helmed by Matthew Anderson (whose recent book "Earthen Vessels" an evangelical, theological look at the role of the body in our faith, is well worth a look), this site is full of thoughtful essays on current events, politics, the arts, and more.
Mere Comments - the blog of Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity. Similar to "Mere Orthodoxy", but ecumenical, not just Protestant evangelical.
Brandywine Books - Lars Walker's blog. Walker is an author I thoroughly enjoy, and he posts notes on current events, great book reviews, and other interesting tidbits.
Stand Firm - notes on the Anglican world, sometimes with side trips into politics.
Frederica Mathewes-Green: the site of one of my favorite authors, Mathewes-Green frequently posts thoughtful essays and good reviews of books and movies.
Tim Challies - a reformed blogger (should that be a capital "R" in "reformed"? I'm never sure), Challies takes on current events in the Protestant world, writes good book reviews, and regularly posts great lists of links to other interesting goings-on around the 'Net.
Conversion Diary - Jennifer Fulwiler's blog. A Catholic convert from atheism, I don't think Jennifer's written a boring post in her life.
Daily Reflections - Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon's commentary on the daily readings.
The Scriptorium - the blog of the professors of the Torrey Honors Institute, the great books program at Biola University.
2nd Floor, Looking West - a pastoral blog of an Anglican rector in Long Beach, CA.
Ed Eubanks - the blog of a Presbyterian writer and pastor, it includes thoughts on Christian ethics, book reviews, and more.
Next up, my favorite writing blogs!
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
Christian Regency Romance Blog
I'm happy to announce the launch of Regency Reflections, a blog about Christian romance novels set in the Regency (think the time of Jane Austen, Napoleon, and Constable). This is a group blog, and I'm honored to be blogging alongside many talented authors, including Ruth Axtell Morren, Laurie Alice Eakes, and Naomi Rawlings.
What can you expect from the blog? Well, if you'll hop over and read Kristi Ann Hunter's exellent kick-off post, you'll see that it's going to be a mix of history, book reviews, author interviews, and devotional thoughts.
I'll be blogging there about twice a month, starting this Friday, when I'm going to share a bit about love, romance, and John Donne. (Because what's a good marriage without a bit of poetry?) I hope you'll check it out! And if it's intriguing to you, go ahead and add it to your feedreader, so you can enjoy some fun chatter about books, beaux, and blessings as we explore this fascinating era and all the fun stories that spring from it.
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
What can you expect from the blog? Well, if you'll hop over and read Kristi Ann Hunter's exellent kick-off post, you'll see that it's going to be a mix of history, book reviews, author interviews, and devotional thoughts.
I'll be blogging there about twice a month, starting this Friday, when I'm going to share a bit about love, romance, and John Donne. (Because what's a good marriage without a bit of poetry?) I hope you'll check it out! And if it's intriguing to you, go ahead and add it to your feedreader, so you can enjoy some fun chatter about books, beaux, and blessings as we explore this fascinating era and all the fun stories that spring from it.
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
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