of Bibles, books & letters...
Today we had to go to the city (for a follow up appointment to the outpatient surgery my husband had a few weeks ago) and since we were so close, we decided to go to Japan town afterwards. We saw this in the window of one of the restaurants. Isn't it a fantastic kids meal! If only they'd had this when our daughter was little although I bet it's especially popular with little boys. Yum, manju. I always have to buy one or two of these when I'm there. I dislike mochi when it's heated and served with shoyu but when it's rolled up into a ball with red bean paste in it, I just can't resist. So when I saw this cute little eraser set of manju and tea at Daiso I just had to buy it. And at $1.50 the price was right. :-) The Kokeshi doll rubber stamp cost a bit more (and was from another store). It cost around $7 to $8, but that was a lot more affordable that a real Kokeshi doll, most of which run @ $30 to $40. I have a small collection of real ones but I bought them way back in the day when kokeshi dolls were cheap. Sure wish I'd bought more of them back then. And here's a bit of mail: first some of the incoming ... and also some of my outgoing mail the last few days. Unfortunately, I was in such a rush to get some of my mail out, that I forgot to take a picture of it, including the package with Just Write that went off to Oklahoma on Tuesday. Last but certainly not least, don't forget that The Month of Letters starts tomorrow. I still need a new box or file to store incoming mail (the current one is bursting at the seams) but otherwise, I'm ready. This should be lots of fun. There were 17 entries in my giveaway contest and Random.org selected number 8 as the winning number. Congratulations to Sarah H. in Oklahoma. I hope to get the book mailed off to you sometime tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest so you should have it by Friday or Saturday - just in time for The Month of Letters, if you're participating. Just for fun, and as a way to say thanks for following my blog and entering my giveaway contest, I decided to send a few consolation prizes as well and had the random number generator pick three more winners. It won't be much, probably just a small assortment of stationery &/or note cards from my stash but Helena C. in CA, Marji P. in WA, and Denise B. in TX can expect to see something in their mailboxes within the week. Today was our first meeting of the new year for our letter writing club, Write to Delight. We met at a library to plan what all we want to do this year and schedule our next two meetings. But first, S presented us with the Write to Delight smash books she made over the weekend. Aren't they fantastic! She is so creative. Here are the inside covers of the ones she made for my daughter and me. The Snail Mail mini envelopes are post-it type notes. We had lots of fun and have lots of plans. Meeting at the library was great and we were able to use one of their conference rooms so we didn't have to whisper or worry about disturbing others around us. Thanks for a fun day, Letter lasses. :-) John Hancock was born on January 23, 1737. You remember him from history class. He's the one who signed the Declaration of Independence with a large and famous flourish. You know, the guy who wanted to make sure King George (or the British Ministry) would be able to read his signature. :-) The guy whose name has become a synonym for signature.
Established in 1977, January 23 was chosen as National Handwriting Day in honor of John Hancock and his signature. This year I didn't find much about it but did come across this press release, "Pilot Pen Celebrates The Art of Self-Expression on National Handwriting Day" with a brief history of the day and some ideas on how to celebrate it. Most of the ideas I already do on a almost daily basis so I've decided that rather than writing hurried and sloppy shopping and to-do lists, I'll get out my flex fountain pens and try to write my lists in the best Spencerian script I can manage as my way to celebrate. (Of course, that's not saying much since I don't practice the way I should but I'll write slowly and carefully with the Spencerian alphabet in front of me to make sure I'm forming each letter and word correctly.) If you don't want to hand write your lists, you might want to try one of the other ideas Pilot has thought of to celebrate Handwriting Day. And don't forget to enter my giveaway if you haven't already done so. Here are some recent photos of incoming and outgoing mail, and also the goodies I found today when I went with my husband to see his doctor. Because we arrived 30 minutes early, I walked across the street to see if they had any stationery or paper goodies. The air mail journal is cute but I was really thrilled to find the air mail themed set of sticky notes. With a little glue I think the sticky notes will make super address labels. An outgoing letter (I wrote it while waiting for the doctor this morning - we got there early and then the doctor was running 45 minutes late - what better way to use the time while waiting) and outgoing postcrossing cards. I picked up the box of Papyrus letter sheets yesterday. Not cheap but still a bargain since it contains 100 sheets and 50 envelopes. While out running errands today I stopped by our little town's two paper goods stores to see what was new & if either had any good sales. The independently owned store had these adorable cards by Rifle Paper Co. that I "fell in love" with but I wasn't as crazy about the price of $12 for a pack of 10 postcards. (I have to be frugal, frugal, frugal these days.) They'll probably sell out before Valentine's Day but I can always hope I'll find them on the sale table after the holiday. :-) And in the meantime, I'll make my own Valentine's Day cards and resign myself to the fact that mine won't be this cute. Mail related:
Valentine's Postmarks If you send Valentine's Day cards and would like to get special Valentine's Day postmarks for them, you can do so by sending them (addressed and with appropriate postage) in a larger envelope or box to post offices in cities with "Valentine's" related names. Make sure you get them to the city of your choice about two weeks before the holiday to ensure they'll be re-mailed and delivered on time. And since most postmarks are in red, don't make the same mistake I did one year by sending Valentine's Day cards in red envelopes! The ones I sent to my hubby and daughter didn't show very well. ;( Send them to: Postmaster Valentinve Remailing City, State ZIP You can find an extensive list of city names and zip codes here but these are a few of the more common ones:
Or maybe I should say it's an interesting way to advertise your letter writing club or group. This young woman has made a YouTube video (watch here) to advertise the letter writing group (called Postal) that she's starting in Boulder, Colorado. I wonder how well it will work and if the video is her only advertising or if she's also passing out fliers. Our letter writing group turned into more of a club since there wasn't much interest among friends and even the gift/paper store here in town wasn't interested in helping to spread the word. Seeing this video makes me think that our little group should go back to the drawing board and come up with more ideas on how to advertise our group. It really is nice to see so many others getting back into letter writing and mail art. Here's a quote from her YouTube page for anyone who lives near Boulder: Postal is a letter writing group that meets weekly for an hour to an hour and a half in Boulder, CO. The thought behind this group is to recognize the power of words and to encourage others in our community, state, country, and around the world. We want to bring art back into the postal system so that those that receive the letter receive something that is meaningful and not a bill. These letters can be from you personally or be sent anonymously. There will be a spiritual component to this in the sense that we will be writing blessings and encouragement in our letters. However, you do not need to be a part of a faith community to participate. You can come once or every week. I am really excited about this group and hope that if you like it, you will tell your friends. The only requirement is to bring letter writing materials and to buy a stamp book. Here we are at the end of National Letter Writing week and I don't have many links because my week didn't exactly go as planned. My husband had to go in to the city for outpatient surgery (a follow-up to the major surgery he had last summer). He was supposed to be released to go home by late afternoon or early evening but while the surgery went okay, he ended up having to spend the night there, which meant I had to drive in to the city two days in a row. Since we knew he'd be in recovery for at least 4 hours and that he'd mostly be sleeping all that time, my daughter and I drove over to Japan town to do a little shopping and eat dinner (why would we want hospital food =D). Today she went to Japan town again with some girlfriends from high school for their last bit of fun before they all head back to college next week so she made the trip three days in a row. (Actually, they're the same friends she invited to go with us to Japan town and then the SFCC Holiday Soiree in December -- they liked J-town so much they wanted to go back.) For fun, (and because I haven't had time to write any letters for a few days) I snapped a few pictures of some of the goodies we/she found there and posted them below. But I was able to find a few links for Letter Writing Week:
We just love Japan town, especially Daiso and Ichi Ban Kan, the Japanese dollar type stores. Most of these goodies only cost $1.50 each. My daughter bought me the Tabi socks because I like kokeshi dolls (& tabi socks). And I picked up several of Daiso's $1.50 fountain pens - I like to keep a few extras on hand. At that price I can keep one or two of them in the side pocket of my purse and I don't have to worry about losing or loaning them and not getting them back when I have several backups at home. :-) The bulb syringes are so I can refill the cartridges with ink. In past years it seems to me that National (or Universal) Letter Writing week coincided with National Handwriting Day, but this year they're a couple of weeks apart. National Handwriting Day is always on January 23 because that was John Hancock's birthday and National Letter Writing week is the second week of January. This site (which even includes a "how to write a letter video) claims that it's January 8-14 but this teacher's site says it's January 7-12. But it's basically the second week of January. Of course, it seems there are several letter writing days/weeks throughout the year, which is fine by me. Letters are such a wonderful way to connect with others, from family members and friends to complete strangers who can become good pen pal friends. And letters can help keep memories alive. The Chinese proverb it true, the faintest ink really is more powerful than the strongest memory! Another site promoting letter writing is The Month of Letters, hosted by Mary Robinette Kowal, where participants commit to writing and mailing at least one letter, note, or postcard every day that the post office is open for business during the month of February. This year that means mailing 23 items. Being that I like mail, I thought it would be fun to do something to celebrate all three letter/hand-writing events and do my part to help promote snail mail. So...I decided to host a giveaway. But what to give away? Well, I'm not really sure how I ended up with two copies of Just Write: The Art of Personal Correspondence by Molly O'Shaughnessy but I did. I suspect it was probably several years ago, when I had a job where I was working 60+ hours a week. Back then I was way too exhausted to do much pleasure reading so I probably bought, started, & forgot it (after all, I've loved all things letter related since I was a kid but when I was working those kinds of hours I didn't have much time for reading about or writing letters either), then bought another copy when I had more time to read. Recently I found my extra, long-forgotten copy while doing some sorting and cleaning. Since I definitely don't need two copies of the same book, I've decided to hold a giveaway for my second copy. If you'd like a chance to win Just Write, here are the details:
Giveaway over, winner (& runners up) picked, and goodies mailed. Thanks to all who entered. This has been another busy week so I don't have many links. There aren't any mail pictures to share either because, even though I wrote two more letters this morning, I was in such a hurry to get them out in the mailbox before the mail carrier came and then get busy on housework and some yard work (the trees are dropping tons of leaves all over the yard) that I forgot to take pictures. Recipes If you love fudge, here are two delicious recipes. The first link is for Milky Way fudge and my daughter went from not really caring about fudge or Milky Way candy bars to absolutely loving this stuff. In fact, we "had" to make more of it today. If you like Caramel & Butterscotch then you'll love this recipe for Caramel fudge. But be warned, it's super sweet and a little is a lot. The first ingredients are so close to my grandma's recipe for butterscotch sauce (just slightly different proportions) that the next time I want some for my vanilla ice cream I'm going to try making it in the microwave following the first steps for this fudge. All these years I've been making it on the stove which takes so much longer than the microwave will. Letter Writing related
Writing letters at letter club is fun but we're wanting to plan some more activities so we've been researching and brainstorming snail mail ideas. One idea is to host another letter writing social but in a better location. One that has additional foot traffic going through. We had fun but these other letter writing socials definitely had lots more people attend! (Check out these: one, two and three). We'd also like to make ArtiStamps, our own paper and try our hand at carving rubber stamps. And then today I saw this project for organizing your stamps on the LWA's blog. I'm so glad they shared it because I hardly ever check Felt & Wire's blog anymore so would have missed it and I love this idea. I think we'll make our own little books to make it a frugal project. Happy letter writing! Only a little bit of incoming mail so far this week but it's good mail. =D Besides thank you notes, I've only written and mailed two letters so far but I plan to write more this weekend. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures of my outgoing but at least I remembered to take these of my incoming. Hardly seems possible that it's already 2013, Where did 2012 go? For us, it was a roller coaster year that included some wonderful things and some really low lows.
Because I'm no good at keeping New Year's Resolutions I'm not really making any. But I am trying to decide on a few goals to aim for. First are my reading goals: last year I reached my goal of reading 25 books by August and set the bar higher. I know many people manage to read way more than 25 books in a year but there have been some years where I was lucky if I finished reading one per month so was happy when I passed my goal. So now I'm trying to decide how many books I want to read (or aim for) and which ones on my TBR list I should tackle first in 2013 (it keeps growing and growing faster than I can read them). I want a goal that's challenging but not unreasonable for me. I may just aim for 25 again and if I manage to read more than that it's a bonus. :-) And of course, I need to make some letter writing goals, including plans for our letter writing club, and get back to practicing my Spencerian. (I really want to have nice handwriting but don't practice as often as I should.) I've signed up for Month of Letters challenge so February's letter writing goals are taken care of (Lettermo.com has posted a calendar to help participants plan their letters and I even ordered a couple LWA memberships for friends to encourage them in their letter writing; I've been a member since 2009). Now to decide on my letter writing goals for the other 11 months. To start the year out right (letter writing wise that is), you may enjoy this cute post at Pencils.Com - "You've Got Snail Mail: Tips for Letter Writing Day". Even though letter writing day was last month the tips can be used for any letter. And now, since I don't want my letters to look like they were penned by a "drunken monkey during an earthquake" I think I'm going to go practice my Spencerian. |
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Snail mail, Books & Reading, Christian, and Miscellaneous sites that I like &/or am challenged by.... (Those with a ♥ or + I try to check at least once or twice each week.) 1) Snail Mail Blogs:
♥ Letter Matters (Mrs. Duffy's blog) ♥ Sharing Doubles the Joy/Carol Ann McCarthy (if link doesn't open try her home page & then click on "blog") ♥ Dosanko Debbie's Etegami Notebook ♥ Everyday Should Be a Red Letter Day ♥ Letter Writers Alliance ♥ Winnie's Girl ----> Pie Post - The Suburban Pen Pal - Cappuccino & Art Journal - Stamp of Approval ---> USPS Stamps - Your Postal Blog - Sarah's Scribblings - East...West... Everywhere - Leigh Reyes's Blog ~ My Life as a Verb - Letters & Journals - Save Snail Mail - Scribbling Glue - Songs in the Key of Ink: The Art of Personal Letter Writing - Bywater Wisdom ("or lack thereof+) - 365 Letters - Oh, Write Me! - Billet Doux & Little Mercuries - Mrs Murphy's Mailbox Magic! - The Postman's Knock ♥ The Lost Art of Letter Writing . . . Revived ♦ The Jane Austen Letter Writing Society (sounds like fun) - US Zip Codes lookup & map ♦ More links on Mail- Art & Letter-writing Resources page ***************** - My DIYJapanese- style envelope tutorial and template 2) Books & Reading:
+ Books & Chocolate (Karen's) - Lit Lovers site & Blog - Rated Reads - Compass Book Ratings ♥ Redeemed Reader ♥ Gospel e-books (Kindle deals) * Kindle Price Drop Tracker - Inspired Reads (Kindle deals) - Pixel of Ink (Kindle specials) - Christian Novels blog - Shelf Awareness - Books & Chocolate (Cindy's) ~ defunct(?) - The Republic of Pemberley - Deborah Yaffe's blog (author of Among the Janeites) - The Jane Austen Society of North America - Jane Austen's World - JASNA: Greater Sacramento, CA - My Jane Austen Book Club - AustenProse - Jane Austen Today - Jane Austen in Vermont - Central Valley Jane Austen Society - Austen Authors (for readers who "need more Austen") - The Gaskell Web - Mental Multivitamin -> now called Nerdishly - A Literary Odyssey - Across the Page - 5 Minutes for Books & What's on Your Nightstand? - Journey-&- Destination - Windows & Mirrors: sisters reading books - Christian Bookshelf Reviews - The Indextrious Reader - LiterariTea - Becky's Book Reviews and Operation Actually Read Bible - Smoke & Mirrors (& her Borders Bookclub) - Great New Books ♥ A Great Book Study (was originally called An Experiment with the Well- Educated Mind) ♥ Semicolon: Books We Must Have Though We Lack Bread - The Captive Reader ♥ Reading to Know - A Living Pencil + Worthwhile Books + Reading Ladies Book Club - Hope is in the Word - Book Nut - Sarah Clarkson (Sally Clarkson's daughter) - Mollie Reads (9/2018) - No Thanks We're Booked (9/2018) ♥ Country Girls Read - Southern Girl Reads - Books & Things (Katie L's) - Stuck in a Book - Yummy Books - A Large Cup of Tea - In the Bookcase - The Sunny Patch - Fanda Classiclit - Lost in a Great Book - Classical Carousel ******** YA & Kid's Lit: - Trelease on Reading (author of The Read Aloud Handbook) ♥ Read Aloud Revival (blog, podcast & more) Sept.'16 - The Planet Esme Plan: The Best New Children's Books from Esmé's Shelf ~ not Christian so use discernment, but she does have lots of good kid's books listed - Plumfield and Paideia - After Thoughts (new May'17) - Story Warren (Allies in Imagination) - The Rabbit Room - The Midnight Garden - The Book Smugglers - Reading Addicts (UK) - Becky's Book Addiction ********** - Dickensblog - AustenBlog - Book Sale Finder - Oxford Dictionaries - GoodReads - Shelfari ~ Amazon has combined it with GoodReads so they're now one and the same :( - the Barbara Pym Society - BronteBlog - Inspired by Life...& Fiction - Jamie Langston Turner - Julie Klassen's site - Sarah Sundin's blog - Tricia Goyer's site...& her Blog - Francine Rivers' blog/site - Kristy Cambron's blog/site - Joanne Bischof's blog/site - "The Grove" (where story finds a home) & also on - Katherine Reay's blog/site - BookSnob - Mocha with Linda - Reading with Tea - Project Gutenberg - The Online Books Page - Read Central - Page by Page Books - Bookpeople of Moscow (ID) - free book sites/public domain sources - Eldritch Press - Digital Book Index - Google books - Internet Archive: Million books - Internet Archive: Children's library ♥ LibriVox - The Chronicles of Narnia podcasts * Oxford English Online Dictionary (US) * Grammar Girl - My ever expanding TBR list - My Books read list ♦ more links on Books & Reading page 3) Miscellaneous: ♥ The Pioneer Woman - All Things Bright and Beautiful --> moved here - The Good Life - Beth's Favorite Recipes - Carlsbad Cravings (her recipes look delicious!) - Budget Bytes - Add a Pinch - Three Many Cooks - Good Cheap Eats - Hurst Bean Blog - DaVita's Kidney- Friendly Recipes (we still make - & love! - quite a few of these recipes) - My Double Life - Felt & Wire - Susan Branch blog - The Matt Walsh blog - Tony Reinke (author of Lit!) - Laughing With Lizzie - Jane Austen's World - Make Do and Mend - Down to Earth - Rosie's Ramblings - Creekside Cottage (Mrs. Rabe's blog) - ScribblePreach - Campaign for Cursive - (another) Campaign for Cursive + StoneGable - Fresh Eggs Daily - Living Homegrown ♥ Living on Less Money + The (Mostly) Simple Life + Prairie Home Therapy - My cup runneth over - Imperfectly Happy - Home Ready Home - This Simple Home --- -> Simple Everyday Home - The Frugal Girls: Living Well with less $$$ - Spendwise Moms - Money Saving Mom - Living Well, Spending Less - Melissa K Norris ~ Inspiring Your Faith & Pioneer Roots - Thrifty Jane Austen - Reluctant Entertainer - Lehman's (great catalog) - Thriving Home - Letters from Midlife ♥ Cakes, Tea and Dreams - Karen's Bookshelves ~ (added August 2015 ~ books reviews from a Christian perspective) - The Vicar's Wife - The Cross & the Kitchen Sink (defunct?) - The Green Mockingbird - Stray Thoughts - Kayla's Lifestyle Blog ♥ Coffee, Tea, Books & Me + Cottage Life on Pilgrim's Farm ~ on hiatus + Georgia, Plain and Simple + Modern Mrs. Darcy - Not Quite Amish - Nesting Place - Finding North (lots of BuJo info & ideas) - Plant City Lady (for dementia caregivers) - GasBuddy - CA & NV Earthquake data - Charity Navigator ********************* (♥ Christian links ~ Bible Study & Reading plans: ♥ Bible Study Fellowship - BSF class locator ~ not as hard or in-depth as Precept but a good place to start & free - Scripture Compilations for BSF lessons (Not affiliated with BSF but very handy) - also BSF Buddy ♥ Precept Ministries - Precept's Online Community - class locator - interactive guide - blog + Beloved Truth - site + Beloved Truth Facebook - Precept Austin - my Precept Key word markings: (based on my 1st Precept leader's system): bookmark 1, bookmark 2 / 2A or bookmark 3 ~ not sure what happened to this last file - 5 W's & H chart - How to do a chapter study (This one isn't mine but I can't remember where I got this handy worksheet - if it was a free download from Precept or if one of my Precept Bible study leaders created it) - Kim's How to Study the Bible Timesaver bookmark (from an online Precept Bible study leader) - Biola's Unbound Bible - Crossway's English Standard Version - ESV Online Study Bible - ESV Online Bible - HCSB Study Bible - BibleGateway - Bible Logos (NKJV) - Bible Logos (ESV) - NetBible - Biblia.com - Reformed Books Online - Gospel-Centered Discipleship (GCD)- new Aug'17 but looks pretty good - Biblearc - for deeper study of Scripture - Bible Study Online (ESV) - Precept A-U-S-T-I-N-S ESV "Bible on One Page" - Precept A-U-S-T-I-N-S NAS "Bible on One Page" - StudyLight - Precept Camden --> Kari Dent's blog - her Key word symbols - her favorite pens for marking Just be careful when using the FrixIon pens - I like them but it will fade off of the page if left in the sun. Ask me how I know! ;-) - Precept Revival's study tips - Blue Letter Bible - E-Sword (free but donations help) - Biblos.com - Bible Explorer (looks similar to E-Sword) - Logos - Olive Tree - BibleHub - Prof. Grant Horner's Bible reading plan & more info here - George Guthrie + Monergism - Westminster Bookstore Women & Theology ♥ HouseWife Theologian (aka Aimee Byrd) ♥ A Daughter of the Reformation + Theology Gals podcast at Bible Thumping Wingnut (there several podcasts there but I haven't listened to them yet) ♥ Tried with Fire (Persis) ♥ The Upward Call (Kim Shay) + Sally Clarkson (I don't agree with everything, but I like a lot of her posts, especially the homey, tea, & bookish ones =D) - Out of the Ordinary (esp. Persis' posts) + Reformed Baptista + Sister, Daughter, Mother, Wife (Lutheran) + enCourage (PCA blog) + A Narrow-Minded Woman + Beautiful Thing (Pickowicz) - Wit's End (Melissa Kruger) - Elyse Fitzpatrick's blog & podcast - I've been troubled by some of her recent comments so may be removing this link - The Thinking of Things (new 9/2017) DITTO + Janet Mefferd - One Quiet Life (♥ but she rarely posts) - Rebecca Writes - Daily On My Way to Heaven (Becky Pliego) - By Grace Alone (Jessica K's ~ Lutheran) - The End Time (Elizabeth Prata ~ some good but some?) - Gritty Grace + Heavenly Springs (Christina Langella) - Conforming to the Truth (Lisa Morris) - Adorned (Jen Thorn) * I'm All Booked (mostly Christian book reviews by a Reformed Baptist) - The Verity Fellowship (new to me so....) - Renewed in Truth - A Little Leaven (Beth S.) - The Outspoken TULIP - Michelle Lesley ~ books - Satisfaction Through Christ - Abandoned to Christ / Sunny Shell's site - Brown Sugar Toast (her Bible study series is pretty good) - Naomi's Table (not 100% sure about this one) - With the Master (Susan Heck ~ lots of women like her studies but I have yet to try one) - Nancy Guthrie - Equipping Eve - Sojourner & her 2nd blog: -> Solid Food Ministries ~ Deb Martin's blogs but she changes them so often it's almost impossible to keep up) - Danielthree18 (another new-to-me blog) - Whole Magazine - newish blog from Australia - added 6/17 - The Verity Fellowship (added June 2017) - Jasmine Holmes: Not a Mommy Blog Reformed Baptist: - 1689 Federalism + A Commentary of the London Baptist Confession of Faith 1689 + The Confessing Baptist (but on a really long hiatus) - Reformed Baptist Fellowship + Contrast - Reformed Baptist Blog (Jeffrey Johnson's blog) - Chantry Notes ~ this is sad but I'm removing the link to his blog until the court outcome - see here & here). Yes, innocent until proven guilty, but Pastors shouldn't hide the story either. - Means of Grace (BH) - Reformed Baptist Blog (?) - Reformed Baptist Academic Press Apologetics / Discernment: Even here, use discernment as some discernment blogs are more discerning than others! Also, several of the links listed under Women & Theology are sort of discernment related. ♥ Fighting for the Faith Chris Rosebrough's podcasts - Stand to Reason - CARM -- Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry - Stand Up for the Truth (seems good except for their endorsement of David Hocking - info about that here & here) - Sola Sisters - no longer updating - Christian Answers for the New Age - DiscernIt (Kim Olsen -seems ok) - Discern.org - TruthKeepers - earnestly contend for the faith - Lighthouse Trails (some good, some iffy) - Apprising Ministries - Do Not Be Surprised - Herescope Podcasts/Internet Radio: ♥ Fighting for the Faith (Chris Rosebrough) ♥ The Whitehorse Inn ♥ The Mortification of Spin (ACE) + The Thinking Fellows site and podcast - Gentle Reformation blog & podcast - The Confessing Baptist (no longer updating :-( + Issues, etc. ~ Christ- Centered Cross-Focused Talk Radio (Lutheran) - SermonAudio - Bethel Evangelical Free Church (UK) - RefNet (from Ligonier) - Jess Ranch Community Church semons - Echo Zoe (blog & podcast) - Pilgrim Radio (new to me) - For the Church (Gospel-Centered Resources from Midwestern Seminary) - Voice in the Wilderness radio (new to me & not sure about a couple of the pastors they have on) Misc. Christian Blogs & web sites: - Mortification of Spin - Whitehorse Inn / Modern Reformation blog - Core Christianity - CCC Discover - High Plains Parson - The Riddleblog (one of the WHI co-hosts) +Reformed Arsenal + The Museum of Idolatry (Chris Rosebrough) - Mere Orthodoxy - Steak and a Bible - HeadHeartHand (David Murray) - Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals (Reformation21) - ACE/Ref.21's blog - Informing the Reforming (Tim Challies' blog) + Echoes & Stars (Matt Redmon's blog) - Veritas Manet - Truth Remains (*New to me) - By Grace Alone (Scott's) - Canon Fodder (Michael Kruger) - Biblical Woman - Flying Scroll (Lutheran) - Martha Peace ~ (some good but some I disagree with) - Credo Magazine - Time-Warp Wife - John MacArthur / Grace to You - PyroManiacs (Phil Johnson & others) + The Spurgeon Archive (June'17: recently updated & improved) - Denny Burk - Tim's Blog - Just One Train Wreck After Another - Creeds of Christendom - London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) - 1689 London Baptist Confession for the 21st Century - Heidelberg Catechism - The Canons of Dordt - Center for Reformed Theology & Apologetics - The Reformed Reader - The Didache - The Confessing Baptist - Founders (Reformed Baptist) - 1689 Federalism: Confessional Baptiist Covenant Theology - Randy Alcorn's blog - A Cry for Justice - Brent Detwiler: Helping Christians judge righteously, think biblically and live courageously (some good, some not-so-good) - Thou Art the Man (Todd Wilhelm) - Joyful Exiles - The Reformed Reader - Voddie Baucham - Heidelblog (R.Scott Clark) - Blogging Theologically (Aaron Armstrong) + Cranach (Gene Veith's blog) --------- - The Cripplegate - Spirit Empowered Preaching (Art Azurdia) - The Spurgeon Fellowship - Abraham's Seed - Joe Thorn ^ his Valley of Vision reading schedule ******** - A Gentle & Quiet Spirit - Christian Reformed Ink Archives - Inerrant Word - Speaking the Truth in Love - Susan's Sitting Room - Telling of His Wonderful Deeds - Being Taugth That We May Teach (Al Martin) - World View Weekend (Brannon Howse)? - Chapter 3 Ministries - The Aquila Report - Growing Together in Grace and Knowledge - Musings from Under the Bus - Steadfast Lutherans - Daniel's Place - (Reformata et semper reformanda) - Helm's Deep (?) - Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary / CBTS Blog - Credo Covenant - Gospel Homemaking - Reformed Libertarian - The Wardrobe Door - Reformed Report - Dee Brestin - Stand Firm (???) - The Gospel Project - blog - Grace Gems! - Sunday Gatherings - Writing & Living (Staci Eastin - defunct?) - Internet Monk - All Things New (Deb Welch) - First Thoughts - Entreating Favor *** With reservations (not sure about yet - may be semi-Reformed &/or Reformedish): - the Gospel Coalition & their the Gospel- centered woman (Reformed-ish but the way they defended Driscoll and Mahaney/& here is shameful so I no longer have a high opinion of TGC) - SGM Survivors - The Wartburg Watch - the Beginning of Wisdom (Jen Wilkin's) - Pulpit & Pen (some good posts & some not- so-good) Advent/Christmas related: - Christmas Bible readings (NJ's page) Missions/Missionaries: - Ali's Adventures - Gleanings from the Field - A Letter from Kabwata (Conrad Mbewe's blog) - Rafiki Foundation, Inc - Coles in Japan 6) Pen, Ink & Paper:
♥ A Place to Flourish ♥ Margaret Shepherd's Calligraphy blog - IAMPETH (master penmen) - Fountain Pen Network - Fountain Pen Geeks - Gourmet Pens - Addicted to Pens & Paper - Inkophile ♥ Pen Addict - JetPens' Blog - Ink Nouveau + Goulet Pens - The Well- Appointed Desk - JStationery - Fountain Pen Revolution - Quo Vadis Planners & Notebooks - Delectable Pens - Fahrney's Pens - Fountain Pen Hospital - Papyrus - American Stationery - Kate's Paperie - Paper-Source - Paper & Ink Arts - Pomegranate Press - Flax Art Store - Cat's Life Press rubber stamps - Highlander Celtic Stamps - Rifle Paper Co. & their blog - Maido - Paper Tree - Castle in the Air shop and their class listings - Scrapbook Territory - Nostalgic Impressions ********************* ********************* To read fast is as bad as to eat in a hurry.
—Vilhelm Ekelund poet (1880-1949) LWA member since 2009
Staples - what speed do you read? This is kind of fun. :)
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I'm not sure where to put this blog or how to classify it. This blogger is a daughter of a friend and while I'm pretty sure she's a Christian, it isn't a Christian blog, or books & reading or letter writing & mail art. It's basically about their travels so I'm putting it here for now:
Jen's blog: 3toGo |