July 2011
9 posts
Holden Caulfield
“Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody’s around — nobody big, I mean — except me. And I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff — I mean if they’re running and they don’t look where they’re going I have to come out...
June 2011
11 posts
Excerpt From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
“‘I was the lion.’ And as Shasta gaped with open mouth and said nothing, the voice continued. ‘I was the lion who forced you to john with Arvais. I was the cat who comforted you among the houses of the dead. I was the lion who drove the jackals from you while you slept. I was the lion who gave the Horses the new strength of fear for the last mile so that you should reach...
Lucy Barfield
C.S. Lewis wrote a dedication for the book “The Lion. the Witch, and the Wardrobe” for his goddaughter, Lucy Barfield, whose name is the inspiration of Lucy, the character from this book. He writes, “My Dear Lucy,
I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the...
For Hobbema
Exactly one summer ago, I had the most mind-blowing experience in a very misunderstood region in Canada. The hands that I’ve held, the childish faces that greedily shouted, “Up, up!” with raised arms, and the amazing men and women, who’ve dedicated their lives to the faith- I can’t say enough how much I wish to spend another hour with them.
Along with these friends...
Played this on repeat.
“And my heart burns...
HOME
It’s been a long time since I felt “home.” It’s been a year since I graduated from Hope Youth Group and coming back to my younger brothers and sisters brings me at ease. Spending time with them has brought me out of the numbness that comes from the long and slow weekdays. I really love home.. I really love Hope.
Oh, the sweetness of mid-1900s music.