Today, in 1953, in Westminster Abbey, the young princess Elizabeth became Queen – she was 25. After being handed the four symbols of authority – the orb, the sceptre, the rod of mercy and the royal ring of sapphire and rubies – the Archbishop of Canterbury, placed St Edward’s Crown on her head. 3 million… Read more »
Simple isn’t simple
Ballet dancers make floating in the air look easy. They make balancing en pointe look effortless. How do they do that? Only because of the hours of training and torture they have put their bodies through. Only through sacrifice and suffering. Behind all that ease, lies hard work. Maybe tears. Certainly pain. Mastery is making… Read more »
Instagram of the Week: Three Gates
Some people say this is from Amy Carmichael. Others say is was Sufi. (I grew up being told this by my Welsh grandmother, and I don’t think she was reading Sufi…) But whoever said it first, one thing is clear. It is something we all need to hear. It is something we all need to… Read more »
Jack with Children – Douglas Gresham Interview (Pt. 2)
I love this 8-part interview with C.S. Lewis’ stepson, Douglas Gresham. As you may already know, over the next several weeks I’ll be sharing some brief thoughts on each part of the interview, and I invite you to share your own as well in the comments below. Here’s part two: In part two, Douglas discusses the contrast… Read more »
Instagram of the Week: 30 British Problems
These problems aren’t original to me (they’re included in a new book, The Very British Problems) but I can certainly vouch for their accuracy. Although, living in the USA has started to rub off on me and I find I don’t have all of them anymore… 30 British Problems source: Tickld.com 1. Not quite catching someone’s… Read more »
First Impressions of Jack – Douglas Gresham Interview (Pt. 1)
I love this 8-part interview with C.S. Lewis’ stepson, Douglas Gresham. And thought I’d share some brief thoughts on each part over the next several weeks and invite you to share your own as well. Here’s part one: In part one, Douglas recounts the first time he met “Jack,” as a boy of 8. His… Read more »
Your True Voice
When my 14-year-old niece EP was visiting from the UK last month, she took a singing lesson. (Here’s a picture of a singing lesson from the olden days. I put it here because I like the singing lady’s hat. Our lesson obviously looked nothing like this thank goodness.) The teacher is a friend of mine… Read more »
Instagram of the Week: Tulips
“See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” Matthew 6:28-29 Follow Sally on Instagram.
Searching for Sugar Man
Very sad to hear of the death of Malik Bendjelloul, the film-maker whose Searching For Sugar Man, about the hunt for a forgotten musician, won an oscar. It is a stunning and poignant and moving documentary that stays with you. I loved it. “This was the greatest, the most amazing, true story I’d ever heard,… Read more »
Quote of the Week: Open House for Butterflies
One of my favorite pages from one of my favorite children’s books, by one of my favorite children’s book writer/illustrator teams, in one of the golden ages of children’s publishing. Deceptively simple. Perfectly captures a child’s voice. A book that I read and re-read that keeps me on my toes. (I mean, just the title!)… Read more »