Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

We’ve waited a bit too long to take care of some herd maintenance with our sheep.  The Barbados Black Belly sheep that we keep are an interesting breed.  They do not require shearing, as they shed their very straight fleece in the spring.  They are wild, but hardy.  They are nearly impossible to tame.  We’ve…

     As most of you know, Copper and I have raised two very silly daughters (said in my best Mr. Bennett voice!).  I am, however, forever jumping on their band wagons, and I did so again with this “Death by Caffeinie” Quiz“!  I knew I was no where near overdosing, despite my family’s comments to…

     I was skeptical when Corin said that I should find a copy of The Out-of-Synch Child and read it as soon as I could.  She, of course, is well aware of the difficulties my eight year old son has with life.  In fact, one of Corin’s children has his own set of special qualities…

She surely did, and she was right!  We introduced a couple of new things into our homeschool day today.  Introducing anything new, of course, is quite a disruption for the eight year old.  By God’s grace, I pray that he will, someday, learn to handle change without so much despair.  I know that perseverance is…

Coincidence?  Or God’s Providence?  The Westminster Catechism says that God’s Providence is His completely holy, wise and powerful preserving and governing of every creature and every action.   Every creature.  Every action.  It’s God in the details.  It’s been my experience that God’s providence is most often evident to me in the little things He orchestrates…

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When Copper and I were first married, I was amazed at the little things that caused strife in our marriage.  While we rarely quibbled over big issues, little things would irritate or annoy and cause us to have a less than joyful marriage.  It probably took me months to discover that I could eliminate at least one little…

     Since I have all of the books in my reading basket displayed for you to see, and since I am updating my books read for 2007 list each time I finish a book, I thought I might take just a few moments to talk about the Patrick O’Brian novels.      My husband and I started…

What bliss!!!  What a huge blessing!!!  Copper’s dad and his wife have blessed us with seventeen (!!!) lovely books from the Grossett & Dunlap Junior Illustrated Classics series for our Heritage Library.   What a lovely gift! We are truly grateful!

I mentioned yesterday the broken window philosophy I’d recently read about.  I realized today that my breakfast bar is a broken window in my home.  It not only collects clutter on a daily basis, but causes more clutter to accumulate on the bar stools in front of it, and then onto the computer desk next…