Category: Blog
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8 Things Only Readers Understand
There are some things that only readers understand: 1. You can know a word, how it’s spelled, and what it means, and still have no idea how to pronounce it. This is called “reader’s vocabulary” or “Calliope syndrome”. This happens to me ALL the time – one specific word was “superfluous” which I thought was pronounced…
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Life in Our New Home
We are finally settled into our new house! Mostly. The counter in our laundry room is still covered in random cleaning supplies and tools that don’t quite have a home yet, and only 2/3 of our closets have any shelves in them. There are still a few boxes still to be unpacked, but all of…
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Learning How To Be Here
In my latest reading roundup, I mentioned that I had recently read How to Be Here: A Guide to Creating a Life Worth Living by Rob Bell. I picked this one up at Ashley Brooks’s suggestion and really enjoyed it. I read this book while we were still in transition while building the house, a…