Francine Rivers's Blog, page 32
March 9, 2012
Button Jewels
A few weeks ago, I did a blog on collections. I mentioned a friend who had a button collection passed down to her by her mother. When I think of buttons, I think of the colorful plastic buttons, metal or glass buttons like the ones my mother collected in a fishing box. I never dreamed of the kinds of buttons my friend had stitched to display cards. Some were hundreds of years old and all were works of art. Carved, enamel, brass, silver, bejeweled, Victorian black glass, mother of pearl, each is an amazing and unique piece of art.
March 2, 2012
Politics as Usual
I will preface this diatribe with this statement: I have an opinion about everything and, sadly, I am not always right.
February 24, 2012
What not to Wear
I admit I'm hooked on reality shows. Not the survivor type where people eat spiders and worms or live on islands and vote each other off, but the real reality shows like Clean House, Intervention, Hoarders, Curb Appeal, Dirty Jobs, What Not to Wear, Antiques Roadshow.
Perhaps I should have added this to my "ways I waste time" list of last week.
February 18, 2012
Spam
Oh, how easily I am distracted. I don't know about you, but it seems, even with filters and blockers, I am facing more and more spam each day. I dump it into the junk box and the same ad in new format pops up again the next day. Spammers are becoming increasingly cunning in sneaking through ours walls and eating up our time. Imagine little demons chuckling as they watch us be diverted.
February 10, 2012
Tuskegee Airmen
Last week, Rick and I went with friends to "Red Tails" about the Tuskegee Airmen. Rick and I had both been to the Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum and spent time in the Tuskegee Airmen exhibit there. These men overcame immense difficulties in order to serve our country, and were one of the most highly decorated units in World War II history.
February 3, 2012
Phantom Sculptor
There are all kinds of ways books can be used. Some people use them to gain knowledge and understanding. Some use them to escape. Others line shelves with leather-bound volumes to impress. Some use them as a door stops or stack them up to reach a high shelf. Some use them as a sleeping pill. Some use them to hurl at a yowling cat, or spend a few minutes, hours, or days to be transported into another body, time and place. Some toss them in the recycling bin or cash them in at the used book store and bring home another bagful.
January 28, 2012
Leota's Garden - SPOILER ALERT!!
This blog is in response to numerous questions I have received on one particular character. If you haven't read Leota's Garden, please don't read beyond this sentence. If you have read the book and have questions regarding the medical assistant, keep reading. This is an explanation why I wrote him into the story, and why he disappeared, leaving only the reader aware of his role in Leota's life.
January 20, 2012
Collections
I always find it interesting what people collect. One friend collects perfume bottles, another ceramic pigs, another china and tea services. One mom passed along an antique button collection to her daughter, another handkerchiefs with handmade lace.
January 14, 2012
Another January
I love everything about Christmas. Jesus is the reason for the season! I love reading the story of Jesus' birth. I love setting up the tree and pulling out the decorations, each of which remind me of friends and family and places Rick and I have seen together. I love decorating the house, planning the meal for the gathering clan members. I love driving around town and seeing the lights. I love the scent of pine and glowing candles.
December 30, 2011
Exercise
Every year about this time I begin to think about my goals for the upcoming year. Exercise is always high on the list. I joined the 24-Hour club ten years ago and have yet to see the renovations done on the gym just down the hill from me. (I paid three years up front and now only have to pay $49 a year for full membership. How can I give that up? I may actually go someday.) The 24 Hour Club took over a furniture store next door and doubled in size.
