My daughter Emily is in England getting her master's and her man, who has two children who have been stolen from him by the UK Social Services. From time to time I send little gifts and goodies for Mark to bring to the kids when he is allowed to see them, most recently some jelly beans from the Jelly Belly Factory tour Elizabeth and I went on over Easter break. We also sent the silly paper hats they make you wear on the tour, which I hoped the kids would get a kick out of.
They did. Emily has just written to say that Rhiannon and Caleb loved the jelly bellies in their little California-shaped boxes, and walked out of the visit wearing the stilly paper hats. It made me smile.
They don't know me, but I know them, and I love them because they're going to be MY grandchildren just as soon as it can possibly be arranged. Pray for them, please, and for their father and Emily, that they may be together as a family soon.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Three More Days
Only three days, graduation to get through, finals to administer and grade, and we're done for the year. Monday afternoon can't come soon enough for this tired teacher!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Science Makes Me Happy
The more we know about the universe, the more we realize we don't know. I love it!
These are Hubble photos of bow waves elsewhere in the universe, and there are many such. Evidently we don't have one, and that's rather unexpected. It does make me chuckle that people get worked up over things like this, as if they haven't always been that way and as if there is anything we can do about it. Which they have and we can't, but it's human nature to think the worst of the unknown. But to me, the knowing is worth it. I studied paleoanthropology in college and grad school, and although it wasn't the most useful knowledge in the world, it was dang interesting and I miss being up on all the newest stuff these days. One bad thing about being a teacher, you're not in the thick of things any more, and it's hard to keep up with the ever changing body of knowledge that science produces. I still get a kick out of reading about what is going on in the field I was once immersed in, but now observe much like we observe the bow waves in the photo above--from a great distance.
Now, I've been told that a) because I accept evolution is as close to fact that science ever gets I can't possibly be a Christian, and that b) that because I believe in God I can never be a good scientist. Both of these are wrong, of course. I think Linnaeus had it right: the more you know about nature the more you know God. If you want to know how incredibly amazing God is, learn about how incredibly amazing this universe is. Why? Because He set it in motion 14+ billion years ago and it has been going like gangbusters ever since.
Awesome in every sense of the word.
(Tip o' the ol' Chapeau to Evon at GCP)
The sun and its solar system are moving through the universe significantly more slowly than astronomers had previously believed, too slowly to generate the bow shock wave that researchers had thought preceded it.
These are Hubble photos of bow waves elsewhere in the universe, and there are many such. Evidently we don't have one, and that's rather unexpected. It does make me chuckle that people get worked up over things like this, as if they haven't always been that way and as if there is anything we can do about it. Which they have and we can't, but it's human nature to think the worst of the unknown. But to me, the knowing is worth it. I studied paleoanthropology in college and grad school, and although it wasn't the most useful knowledge in the world, it was dang interesting and I miss being up on all the newest stuff these days. One bad thing about being a teacher, you're not in the thick of things any more, and it's hard to keep up with the ever changing body of knowledge that science produces. I still get a kick out of reading about what is going on in the field I was once immersed in, but now observe much like we observe the bow waves in the photo above--from a great distance.
Now, I've been told that a) because I accept evolution is as close to fact that science ever gets I can't possibly be a Christian, and that b) that because I believe in God I can never be a good scientist. Both of these are wrong, of course. I think Linnaeus had it right: the more you know about nature the more you know God. If you want to know how incredibly amazing God is, learn about how incredibly amazing this universe is. Why? Because He set it in motion 14+ billion years ago and it has been going like gangbusters ever since.
Awesome in every sense of the word.
(Tip o' the ol' Chapeau to Evon at GCP)
Cake.
It's one of those things that make life worth living, yes it is.
Especially chocolate cake.
Okay, okay, and Pie.
EW made me say that.
Especially chocolate cake.
One of many many many amazing cake recipes on the internet, God bless it.
Okay, okay, and Pie.
EW made me say that.
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