by applewooddollhospital | Dec 15, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
by Natalie Savage Carlson I was hoping for a lovely little story for our Christmas read aloud and boy was I not disappointed. This book was charming, funny and profound but without...
by applewooddollhospital | Dec 8, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
by Michael Barber I’m not an expert at Christmas, but it’s a holiday that fascinates me which leads me to read a lot on it. So, maybe I’m a kind of a demi-expert? Suffice it...
by applewooddollhospital | Jun 24, 2023 | Blog, Essays
It feels like the climate of Mercury outside, only hotter. The sun is out from practically sunrise to sunset. And the lightning bugs have started appearing as soon as I tell my kids it’s time for them to go to bed causing long battles that always...
by applewooddollhospital | Dec 1, 2022 | Blog, Quotes I Like
“… the suburbs have voted that comfort is a gross and material thing.”
by applewooddollhospital | Jan 14, 2022 | Blog, Book Reviews
by Caryll Houselander I first heard of Caryll Houselander when her reflections would pop up at the end of the daily readings in Magnificat. I don’t think there has been even one of her reflections that didn’t speak to me and escape being torn out and taped...