Saturday's Old Photo

This photo was taken in a house we lived in on Liberty Dr. in Wheaton, IL. We lived in this house for about a year while my dad was a student at Wheaton. I attended first grade while we lived there.

The children in the photo are my sister and I—she’s in front on the right and I’m in the middle of the back—and the three Mainprize children—Debbie on my left, Danny on my right, and Susan in front beside my sister. These were the children my sister and I played with most often. Their father worked at Scripture Press as a writer and my dad worked in the shipping department, but I don’t think that’s how we met their family.

Given my sister’s outfit, I think it’s safe to assume this photo was taken sometime in the summer. My mother’s notes on the back say that this was a slumber party. I remember spending one warm summer night with the Mainprize children in the big backyard of this home catching fireflies to carry around in old jars. Do suppose we did that right after we posed for this photo?

Round the Sphere Again

Equipping the Saints
I paid good money—and it was worth every cent—to get the DVDs. Now you can see the lectures on YouTube for free. “Especially geared for prospective secular college students, but highly recommended for all believers!”

Following the Crowd
Everyone whose judgment I trust is recommending that you see this. I haven’t worked up the courage to watch it yet, but you go ahead anyway. Okay.

Ministering to Us Weekly
by giving “you a chuckle or a “Hunh!” or two.” Dan Phillips accomplishes this service in his Friday Hither and Thither.

Update on Friday, May 29, 2009 at 1:23PM by rebecca

Prompting the Procastinators
Sherry needs your 10 favorite hymn lists pronto. She has 60 so far, but she’s hoping for 100.

Four Supposedly Edible Things That I Don't Like

Truly, I’m not a picky eater. I love liver and heart and chicken giblets and cooked spinach and beet greens. Oh yes—and head cheese! Before the mad cow thing, I once ate calf’s brains. But here are four things you won’t find me eating or drinking.

• Starbucks Coffee. The coffee is just plain bad unless you put stuff in it. And who wants stuff in coffee?
• Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. They give me that ickly-tickly too-rich feeling in the back of my throat.
• Potato chips. I’m not a fan of salty things, period.
• Chocolate and coconut. Separately, I like them. Together? No thank you.

What foods will never again pass your lips unless necessary?

• Kim in On says she won’t eat hot dogs
• or bologna
• or ketchup. “On anything. I use it to cook with, but on it’s own, no thanks.”
• Violet says muskmelon almost makes her gag. They give me tummy troubles, so I’m with her on this.
• Leslie will not be eating snails. (I’ve never tried them. I’d probably try them once if push came to shove, but I’d rather not.)
• Via Twitter, The Spirit Filled Puritan says he prefers to pass on mushy peas.
• Also from Twitter, Victoria Gaines tells me that she doesn’t “eat anything with nitrates, period.”
• Jen will not eat liver,
• sausage,
• or peppers.
• Gale will not drink any commercial coffee. “I home roast my own coffee, and anything else just tastes bad.”
• Gale also won’t eat hot dogs
• or watermelon. (I’m not a fan of watermelon, either.)
• Candy will not eat tripe: “I grew up with Basques (my stepdad), and there are wonderful Basque restaurants in our area. We eat family style with strangers at long tables passing big platters of homemade soup, salad, french bread, homemade french fries, stew or beans, lamb or steak, homemade wine etc. One of the stew dishes is tripe. No thanks. The rest? Bring it on. Basque food is soooo good.”
• Kim of Hiraeth says no to cilantro.

Because, you know, I’m too busy on spring projects like gardening and yardening to post anything substantial today.

Update on Friday, May 29, 2009 at 12:39PM by rebecca

Speaking of edible, I’m not sure I could have done this, but I’m glad that she did.