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Meet Me on Monday #47

Rebecca — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:12:40 +0000

I love Mondays. I like the fresh start to the day, the schedule ahead of me. Today it is actually sunny in Upstate New York! The air smells so good, and the peonies are blooming. Ahhhh! :D Plus, it’s Meet Me on Monday day! Here are this week’s questions and answers. Questions: 1. What is [...]

Chinese as a Second Language

Rebecca — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:57:00 +0000

My kids, for some reason, are nuts about the Far East: China, Japan, etc. I never had much interest, really, until they got into it. I think they expressed interest after reading some stories about some of the marvelous missionaries who went to these countries, like Gladys Aylward from England and Eric Liddell. Gladys Aylward’s [...]

Bookswim: The Netflix of Books

Rebecca — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:41:44 +0000

This is a really cool idea, and I’ve mentioned it before here; it’s called Bookswim. It’s touted as a “Netflix” for book lovers– it’s a rental library lending program. You pay a flat fee once a month, create a queue of books you want to read, and the books are sent directly to your home. [...]