What Makes a Student? The THC Book Club

       Two views of the one room schoolhouse on the LBJ Ranch near Fredricksburg, TexasAt the tender age of 15, I entered the classroom of Arthur Bottaro with fear and trembling. He was short, … Read more...

God Has GOT to Have a Sense of Humor

Remember that trip we took?The one on the winding road? Highway One?You remember. I'm sure you do - the one with views like this one? Sun on the water, rocks and sand and surf? Well, take a closer … Read more...

The Primary Verb: FOLLOW

Maybe it started with ... Abraham,following the call of a God he barely knew,a Voice in his ear,in his heart. Or maybe it was Jacob? Finagling his way to a birthright,following the north-eastern road … Read more...

Just an Ordinary Saturday…

My new friend Joe Bunting has this amazing website called "The Write Practice." On it, he offers advice, writes lovely essays himself, and provides interesting prompts for 15 minutes of reflective … Read more...

David Brooks on What Makes Us Human: The THC Book Club

She's sleepy, and fighting it - hard.I take her back to the bedroom and open the computer,dialing up iPhoto so that she can look at 'pichures, pichures.'As she looks, and identifies each person she … Read more...

Five Minute Friday: Awake…Oh, Really??

There was this one morning, when I did manage to lunge my way out from under the covers to get my anxious husband to the airport for an early flight. And I was amazingly surprised on this ONE day to … Read more...

The Winding Road – Highway 1

 There is a small seaside town about two hours north of where we live; a charming place, filled with home-grown berry pies, antique shops, rolling pine-covered hills and a great arcing bay called … Read more...

It’s Time…the Water Is Ready

What is it about water?The Book we read is literally swimming in it.The waters of chaos,out of which the Lord God creates.Waters flooding the earth,to wash it clean from the evil wrought by … Read more...

The Power of a Good Romance

 A good story well-told is a powerful thing. Story can bypass the regular channels of intellect and observation, cutting to the chase of emotional and spiritual connection; it can provide beauty, … Read more...