How to Bring God Pleasure--Ps. 146:11

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

Because of Easter--Luke 11:13

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Economic Wisdom in from a Government Leader of a Different Era

"Be assured that it gives much more pain to the mind to be in debt, than to do without any article whatever which we may seem to want.” — Thomas Jefferson, Letter to his daughter Martha (14 June 1787)

HT: Life in a Shoe blog

Excellent--Ps. 36:7-9

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light.

Evangeline Crib Concerts

Eva has been serenading us from her crib at night for some time now. Some of her favorites are "Alphabet Song," "Holy, Holy, Holy," "Happy Birthday to You," and "Jesus Loves Me." I tried to get some concert footage that wasn't through the bedroom door one night when she seemed inspired after her shower. The music just wasn't flowing, but I did get some generally cute Evangeline-isms, though.

Madeline the Movie

Last night, with Daddy at a meeting and the girls staying with Grammy and Grandad to enjoy some extended visiting with their great grandparents, the boys and I declared an impromptu movie night. After combing through the Netflix instant play options, we settled on the Madeline movie made about ten years ago.

I'm certainly not one inclined to favor movies over books, but I really think this movie might have actually improved on the books. It wove the different Madeline stories together quite nicely and fleshed them out in a way we found thoroughly enjoyable. Both the outright misbehavior in some characters and the childish foolishness in others were balanced adequately by a simple sense of justice and a respect for authority. And there were plenty of funnies and excitement along the way. We like it when movies leave us smiling in satisfaction, and Madeline did just that.