Did I mention that I love living in a wonderful small town, in the heart of America? I feel like I traveled back in time, to a simpler era when family and church still mattered; to a time when life was lived at a slower pace and people cared for their neighbors; to a time…
The Nobel Prize nominees are coming in. CNN has finished it’s annual Hero presentation, Time Magazine released their Persons of the Year and People Magazine identified their Hero of the Year. It is time for Jane’s Journals to reveal the 2014 Person of the Year. Last year, Kim Kardashian took the top award. I was…
May I present my annual reading list! You can find 2014 and 2013 lists at these links: Reading List 2014 (121 books) Reading List 2013 (150 ish books) Most are Kindle versions, unless noted. My number one best book of the year is Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (Richard Rohr).…
I admire many people who achieve success according to cultural standards (money, fame, etc). They can and often do great things with their money and power. However, I appreciate even more the ordinary citizens who just do what they can, when in a crisis. CNN recently wrote about five traits that make everyday people into…
Winter in ND. A major highlight in my life: the cable company got out here and upgraded my service. I have been on basic-basic: no ESPN. No Monday Night Football. Cruel and unusual punishment. All is well now, and I watched last night. So awesome to gaze at Jon Gruden once again and just in…
If heights bother you, do not follow this link. Otherwise, click here to see an amazing thing. Human creativity is amazing. Awesome!
The early morning sky, in those moments before the sun fully rises, is especially pink up here. Pastel, cotton candy pink. Fluffy waves of pink above the houses. When the pink fluff fades in the east, I see pink tones in the west, even though it is a sunrise. Another interesting visual: the air here is…
The carpet guy will finish the 3 bedrooms today. Tonight I will be in my bedroom. Living room next week, and perhaps all the floor planking (which is not in yet) next week. At the feeders this morning I found a Northern Flicker (no photo, though), a large group of House Sparrows (finch-like) and the…
I have to share my new discovery about finding more free (modern) E- books! The best gift of all this season. I have been looking for a copy of Kathleen Norris’s book Dakota: A Spiritual Biography. Kindle Unlimited (9.99/month for unlimited books) does not offer it. I could buy the Kindle version for 9.99, but…
Finally some photos of my new town. By the way, I have not been able to answer comments on my other posts–seems like a glitch in the system. Working on it, and thanks for your comments. Here is a fancy interior of an ice fishing house. Note the fishing holes in the floor!