the blind american idol

February 27th, 2009 by Christine

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) is a decades-old organization that provides specially recorded reading material for those with physical and mental limitations with print-reading.  Because of school, I am a member, and they have provided a majority of my books needed for school.  They all play on this awesome portable DAISY device which [...]


name that bridge

January 22nd, 2009 by Christine

I got an email through the CWP listserve stating the below.  Feel free to give me any ideas, and I will forward them to the professor.  Let me know if you’d like the attachment which has the project proposal and includes a picture of the bridge.  Think of it as visual inspiration.
“How often do you [...]


irony of the nea

January 13th, 2009 by Christine

We’re riding this non-publishing insecurity of mine out.
It was announced a few months ago that a Lebanese schoolmate is a recipient for a $25,000 fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA).  For those who don’t know, the NEA is government funding granted to promising artists to further their creative projects.  it is no [...]


2 degrees from musical talent

May 7th, 2008 by Christine

So UP asked me in a recent post how the Sgt. Pepper show in the park was.  One word: awesome.
We got there 45 minutes early or so, and the crowds were already covering up the green of the lawn.  We ended up on the concrete right in front of the stage.
The show was great.  Transitions [...]


pdl: day 31

March 23rd, 2008 by Christine

Point: Nobody else can be me.
Verse: “God has given each of you some special abilities.  Be sure to use them to help each other, passing onto others God’s many kinds of blessings.” (1 Pet. 4:10)
Question: What God given ability or personal experience can I offer to my church?
I am fascinated by how God really reinforces [...]


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