Kathleen S Evenhouse
Author and Speaker
I love Christmas music, and I listen to an eclectic mix of styles. However, I am finding there are also some songs I turn off immediately. I’m sure you do, too. But in case our tastes are in sync, I’d like to share a few of my favorites. Enjoy. The First Noel/Mary, Mary: Sarah McLachlan… Read More
At least once an hour on NPR for a few days before Thanksgiving, I heard advice and stories about how to keep your cool at a family gathering. In our family, we prefer chaos. Our family is noisy and quite informal, and we try to pull in as many as we can to be part… Read More
Does my life reflect what I believe? How about my words? Is my faith in God the most important thing in my life? Then why don’t I proselytize? By that I mean reflect God in my thoughts, words, actions, calendar, and checkbook. If I am doing that, am I stepping into the opportunities to talk… Read More
When Samaritan woman ran back to town to call everyone to listen to this Rabbi who she was convinced was the Messiah, the disciples returned to Jesus at the well. They urged him to eat, and his response was that he had food they didn’t know anything about. They didn’t understand what he meant, but… Read More
If your family had spent your summer vacation volunteering at an archaeological site, your child might have the best begining-of-the-year theme: “What I did this summer.” “A family volunteering at excavations at Usha, the first location of the Sanhedrin following the Bar Kochba revolt, discovered a previously unknown iron industry at the site and a… Read More
Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie. I childproofed my house but the kids still get in somehow. Today is one of those days when even my coffee needs a coffee. I am one step away from being rich, all I need now is money. An apple a day keeps… Read More
I love to learn new things and to words of wisdom. A blog I read often recently posted some favorite nuggets of wisdom–simple reflective statements–that prompted me to think about complex questions and concepts. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s (1749–1832) Maxims and Reflections was a German writer, statesman, lawyer, playwright, and polymath. Some of the favorites listed in… Read More
