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Rosemaling

ByCarolyn E. Jacobs September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

Rosemaling, the Norwegian folk art originally developed as painting flowers on wood, provides some texture for my story. Joe’s mom serves mujaddara, a Middle Eastern dish of lentils, rice, and caramelized onions, in a beautiful rosemaled platter. https://www.dailyscandinavian.com/the-story-of-norwegian-rosemaling/

Rosemaling went out of fashion in the nineteenth century, but it’s seen a resurgence with the popularity of Frozen. I think rosemaling is just lovely, and YouTube has some great tutorials. Enjoy!

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Terror on Every Side

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For the Homeschool Grammar Nerds

This is a follow up post to Why I Write. What’s the longest sentence in the Bible? That’s kind of a trick question. The longest sentence in the original Greek and the longest sentence in the modern English translations are in the same chapter, but they’re different verses. In Greek, Ephesians 1:3-14 is one sentence….

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Loosing the Loins of Kings

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Come with Me to Babylon

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The Ishtar Gate

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He is Risen! What’s next?

Yesterday we celebrated Easter. After last year’s online service, I was incredibly grateful to celebrate in person with my church family. Our church has a tradition of singing the Hallelujah Chorus on Easter, and anyone in the congregation who wants to sing along comes up and sings with the choir and orchestra. With COVID…

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