Took one of the youth to Greenacre Baha’i school on Friday. We had a brilliant time, visited with old friends, and definitely discovered some gems on the used books table, including “When We Grow Up,” by Bahiyyih Nakjhavani. The following paragraph, from the introduction of that book, suggests an understanding of childhood that recalls the [...]
An Early History of the Baha’i Faith, by William Sears Kudos to Lev, my beloved husband and co-blogger, for such a dedicated streak of Fast-blogging! These last few days have been tumultuous, but so wonderful nevertheless. I thought I’d share a couple of things that fed my spirit this year. This Fast, I’ve been trying [...]
Light My Fire 2 (CC / BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Daniel Y. Go) Last week I posed this question: “How do you feel about the idea of ‘burnout’ with respect to service? Any idea why it doesn’t sit well with me?” There were lots of thoughtful comments both in this space, on Facebook, and in “real [...]
Thyolo, Malawi (© Bahá’à World Centre. All rights reserved.) Day Thirteen of the Baha’i Fast. Yesterday, Negin and I were preparing for junior youth group. As it turned out, no one was home. But the preparation was great. Since we are in the midst of expanding the group, we reflected on some of the initial [...]
Light My Fire 1 (CC / BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Daniel Y. Go) Had a wonderful non-lunch with PJ Andrews yesterday. We talked about service, and it was just generally good to see him after a few months of not having done so. Toward the end of our visit, one topic that came up was the [...]
I like the cover… This last week Negin and I have been talking about graduate study in a more structured way. I know that I have a set of beliefs about human nature and human capacity, as well as a set of epistemological beliefs that inform how I want to approach learning and the generation [...]
This has nothing to do with the Baha’i Fast, but while procrastinating on my linear algebra homework, Canabalt appeared in my browser. I don’t know how to describe this thing. It’s a side-scrolling platform game – basically 2-dimensional, with a bit of parallax flare in the backgrounds. It’s black and white, pixelated, and achieves the [...]
Brand new bag (© 2010 by Lev Rickards) So over the weekend, Negin taught me how to sew! I’m pretty sure Mom taught me when I was little, but I don’t really remember. I’m now fairly comfortable threading a needle, putting a knot in the thread so it doesn’t pull out of the fabric, and [...]
Allium Flora blank book/journal (CC / BY-NC 2.0 by Smallest Forest) Yesterday we broke the fast with our cousin and her husband, and then proceeded to babysit for their 11-month-old so they could go on a date! While the baby slept, Negin taught me how to sew – we made a small bag for a [...]
Lowell Mass-19.jpg (CC / BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Anne Ruthmann) It is so beautiful outside today! Continuing our commitment to post every day throughout the Baha’i Fast, here is the promised report about the junior youth group’s service project. Based on a visit to one of the homes of the junior youth, we had agreed to [...]