Archive - Mud and Sapphires

The Day that Hell Froze

A contemplation of beauty in a Florida snowstorm

Jan 29 •

July 2024

Crickets for Frodo

On green anoles, Aristotle, and my daughter's epistemological quest

Jul 30, 2024 •

November 2023

The Midday of Motherhood

A reflection as my oldest turns twelve

Nov 20, 2023 •

August 2023

The Light of Grief and Grace

Hannah Coulter Contemplates Time

Aug 26, 2023 •

July 2023

Harry Potter, Read of Requirement

Harry navigates free will with courage, Rowling resists the petty trans-tarians

Jul 19, 2023 •

June 2023

Substack Re-Boot

All the things I have been doing other than writing on Substack

Jun 24, 2023 •

March 2023

To Dust You Shall Return

Lent jolts me awake. I had gotten cozy, making things comfortable, if only for a while.

Mar 9, 2023 •

January 2023

A Short Reading List for 2023

You may have already ditched your New Year’s resolutions, but it isn’t too late to broaden your reading life.

Jan 16, 2023 •

December 2022

And the Winner Is... Top 5 Reads of 2022

A list of the most personally transformative books that I read in 2022. Merry Christmas and happy reading!

Dec 31, 2022 •

The Courage-giving Power of Myth

What the fight for Kyiv can teach us about reality

Dec 13, 2022 •

October 2022

Reading While Protestant

Finding Truth in Dante's Purgatory

Oct 10, 2022 •

August 2022

Beyond Time: The Beauty of the Spirit in Wine and Worship

The timelessness of wine is a gift of grace.

Aug 31, 2022 •

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