September 9th, 2007
As readers of this blog may know, Clan Murphy is united in its appreciation of tennis in general and Roger Federer in particular. Moreover, as the last two weeks of the US Open have worn on, those of us in the Clan who have read Donna Byrne’s The Secret and have enjoyed discussing its merits [...]
June 5th, 2007
We’re big tennis fans here at Clan Murphy. Dad taught us kids to play on the local university courts, and the eldest three spent summers taking lessons on public courts offered by the city rec department. My brother Kevin and I currently play as often as weather and schedules allow.
Recently, we’ve been enjoying watching “The [...]
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale
Joan of Arc: A Life (Penguin Lives) by Mary Gordon
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Strive to live content in the midst of those things that cause your discontent. Free your mind from all that troubles you, God will take care of things. You will be unable to make haste in this [choice] without, so to speak, grieving the heart of God, because he sees that you do not honor him sufficiently with holy trust. Trust in him, I beg you, and you will have the fulfillment of what your heart desires.
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