When I am not reading, I am probably playing organ. One of my various musical engagements is accompanying funeral service at the organ. Some funerals are unforgettable beautiful. Recently, I encountered this kind of funeral again. A man has died, I play organ at his funeral. The atmosphere was calm and peace, the clergy read …
Today was a grey day, however, when evening was approaching, the sky has given up to rain. I visited my friends in vineyard, my friends who are living in the vineyard are the flowers, the apples, the grapes and it was a beautiful surprise to see a bunny (See picture 4)! So tonight’s bedtime story …
One day, Alex, Penny, Robin and Naomi saw a seal and hoped the seal would stay a little bit longer. Alex remembered what Oonagh said to him and he told them:She said the way to get them to stay was to sing to them.Sing what? asked Penny. Naomi has a song for the seal, apparently …
Reading the chapter eight to chapter nine of the book The Magician’s Nephew from The Chronicles of Narnia took my breath away. At first, I found myself in the darkness with Digory, Polly, Cabby and Strawberry. “This is an empty world. This is nothing!”“There were no stars. It was so dark that they couldn’t see …
I am so excited to return to Narnia this summer! I am going to reread the books that have great impact on my life. I could not agree more with the introduction written by Douglas Gresham (C.S. Lewis stepson): As you read the Chronicles of Narnia, let them carry you too to a place that …
I travelled and spent beautiful time with my little friend last week. Since I gave her Schubert Sound Book last year, she loves it so much that her parents got her Mozart and Bach. So Schubert, Bach and Mozart belong to her very first vocabulary next to papa and mama. The Sound Book series of …
Some weeks ago, someone mentioned Klaus Kordon in an article. That article piqued my interest in this writer, I started to read his Brothers Like Friends (Brüder wie Freunde) and I could not put the book down. A beautiful book about childhood in Berlin after World War 2, where ruins were children’s playgrounds. The bond …
I seriously deviated from the reading plan that I set at the beginning of the year. The books I read outside my reading plan are imperative, because I have found inspirations about the most important things in life. Of course, I’ve read more than six books, but this 6 books are my pick of the …
“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked.“Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”… …“Suppose it should be raving mad after all! I almost wish I’d gone to see the Hatter instead!” Alice said. Excerpt from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll …
The coming Sunday, 18th June is Father’s Day. Let me take the opportunity of this special day to share with you a touching memory of a son as he remembered his father. He called his father “Jack”, but his name is C.S. Lewis, the creator of Narnia. Jack was a man who lived what he …