currently...
listening... to Ramshackle, Julie's brother's band. (Yes, this is the song she used in her post, too, but I can't stop listening to it!) They don't have much online yet, but I love Lullaby and this demo session of Song One is amazing. I can't wait to hear more from them! They kind of remind me of Amos Lee mixed with Sarah Barellies - have you heard her cover of Sittin' on the Dock on the Bay? - but more raw. Check them out!
reading... After Cloven Tongues of Fire: Protestant Liberalism in Modern American History by David A. Hollinger. I'm actually going to write a whole blog post on my collegiate and post-graduate academic career, but what you should know for now is that I studied early and medieval Christian intellectual thought, so this book is totally my thing. My understanding of religious history ends in about 1400AD, so I'm desperate to learn more about what's happened since, especially in regards to the transformation of Christianity, to lead us where we are today. You know I'm kind of obsessed with reading about today's evangelical churches and their teachings (most recently blogged abut here) so when I saw this article in the New York Times... well, I put every single book it mentions on my reading list. I'll let you know how it goes!
thinking... about the heartbreak caused by the Trayvon Martin verdict. Honestly, I understand the argument that George Zimmerman didn't technically break the law. I also think the law that was argued is a very bad law and it reaffirms the fear of black people that they will never be given the benefit of the doubt. However, despite the lessons of the trial, I have so much hope for this country; our children can't understand what happened, and their confusion is a beautiful and precious thing. In this Slate article titled "My Child Will Face a Hatred That I Have Never Known," the white mother of a black boy explains her 10 year old son's reaction to the verdict. "When he angrily asked why President Obama didn’t just pass a law stopping things like what happened to Trayvon Martin," she writes, "we did not have the heart to tell him that President Obama gets threatening hate letters, just as Jackie Robinson did." (I finally watched 42 after reading this piece and spent the whole film with a knot in the back of my throat.) If you want to feel that hope, watch this video of children reacting to the recent controversial Cheerios ad featuring a biracial family - my favorite moment is when one little girl is asked if she understands why people are mad about it and she just repeats, "I don't get it."
wearing... a pretty flowered vintage dress to go peach picking with my mom! Prepare to be deluged with Instagrams of our morning at Homestead Farms - if it doesn't pour before we get there, that is. I hope the rain holds off until we're ready to leave! What a fun summer activity this will be. And maybe there will be some peach cobbler in my future? Yum!
wishing... all of you a very happy Sunday! Remember to link up with us on Tuesday with your "If I Were 6 For A Day" post! I can't wait to see how you'd spend your day.
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