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Today’s Newspaper Article by me: Prayer is a Campaign that Keeps its Promises
By Polly Castor on March 10, 2012Read moreI am a regular contributor to the Danbury News Times Forum on Faith column, which is also picked up...
00Photos of NLC Class of 2012 Graduation
By Polly Castor on March 9, 2012Read moreThe National Leadership Council has been a wonderful experience for our son. This selective class of kids has done...
Recipe: Quinoa & Lentil Pilaf
By Polly Castor on March 8, 2012Read moreThis hearty side dish has great flavor and nice crunch.
Car with Eyelashes
By Polly Castor on March 7, 2012Read moreI couldn’t resist sharing this car I saw in a parking lot. We all need to have more...
Movie Review: The Mighty Macs
By Polly Castor on March 6, 2012Read moreWe saw this movie this evening and enjoyed it. But who doesn’t love a story where the underdog wins,...
Book Review: Truman
By Polly Castor on March 4, 2012Read moreThis enormous book is not the type I often undertake. I read it in order to be able...
Illiterate Grandmothers Solar Power Africa
By Polly Castor on March 3, 2012Read moreI found this video very inspiring and hope-inducing. I love a true grassroots, bottom-up approach.
Two Quotes on Effort and Success
By Polly Castor on March 2, 2012Read more“Nothing will give permanent success in any enterprise in life, except native ability cultivated by honest and persevering effort....
Talking Clay and Discerning God’s Will
By Polly Castor on March 1, 2012Read moreI have been working lately with a line from a Bible Lesson a couple weeks ago, “Deity which outlines...
Tithing Time
By Polly Castor on February 29, 2012Read moreHow appropriate on leap year to be thinking about time. Since many blessings come from tithing, I’ve been thinking,...
Recipe: Awesome Carrot Cake
By Polly Castor on February 28, 2012Read moreMy husband likes cake and I had never made him one, mostly because he doesn’t celebrate his birthday, and...