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Peace Like a River<\/i> by Leif Enger.<\/a> <\/strong>One of Kate’s favorite novels, Peace Like a River<\/i> follows the Land family, headed by a father who can work miracles, as they search for their son\/brother who’s on the lam. We just finished reading the book aloud as a family. The kids didn’t like it, but then, heavy on the lyricism and light on the action, it’s not designed to be a book for kids. A warm, wholesome meditation on faith and the familial bond, I really enjoyed it myself and look forward to reading it again on my own.<\/p>\n “The Thrill of Defeat” by Tim Alberta.<\/a><\/strong> A lifelong Detroit Lions fan explores what it means to be loyal to a losing team. The key takeaway:<\/p>\n For Lions fans\u2014and, I started to realize, for Lions players\u2014all of the losing has formed bonds that winning never could.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In regards to what it’s like for the players to play on a losing team, the article reminded me of the podcast we did a few years ago about what you can learn from losing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Flint and Tinder 365 Corduroy Pant.<\/strong><\/a> Fall is coming, so it’s time to revamp the wardrobe for crisper weather. Corduroy is my go-to fabric for fall.<\/a> It’s soft, warm, and cozy and makes you feel like a 1970s boss. If you’re looking for a pair of solid corduroy pants, check out the Flint and Tinder 365 Corduroy Pant. I’ve had a pair for a few years, and they’re still going strong. You can pair them with a button-down and chukkas or a t-shirt and sneakers. <\/p>\n Quote of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Evils in the journey of life are like the hills which alarm travelers on the road. Both appear great at a distance, but when we approach them we find they are far less insurmountable than we had conceived.<\/p>\n \u2014Charles Caleb Colton<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Peace Like a River by Leif Enger. One of Kate’s favorite novels, Peace Like a River follows the Land family, headed by a father who can work miracles, as they search for their son\/brother who’s on the lam. We just finished reading the book aloud as a family. The kids didn’t like it, but then, heavy on the lyricism and light on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174673,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42310],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-178825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-odds-ends"],"featured_image_urls":{"large":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Odds-and-Ends-no-logo-header-538x280.jpg","aom":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Odds-and-Ends-no-logo-header-372x230.jpg","reactor-320":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Odds-and-Ends-no-logo-header-320x197.jpg","reactor-640":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Odds-and-Ends-no-logo-header-640x394.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178825"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":178829,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178825\/revisions\/178829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178825"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=178825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}“Above the Clouds of Pompeii” by Bear’s Den.<\/a> <\/strong>A song about loss from the perspective of a father and son who grieve the death of their wife\/mother. A rare tune that pairs rich poetry with strong music, everything about this song, from the Pompeii metaphor, to the lyrics, to the perfect banjo element, is a real masterwork. It’ll hit you right in the feels. <\/div>\n\n\n\n