A small but excellent list today of interesting reads ’round the Web this week:

Figuring out how to forgive {your parents}. The principles are good for anyone, though, not just parents. This brought tears to my eyes. It’s odd that I have had more trouble with my feelings for my dad since his death — you’d think that would be all over now. But this post is very helpful.

If you hold a grudge by Lisa Notes.

We Need Boring Christians. Excellent article. Quote: “Many of us want to do something awesome, something epic. We tend to think that the more normal, the less ‘spiritual.’ So it is quite possible that our aspirations to be radical stem from dangerous ambitions to perform biography-worthy feats of global glory.”

Preparing to Be an Amazing Old Man or Woman. Hint: start now, whatever age you are.

Mexican Skillet Rice. I want to try this soon.

Getting Good Info. My son, Jason, started this blog to share what he’s learned about best ways to research online.

And a special thanks to Cheryl at The Bz House That Love Built for listing my Week In Words meme among her massive list of regular memes, blog parties, carnivals,  etc., here. I met some of my best blogging buddies through memes, so if you’re feeling all alone in the blogosphere and want to make new friends online, participating in a meme is a great help. Cheryl lists tons of them, so you’re sure to find one that interests you!

This is pretty cool: an eagle owl (I didn’t know there was such a creature) landing in slow motion:

Hope you have a great weekend. We’ve got some fun stuff planned — celebrating Jeremy’s birthday over the whole weekend.