January 12, 2007
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Singers
Today, Grinner and I were in Long John Silver’s for lunch. They have a free jukebox there, so various songs were playing. As I often sing along to songs, I found myself saying a few lines of Hooked on a Feeling to Michael. (Oh, the things one dregs out of her childhood memories!) Then, things got a bit strange. The delivery guy eating by himself two tables over began to quietly sing as well. Hmmm. The next song was taken up by the man cleaning the tables who sang softly to himself. I guess we were all in a singing mood.
Auditions were a lot of fun. Tonight, after the Youth Group meeting, I’ll hand out the cast list. Pray that everyone is gracious and not too disappointed! I am sure if tonight’s “who’s who” can be successfully navigated, we can have a wonderful production. Yeah for theater!
I’m not finished with Voices Beyond the Veil, but I do recommend it for anyone who would like to learn more about Islam, especially how Islam views women. There are several chapters about the basic tenets of Islam. I found the chapter on why women wear the head covering and burqa (the long robe) to be quite interesting. I can understand why people would be Islamic after reading this book, but I still wish to witness to them.
As I was reading the other night, I thought, “Gee, maybe God is preparing me for ministry to a Muslim woman! Maybe one will move in near me!” Then, I realized that a whole Muslim family lives five houses down from us. Duh.
We’ve lost Little Miss’ glasses. She took them off Monday when she had her fever, and we haven’t seen them since. I think I should pray more about it. Feel free to join me!
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King of Peach Fuzz was great
When are yall performing it? Who’s playing what part? Tell me stuff!
Daniel
Singing in the fast food restaurants! Oh, I love it when that happens! I have often thought (since seeing The King & I, Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, & Meet Me in St. Louis as a child) that life really ought to be lived like a musical!! I’ve been known to practice this “belief” myself and many think I’m quite ridiculous, but my girls think it’s a hoot and smile and giggle the whole time….. a response I realize will come to an abrupt halt when they reach the age of, say, 13??! I remember, a year or two before I met my husband, having a crush on a guy, but things weren’t going quite as smoothly as I would have liked. I was pouring out my feelings with tears to a girlfriend, &, at a loss for words to express how I felt every time I’d think of him, I burst into song, “My heart starts beatin’ like a big brass band!”! …. she’s been my best friend me ever since (tee hee!)! — Now, why didn’t I think of that story when I was writing down weird facts about myself??
The Voices Beyond the Veil book sounds very interesting. I’m a bit disenchanted with my last chapter in Sugar Blues. Now, he is getting into the Renaissance period of medicine and how sugar & non-natural healing methods were being “pushed” by “Christianity” when, from what I can gather, he really means the Catholic Church. Nothing against Catholicism, but, I don’t think they were exactly the depiction of all of Christianity during that time. He refers to the “natural healers” in those days as “sorcerers”, whom “the Christians” were burning at the stake and talks about the use of divining sticks & indicates them as a valid source of information. So…. I think I will pray about it, & if the Lord has no objection, I’ll continue to read it for the purpose of the information that is, indeed, accurate and helpful. I just don’t like not knowing where he stands with relationship to God. He seems like he goes back and forth and has a very wishy washy way of looking at things…… I don’t like that.
O.k., now that I’ve written 2 large paragraphs & you’re wishing I’d stop confusing you, I’ll go. Talk to ya later!
I should have read this prior to writing my wierdest things! It sounds like something I would do, only I not only sing along to songs that are really on, but start (badly) singing ones that are not in fact playing or even making them up and or singing what would normally be a sentence (exuce me sir? could you reach me down a box of plain cheerios? Yo, Blue! Don’t climb on top of the g-r-o-cerieeees!!!)
RYC- I love all kinds of games from card games to board games and ones like rummicube that mix the two. I love Twister and charades and I-spy and 20 questions. I love riddles and word puzzels and games of hide and seek. I love four square and hop scotch and play a mean game of duck-duck-goose. I adore pictionary in large or small groups, love scrabble and boggle and Yahtzee. I have tons of fun at Parcheesi, checkers, connect four or uno. Dig outburst, scene it, go fish and more. I LOVE trivia games. home Jeopardy holds a special place in my heart. I grew up in a big board and card game family and we still love getting together to play rummy or balderdash and have a great time. Before the kids were born I used to make up a game every year for my family Christmas get together. One year it was word picture puzzels of Carols and another Messianic prophecy Jeopardy. I can’t remember all of the years, but you get the idea. Growing up I played tons of gin with my grandma and Clue with my brother. As a teenager I played a lot of D&D and games like that. I still love all of those. When I am alone I enjoy sloitaire or sudduko puzzels or cross words. And I like some computer games as well.
Sorry to over answer!!! Please do not ask me what I like to read! There is not space on xanga!!!
What kind of games do you enjoy?
Reminds me of the recent Cingular TV ad where the two guys download “Rock the Casbah” onto their phone/MP3 player/whatever, but they think the lyrics are “Lock the Cashbox” or something else. Of course, the phone screen tells them the title of the song is “Rock the Casbah”… are we to assume that Cingular is targeting customers who can’t read?!?!?!? Oh, well, I must be careful here – I have been known to make up my own lyrics to many songs and claim that they are correct!
Welcome to the silly momma’s blogring. I have so much fun with my boys and hope when they are older they will look back with fun memories of their childhood!
Hope to get to know you better!
I’ll subscribe to you!
They say laughter is one of the best medicines, LOL. God bless you and have a great weekend.
Cynthia
My husband just read “A Generous Orthodoxy” by Brian McLaren and he shared this story with me from the book (author of story is Diana Butler Bass). (Sorry, it’s a little lengthy, I just thought of it when I read your blog and thought it was good.)
“One day my daughter Emma saw a woman walking toward us covered in a veil and asked the inevitable, ‘What’s that, mommy?’
‘Emma,’ I answered, ‘that lady is a Muslim from a faraway place. And she dresses like that – and covers her head with a veil – because she loves God. That is how her people show they love God.’
My daughter considered these words. She stared at the woman who passed us. She pointed at the woman, then pointed at my hair, and further quizzed, ‘Mommy, do you love God?’
‘Yes, honey,’ I laughed. ‘I do. You and I are Christians. Christian ladies show love for God by going to church, eating the bread and wine, serving the poor, and giving to those in need. We don’t wear veils, but we do love God.’ After this, Emma took every opportunity to point to Muslim women during our shopping trips and tell me, ‘Mommy, look, she loves God.’ One day, we were getting out of our car at our driveway at the same time as our Pakistani neighbors. Emma saw the mother, beautifully veiled, and pointing at her, shouted, ‘Look, mommy, she loves God!’
My neighbor was surprised. i told her what i had taught Emma about Muslim ladies loving God. While she held back tears, this near stranger hugged me, saying, ‘I wish that all Americans would teach their children so. The world would be better.’”