All summer a group of us from my church have been getting together on Wednesday nights to replace our church's Wednesday night supper which is taking a summer break. We meet 3 times a month and we take turns going to see a movie, eating dinner at someone's house and doing an activity.
Tonight was activity night and it was my turn to host. I picked Mamma Mia because we've missed the last couple of movie nights, I wanted to see it and it was the closest I could come to getting the gang to try karaoke!
So...when I first found out about Mamma Mia, I knew immediately I wanted to see it because I love ABBA. I knew it would be fun!!!
I didn't know it would make me cry!
I teared up a little when Meryl sang about letting go of her daughter. I can already anticipate the pain of watching my son go out into the world away from Mommy.
But the real tearjerker was Meryl's take on The Winner Takes It All!! She told such a story of loss and pain that I couldn't take it. There are a few of us who can be counted on to cry in any situation that is somewhat emotional and thank god, I was sitting next to one of them!
I'm wondering now, though, if I can expect to cry at every movie from now on?
I mean, really! I sat there, bemused, thinking "I'm crying during Mamma Mia!"
Nonetheless, I had a blast! It was campy, it was goofy, it was fun. No voice lessons for Pierce? That's okay~~I just laughed even harder!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Yikes! Houston, We Might Have a Problem...
I have to read 5 books, listen to 2 podcasts and a CD, and read several articles by the end of this month!!!!!
Why did I wait? What was I thinking???
I am totally overwhelmed!
Nonetheless, I shall prevail. I know not how...
Show Me Your Way: The Complete Guide to Exploring Interfaith Spiritual Direction
The Sacred Art of Listening: Forty Reflections for Cultivating a Spiritual Practice
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
New and Selected Poems
Zero Church
Why did I wait? What was I thinking???
I am totally overwhelmed!
Nonetheless, I shall prevail. I know not how...
Show Me Your Way: The Complete Guide to Exploring Interfaith Spiritual Direction
The Sacred Art of Listening: Forty Reflections for Cultivating a Spiritual Practice
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
New and Selected Poems
Zero Church
Monday, July 7, 2008
A "Happy Family" Picture
I was glancing through Real Simple magazine yesterday in the grocery store, looking for really simple recipes while I'm on this cooking kick. And I saw an article about military families and how one military wife handles the long separations from her husband.
Since I am in a long-distance marriage at the moment, I gave it a quick look-see to find out if it would be helpful.
One idea I noticed was to find the happiest recent family picture she could and place a copy of it in every room of the house. What an awesome idea!!
I think I will adapt it. I like the idea of having a family picture or couple of some kind in every room, but not necessarily the same picture.
Great idea, though!
Since I am in a long-distance marriage at the moment, I gave it a quick look-see to find out if it would be helpful.
One idea I noticed was to find the happiest recent family picture she could and place a copy of it in every room of the house. What an awesome idea!!
I think I will adapt it. I like the idea of having a family picture or couple of some kind in every room, but not necessarily the same picture.
Great idea, though!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Inspiring Story
My pastor told this story today as part of his sermon. I love it! ...
There was a family with a three-year-old daughter, first-born, whose mommy was pregnant. And she was excited about having a little brother or sister. After the baby was born, she was thrilled to have this new baby in the house.
One day, less than a week after the baby was born, the little girl told her parents that she needed to be alone with the baby and that the door needed to be closed. The parents were a little concerned about it. They knew she was a good girl but they also knew about sibling rivalry and just weren't sure why she would need so much privacy.
But they remembered that they had had an intercom system installed and decided they would let her go into the room but would immediately turn on the intercom in a room nearby and listen to what was happening. So she went into the room and closed the door and they went straight to the intercom.
They heard her little feet as she walked across the room toward the baby. Then the sound of her feet stopped and they waited to hear what would happen next. What thehy heard next was what the little girl said to the baby.
Which was this ... "Tell me about God. I'm starting to forget!"
There was a family with a three-year-old daughter, first-born, whose mommy was pregnant. And she was excited about having a little brother or sister. After the baby was born, she was thrilled to have this new baby in the house.
One day, less than a week after the baby was born, the little girl told her parents that she needed to be alone with the baby and that the door needed to be closed. The parents were a little concerned about it. They knew she was a good girl but they also knew about sibling rivalry and just weren't sure why she would need so much privacy.
But they remembered that they had had an intercom system installed and decided they would let her go into the room but would immediately turn on the intercom in a room nearby and listen to what was happening. So she went into the room and closed the door and they went straight to the intercom.
They heard her little feet as she walked across the room toward the baby. Then the sound of her feet stopped and they waited to hear what would happen next. What thehy heard next was what the little girl said to the baby.
Which was this ... "Tell me about God. I'm starting to forget!"
Friday, July 4, 2008
A 4th of July Friday Five...
From Sally, RevGalBlogPals...
From my short stay in Texas my memories of the celebrations are of fireworks and picnics, one year we went in to central Houston to watch the fireworks and hear the Symphony Orchestra play, we were welcomed and included, and that meant a lot!
So lets have a bit of fun:
1. Barbeque's or picnics ( or are they essentially the same thing?)
Barbecues! And by that I mean, someone cooks it on the grill, but I eat it inside in front of the TV.
2. The park/ the lake/ the beach or staying at home simply being?
Staying at home or hanging out with friends or family.
3. Fireworks- love 'em or hate 'em?
Used to love them, now not so much. I could be happy never seeing them again.
4. Parades- have you ever taken part- share a memory...
When I was a kid, I went to all the parades. And that's another thing I've had enough of to last a lifetime.
I think my favorite memory about childhood parades were the really fancy ones on TV with blown-up, singing and dancing representations of my favorite idolized TV show characters.
5. Time for a musical interlude- if you could sum up holidays in a piece of music what would it be?
I've been hearing two songs in my head, and occasionally on the radio, for the past several days...
From my short stay in Texas my memories of the celebrations are of fireworks and picnics, one year we went in to central Houston to watch the fireworks and hear the Symphony Orchestra play, we were welcomed and included, and that meant a lot!
So lets have a bit of fun:
1. Barbeque's or picnics ( or are they essentially the same thing?)
Barbecues! And by that I mean, someone cooks it on the grill, but I eat it inside in front of the TV.
2. The park/ the lake/ the beach or staying at home simply being?
Staying at home or hanging out with friends or family.
3. Fireworks- love 'em or hate 'em?
Used to love them, now not so much. I could be happy never seeing them again.
4. Parades- have you ever taken part- share a memory...
When I was a kid, I went to all the parades. And that's another thing I've had enough of to last a lifetime.
I think my favorite memory about childhood parades were the really fancy ones on TV with blown-up, singing and dancing representations of my favorite idolized TV show characters.
5. Time for a musical interlude- if you could sum up holidays in a piece of music what would it be?
I've been hearing two songs in my head, and occasionally on the radio, for the past several days...
One is "Coming to America" by Neil Diamond.
The other is "Proud to Be An American" by Lee Greenwood.
Friday, June 27, 2008
A Summer Reading Friday Five
This week, a Summer Reading Friday Five, from RevGalBlogPals...
1) Do you think of summer as a particularly good season for reading? Why or why not?
I think the entire year is good for reading, but I tend to read more whenever there's a holiday. So summer often leads to lighter schedules, more free time, more reading.
2) Have you ever fallen asleep reading on the beach?
No, I'm more likely to fall asleep if I'm not reading.
3) Can you recall a favorite childhood book read in the summertime?
I read so many that none in particular come to mind.
4) Do you have a favorite genre for light or relaxing reading?
Romance novels, in general, but throw in time travel or some kind of magic and I'm particularly thrilled.
5) What is the next book on your reading list?
Return to Summerhouse, the sequel to the one I just finished by Jude Deveraux. I think it comes out this summer! It's so interesting that this topic came up because I just created a post about the other book and the opportunity to go back in time.
1) Do you think of summer as a particularly good season for reading? Why or why not?
I think the entire year is good for reading, but I tend to read more whenever there's a holiday. So summer often leads to lighter schedules, more free time, more reading.
2) Have you ever fallen asleep reading on the beach?
No, I'm more likely to fall asleep if I'm not reading.
3) Can you recall a favorite childhood book read in the summertime?
I read so many that none in particular come to mind.
4) Do you have a favorite genre for light or relaxing reading?
Romance novels, in general, but throw in time travel or some kind of magic and I'm particularly thrilled.
5) What is the next book on your reading list?
Return to Summerhouse, the sequel to the one I just finished by Jude Deveraux. I think it comes out this summer! It's so interesting that this topic came up because I just created a post about the other book and the opportunity to go back in time.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Tuesday Two: Turning Back Time
I'm reading a novel right now by Jude Devereaux, almost finished, about three women who meet someone who offers them the chance to go back in time for 3 weeks, knowing everything they know now, and when they come back, they can keep the new life or go back to the old one and can remember those three weeks or choose to forget them. I find the concept utterly fascinating and decided I'd use it for today's Tuesday Two...
(1) If you were given that opportunity, what situation in your life would you go back to and what would you hope to change?
(2) Afterward, do you think you'd keep the new life those changes would have created?
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Here are my answers...
(1) I'm having trouble deciding, and BTW, would have to be assured that I would still have the family (wife and kids) I have now...
~~Should I go back and buy that house that had the deep garden tub and the lake view?
~~I could decide not to go out with my son's father. But if I did, then, how would my son come to me?
~~Should I go back to the time my family and I were in therapy when I was 9 or 10 and make sure I tell them that I was being abused?
~~What if I went back to the time my supervisor offered to finish the revisions on my master's thesis for me and let her do it?
~~Should I undo a relationship decision I made in my 20s?
~~Maybe I could go back to my adolescence and come out to myself and others?
~~What if I hadn't put my son's father's name on the birth certificate? Would I be living in Canada right now?
~~I could go back and change my major to creative writing or something similar.
I think I'd change my major or come out to myself sooner...
(2) Yes, I would keep the new life but with full memory of the life I'd had before.
(1) If you were given that opportunity, what situation in your life would you go back to and what would you hope to change?
(2) Afterward, do you think you'd keep the new life those changes would have created?
~~~~~~~~~~
Here are my answers...
(1) I'm having trouble deciding, and BTW, would have to be assured that I would still have the family (wife and kids) I have now...
~~Should I go back and buy that house that had the deep garden tub and the lake view?
~~I could decide not to go out with my son's father. But if I did, then, how would my son come to me?
~~Should I go back to the time my family and I were in therapy when I was 9 or 10 and make sure I tell them that I was being abused?
~~What if I went back to the time my supervisor offered to finish the revisions on my master's thesis for me and let her do it?
~~Should I undo a relationship decision I made in my 20s?
~~Maybe I could go back to my adolescence and come out to myself and others?
~~What if I hadn't put my son's father's name on the birth certificate? Would I be living in Canada right now?
~~I could go back and change my major to creative writing or something similar.
I think I'd change my major or come out to myself sooner...
(2) Yes, I would keep the new life but with full memory of the life I'd had before.
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