just for fun

This weekend I wasn't feeling well. Since they say "Laughter is the best medicine", I decided to take that advice. I hopped on youtube and found some funny TV and movie clips. Feel free to take a gander when you have time. Maybe you'll find yourself laughing out loud!

I Love Lucy: The Operetta


The Court Jester: Danny Kaye


The Muppet Show: The Swedish Chef with guest Danny Kaye

The ABC's of Me

I saw this on a friend's blog today and I thought it was a varied form of the "Getting to Know You" email that we all seem to circulate. So here are the ABC's of Me!

A is for age.
34

B is for burger of choice.
Cheeseburger

C is for what car you drive.
VW Beetle

D is for dog's name.
Don’t currently have a dog

E is for essential item you use every day
Water

F is for your favorite TV show at the moment
Retro game shows on Game Show Network

G is for favorite game.
Scrabble

H is for hometown.Dayton

I is for instruments you play
Piano, Violin

J is for favorite juice.
Does Lemonade count? If not, CranGrape

K is for who you'd like to kiss.
My darling husband

L is for last restaurant you ate at.
Olive Garden

M is for your favorite Muppet.
Ooh that’s hard…
1.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
2.Beaker
3.The Swedish Chef

N is for number of piercings.
One on each ear

O is for overnight hospital stays.
Plenty…probably too many to count

P is for people you were with today.
Church people, Art & Kay

Q is for what you do with your quiet time.
Just open the word most days. Spend a lot of my time in prayer.

R is for biggest regret.
I don’t see things as regrets since I am the person today through all life’s moments but I wish I would have pursued one of my dream jobs (news anchor or a star on Broadway)

S is for status.
Married for 5 years

T is for time you woke up today.
5:29 AM right before my alarm went off

U is for what you consider unique about you.
I auditioned for the Dayton Opera

V is for vegetable you love.
Carrots

W is for worst habit.
Eating too much…guilty as charged!

X is for number of x-rays you've had.
Once again, probably far too many to count since I broke my leg twice as a child

Y is for yummy food you ate today.
Weight Watchers Chocolate Cake with Icing…YUM

Z is for Zeal
I’m passionate about my relationship with Christ and encouraging others to experience Him as I have.

book report: "A Table in the Presence"

I just finished reading this book by Lt. Carey H. Cash, Chaplain with the U.S. Marines. It was excellent! It detailed the experience of a battalion of Marines as they went into Iraq at the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They faced extremely difficult battles with very few casualties. It was amazing to see how God's hand was with them every step of the way, protecting them from the evil one. This is a passage that gave me goose bumps.

"For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways" (Psalm 91:11) - that has breathed courage and faith into warriors for thousands of years. I could never have imagined how many men had been clinging to that promise when the rounds started flying on April 10, 2003. But they believe it. And the angels were there. All day I listened to the stories...countless others recalled that they saw waves of RPGs screaming straight for them, shot from point-blank range. Yet, at the last second, the missiles curved wildly, as if they had been batted away in midair. Sailing completely around the AAV's, the RPGs struck buildings that were teeming with enemy gunmen. PFC Timothy Pawloski recalled an RPG that was heading straight for him. The missile was coming so fast that Pawloski didn't even have time to close him eyes or duck for cover. At the last second, when it was only feet from where he was standing, it suddenly jerked upward and to the left. As if it were being pulled by an unseen rope, it split a tree wide open instead of striking the frightened young man".

Can I just say that the visual I get from this passage are angels surrounding these vehicles. I can envision the angels stopping the RPGs in midair and throwing them elsewhere to protect these Marines. It's quite a visual! As Christians we know there is a great spiritual battle that surrounds us every day. Satan and his demons want to kill and destroy as many as they can and they do; however, in the end, God will be victorious over all! The group of Marines in this book saw that there was a "greater power", "God", "someone watching out for them"...many believed in Christ after their lives were saved from terrible battles. There was only one explanation why they were still alive...God!

escape, transform, rejuvenate...we did it all!

what a wonderful time we had at the spa today! we went and signed in and they ushered us into the waiting room. you could smell soothing scents and hear relaxing music. we sat and waited. art was a bit hesitant and wasn't quite sure what to make of it all. our masseuses came and got us and took us to our couple's room. i ended up getting a hot stone massage and art got a basic massage. it was amazing. afterward art was feeling pretty good. i knew he would like it if he just tried it! i think i actually heard him say that he might try it again...so we'll see. we were instructed to come home and relax the rest of the day, so that's what we're doing. it feels good to pamper yourself every now and then. we send our thanks to all of you who voted for our story. without you we wouldn't have had this special opportunity!

couple's massage day!

so today we are going to enjoy a couple's massage. we won this spa day package from a local contest. we had to write our love story and then people voted on who they thought had the best. it was not a well organized contest, but we won! art isn't that big into being pampered so i told him as long as we did the massage, i would be happy. after all, the gift cards are just that....i can use them for any service! so this will be art's first massage. it will be interesting to see how it goes! i'm really looking forward to it especially since i didn't sleep well last night. lotus day spa, here we come!