Blog Stalking

I'm trying not to spend too much time daily hooked up to this IV line, but today, I blogstalked.

I perused a site without purpose. This person was a total stranger, with no affinity to me, no club in common, no kid in common, no agenda or cause in common. Just a complete stranger who happened to surf to the top on a google search for a product.

From this glimpse of her life, I found myself enjoying her writing, her joy in life with her baby and freakily, I found commonality... I also recognized someone in one of her photos as my first cousin once removed and now, now, I remember, I know her. From my past, from one of my distant moves, I remember. The rush of memories will give me happy thoughts all day.

That's what's nice about blogstalk.

THE PINNACLE

Okay, I've outdone myself this time. This year, I've accomplished the epitome, the absolute best of the best that I have every achieved.

Every year I made a goal that I will not overdo the halloween thing, but every year there I go again... if I had a scanner, I'd show you. I am addicted to the drama and craze of creating Halloween costumes. It's always been a three month long plan and revision until we have the best costumes ever!!!!

Handmade!! Personally designed and created!

Aidan was once a gargoyle... no kidding, with wings. I wish I had a scanner--you would see.

And again this year, I am again, struggling with the natural me to rise above the best myself that I have been striving for over and over.

I think I've done it!

THE 2008 halloween costume for Aidan In... get it?

Come Thou Fount

I can't tell you hou much I love "Come thou Fount" I have heard it in so many versions and I never tire of it.

I'm living now in bluegrass country and love the new version I heard done by HA ! THE DOWNING FAMILY>>>>>>>>>>> I'll have to call my brain and ask her (I keep an off site version that I call to reference when my brain leaves me.) I REMEMBERED WITHOUT THE BRAIN.

thedowningfamily.net/products.htm (I also recommend Jesus is coming soon).


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Anyway, this is the best is the best I've seen on youtube thus far. (Thanks Lisa)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oteno81QzzQ

Halloween 2008

"Thank the Lord that yours are not Normal"

That's the sign that I have pasted by post-in on the mirror in my bathroom. I was reminded the other night when I was bemoaning my life and the burden of childrearing to my daughter. She emphasized this truth.

"Mom, what would a typical 16 year old be doing right now? If he were a "good" and relatively easy specimen, he would be roaring by in his car, and talking on the telephone to what's-her-name and planning the next big social shindig this weekend, and heaven help you if he were a "normal one!"

"Your son is in his room frantically working on his Eagle project so you will make him his Legend of Zelda costume by Halloween." "You go right now and just praise the Lord that none of your children thus far have been anywhere near normal."

And she's right, normal would be a lot harder.

And as a side note, when one prays, mini-miracles do happen. No pattern, no fitting, no muss, no fuss, one hour and voila, we have Link, from his boots to his hood. I'm blessed all the way around.

2008 Tulsa Run

The family spent this weekend enjoying the cool weather and making the tulsa run. The boys ran the fun run, got the t'shirt and pretended that there were actual health benefits in candy (eating far more than their share of the End-of-race offerings.)

We're becoming Tulsans, beer and candybars instead of yogurt, fruit and gatoraid are no longer weirdness at the end of a long race.

I wish they had gotten a photo of me, huddled in the sunlight, layered and freezing, fighting a bug that stuck and sucked all the life from me. BUT I WAS THERE!

Further concerns on Religious Freedom

The group of new Atheists are disrespectful and insulting to believers, purposefully, says the author of author of God is not great. He goes on to call religion ridiculous, sinister and dangerous. He believes religion must be stopped and to attract the young to the movement, the more outrageous the behavior, the better.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113889251

Here are highlights from Dallin Oaks recent article that Dia put on her blog (and got slammed.) You Go GRILL!

His hints for those of us who will soon be lambasted by the adversary against religion.

://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/apostle-says-religious-freedom-is-being-threatened

• Speak with love and show patience, understanding and compassion to those with differing viewpoints.
• Do not be deterred or coerced into silence by intimidation from opponents, insist that churches and their members be able to speak out on issues without retaliation.
• Insist on the freedom to preach the doctrines of faith.
• Be wise in political participation, remaining respectful of those who do not share their religious beliefs and contributing to reasonable discussion.
• Be careful to never support or act on the idea that a person must subscribe to a specific set of religious beliefs in order to qualify for public office

New Biblical definition for meat? Vegetables?

today I discovered a whole new justification for my newest fancy. I was just reading the Word of Wisdom and reviewing it and I found an interesting point that Heavenly Father seems to be directing me to today:

W of W says in D&C 89

10 And again, verily I say unto you, all wholesome ^aherbs God hath ordained for the constitution, nature, and use of man—

11 Every herb in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these to be used with prudence and thanksgiving.

Today the word herb stood out to me. So clicked on herb's cross reference (I know, I'm speed studying the scriptures online) (Hey, it counts!)

Gen. 1: 29.

29 ¶ And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for ^ameat.

Again speed cross referencing for meat:

Moses 2: 29 (29-30)

29 And I, God, said unto man: Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in the which shall be the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for ^ameat.

Abr. 4: 29 (29-30)

29 And the Gods said: Behold, we will give them every herb bearing seed that shall come upon the face of all the earth, and every tree which shall have fruit upon it; yea, the fruit of the tree yielding seed to them we will give it; it shall be for their ^ameat

Three interesting new definitions for Meat in the scriptures,

What da ya think?

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Now then, my mind goes to the argument that is typically used to refute the eating of beast or fowl?

D&C 49:

18 And whoso ^aforbiddeth to ^babstain from ^cmeats, that man should not eat the same, is not ordained of God;

MEAT?

and it takes on a whole other meaning for me now.

Again, D&C

16 All grain is good for the ^afood of man; as also the ^bfruit of the vine; that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the ground—

And I want to run to the fridge again, fling open the door, embrace my healthfulness and take another slurp of my green smoothie!

YUM!