Record Breaking Crowd, Epic Night Out
DH and I enjoyed our first event at the Yum! Center last night, and were part of the 22,000+ crowd there to cheer the Lady Cards along. Added bonus was to get to see Angel McCoughtry’s jersey retired. Best part? Getting to sit with and eat dinner with friends, even if some were Tennessee fans.
Before you do one more thing, go straight over here and watch this video. I promise you will not be sorry!
And you will enjoy following that with this sweet story.
Litany by Billy Collins
You are the bread and the knife,
the crystal goblet and the wine.
You are the dew on the morning grass
and the burning wheel of the sun.
You are the white apron of the baker,
and the marsh birds suddenly in flight.
However, you are not the wind in the orchard,
the plums on the counter,
or the house of cards.
And you are certainly not the pine-scented air.
There is just no way that you are the pine-scented air.
It is possible that you are the fish under the bridge,
maybe even the pigeon on the general's head,
but you are not even close
to being the field of cornflowers at dusk.
And a quick look in the mirror will show
that you are neither the boots in the corner
nor the boat asleep in its boathouse.
It might interest you to know,
speaking of the plentiful imagery of the world,
that I am the sound of rain on the roof.
I also happen to be the shooting star,
the evening paper blowing down an alley
and the basket of chestnuts on the kitchen table.
I am also the moon in the trees
and the blind woman's tea cup.
But don't worry, I'm not the bread and the knife.
You are still the bread and the knife.
You will always be the bread and the knife,
not to mention the crystal goblet and--somehow--the wine
Aren’t these flowers pretty? Check out what they are and how they’re made here.
If you were going to be buying a scarf anyway, why not get one of these?
Oh, so sweet.
Nice reminder to show the same kindness to ourselves as we do to others.
Fun little treat to make with/for kids over Thanksgiving.
Love this series of Jen’s! It would be fun to do a whole wall in them.
Fun little video here. And if you want to know where you could get your own Swiss Army Bubble Blower thingie, try here.
I never tire of this “blog”.
For the next few weeks we will be looking at he word NO as we prepare for Advent. Some years ago, we as a church began to embrace a Reclaiming Christmas project that seeks to pull Christmas away from the commercial machine that seeks to consume the true meaning of Christmas.
We will also be looking at other things we need to say no to, and will hone our nay-saying skills together.
I’m needing this week to say a big, “Heck NO” to my work life creeping into my real life. I’ve been turning my phone off in the evenings and believing that indeed the world can continue to turn if I am not consulted about the details.
What is it that you are wanting/needing to say, “NO” to today?
I was just introduced to Mindy Gledhill’s music this weekend, and I fell in love with this song, and I particularly love this cover of it.
From the Urban Dictionary
1.
Sunday Night Blues
A thought that only crosses your mind on Sunday nights. A feeling of dismay, anger, helplessness, butterflies,and overall depression to the thought of attending work/and or school the next day-Monday.
There is no true cure for the Sunday Night Blues.
2.
sunday night blues
That, "Oh crap, I have to get back to work tomorrow" feeling you get on Sunday nights.
I was having a good time in Vegas last weekend but then I got hit by the sunday night blues.
I got an extra hour of sleep this weekend, had quality time with women friends, had a whole unplanned Saturday, enjoyed meaningful worship today, spent sweet time with my mother, got in a delicious Sunday nap, cooked good substantial food with things I had on hand, started a good book…………seems a shame to have to break this golden time up with a return to the office tomorrow!
