Lost Generation

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Why Do You Like It?

Have you ever thought about why you like a particular TV show?

Is it because it makes you laugh? You like a certain actor in it?

I've been watching season 1 of Numb3rs, and was thinking about this as I watched the final scenes of an episode.

I like the intricacies of the plot lines, the twists in the stories, and the relationships between the brothers.

My favorite part of each episode is right at the end, where the bad guys have been caught, and the main characters seem to take a breath and talk about something unrelated to the case, or their thoughts about some aspect of how it affected them. I like that, because you have some time to wind down from the intensity of the climax before the episode finishes.

Your thoughts?

2010 Reading Challenge - week 4

Well, I've been making a big dent on the books needed for my other reading challenge - in fact I could finish it within another month, well before the 31 December deadline.

As for this challenge, I read 3 books. I've been pretty busy and was away over the weekend, so that's why I didn't finish so many. Of course, one of them is actually 3 books in 1 volume, but I'll only count it as one.

So ...

• New Mexico by Janet Lee Barton
• The Tapestry (Alcott Legacy book 1) by MaryAnn Minatra
• The Masterpiece (Alcott Legacy book 2) by MaryAnn Minatra

... are the ones I finished.

Currently reading:

• The Heirloom (Alcott Legacy book 3) by MaryAnn Minatra
• More Precious Than Silver by Joni Eareckson Tada
• Cure For the Common Life by Max Lucado
• Don't Tell Cute Stories - Change Lives! by Mark Griffiths

Friday Fill-In #161

1. Wouldn't it be easy if God just told me plainly what He wanted me to do.
2. I think this year Good News Gang will be better than ever!
3. I love the taste of chocolate mousse.
4. I don't spend much time in the living room.
5. The first thing we're going to do is to plan.
6. Drip, drip, drip, drip; Where was that coming from - Oh, the laundry tap wasn't quite off properly.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to staying home after running around today, tomorrow my plans include maybe getting on with some sewing and Sunday, I want to go to church in the morning and relax in the afternoon!

A New Use for Textas

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Teaser Tuesdays - January 26

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read


• Open to a random page


• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page


• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)


• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

'Don't Tell Cute Stories - Change Lives!' by Mark Griffiths

'Children's ministry stands at the top of the cliff with arms wide. It is about building strong children, making them secure, introducing them to a God who loves them, showing them a godly example and convincing them that they have a destiny that God set apart for them even before he began to put the universe together.'

I am involved in the children's ministry of the church that I attend. Every year I like to pick up a new book, for inspiration, to learn new skills, or just to read someone else's perspective. I am still reading this book, but right from the start is has challenged me. I started it on Friday - just as we started our planning weekend for the year ahead. It was good timing.

For those of you who have been following my blog, you may remember that I talked about not knowing the direction my life is to take next. I have realised that I am passionate about children and believe I should do something along those lines. What that role will look like, I don't know. Childcare, teaching and the medical field are not ways I want to go, so it is baffling to know what else to do. If you are a praying person, please pray that I will be open to God's leading and that He will clearly show me the path to take.

And for those of you involved in children's ministry, I highly recommend this book.

3rd Blogoversary

Yes, today is the day when I celebrate another year of blogging.


3 years and over 400 posts!!!!

I still do this just for me. I can put things on here that would never be possible in a normal scrapbook-journal - like videos and music.

I hope I can keep going for another 3 years and more.

Oh, and if you want to see what craft, cross stitch and sewing I've been doing, please visit my other blog here.

2010 Reading Challenge - Week 3

Another week of reading. Some interesting ones this week. Not that the other books I've read haven't been interesting.

The 4 I finished this week are:

• Pieces of Silver by Maureen Lang
• Remember Me by Maureen Lang (sequel to Pieces of Silver)
• Laura by Jo-Anne Berthelsen
• Seaside Letters by Denise Hunter

I'm reading:

• More Precious Than Silver by Joni Eareckson Tada
• Cure for the Common Life by Max Lucado
• New Mexico by Janet Lee Barton (which is really 3 books)

Comfort

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Teaser Tuesdays - January 19

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read


• Open to a random page


• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page


• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)


• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

'Cure for the Common Life: Living in Yourr Sweet Spot' by Max Lucado

' What about you? Our Maker gives assignments to people, "to each according to each one's unique ability" (Matt. 25:15). As he calls, he equips. Look back over your life. What have you consistently done well? What have you loved to do? Stand at the intersection of your affections and successes and find your uniqueness. You have one. A divine spark. An uncommon call to an uncommon life.'