Some of us can sleep 'anywhere'.Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Touching Wonder
You are invited to visit uReadBooks.com to listen to this new Christmas audio special!uReadBooks presents:
Touching Wonder -
A Christmas Radio Special
Does it seem like you have heard the Christmas story a few too many times for it to still hold the wonder that it once had? With his instant classic, Touching Wonder, author John Blase breathes new life into the story of the Nativity. Just in time for the holiday season, uReadBooks.com presents a half hour Christmas special featuring excerpts from this new book.
About the book:
Little children understand how amazing the Nativity story is. But, sometimes, as we become men and women, we put away the childlike with the childish. The result? We lose something vital—the wonder of it all. When author John Blase went looking for the lost wonder of Christmas, he went back to the place he’d last seen it—the stories from Luke 1-2. What he found fills the pages of his new book, Touching Wonder: Recapturing the Awe of Christmas (David C Cook, September 2009), with flesh and bone and dust and night and a baby’s cry; the intimate union of human and divine—the Incarnation.
By boldly imagining the first two chapters of the gospel of Luke, writer, editor, and former pastor John Blase has created an instant classic for Christmastime. In a tale that reads like a novel parallel parked by the record of Scripture, Blase beckons those who could use a little wonder in their lives to step onto the stage of history and witness the long awaited coming of the Messiah. With Eugene Peterson’s The Message Bible translation as his backdrop, Blase adds his own voice and commentary to the historic events, exploring the renowned drama from an array of viewpoints.
In Touching Wonder, readers will meet a cast of unruly unlikelies—a frightened teenaged girl, a worried carpenter, a collection of senior citizens, a disillusioned young shepherd, even an angel or two—moving toward the realization that the little one just born is the One. This imaginative retelling of the grand miracle will leave readers wide-eyed, slack-jawed, and heart-full. The Lord is come!
In this lovely and distinctive book to be read…and re-read…and pondered in the heart, young and old will recapture the wonder of the Christmas story by seeing through the eyes of those who lived it. The book’s graceful design and Amanda Jolman’s beautiful line drawings combine to make this a thoughtful Christmas gift as well as a wonder that families will treasure for years to come.
About the book:
Little children understand how amazing the Nativity story is. But, sometimes, as we become men and women, we put away the childlike with the childish. The result? We lose something vital—the wonder of it all. When author John Blase went looking for the lost wonder of Christmas, he went back to the place he’d last seen it—the stories from Luke 1-2. What he found fills the pages of his new book, Touching Wonder: Recapturing the Awe of Christmas (David C Cook, September 2009), with flesh and bone and dust and night and a baby’s cry; the intimate union of human and divine—the Incarnation.
By boldly imagining the first two chapters of the gospel of Luke, writer, editor, and former pastor John Blase has created an instant classic for Christmastime. In a tale that reads like a novel parallel parked by the record of Scripture, Blase beckons those who could use a little wonder in their lives to step onto the stage of history and witness the long awaited coming of the Messiah. With Eugene Peterson’s The Message Bible translation as his backdrop, Blase adds his own voice and commentary to the historic events, exploring the renowned drama from an array of viewpoints.
In Touching Wonder, readers will meet a cast of unruly unlikelies—a frightened teenaged girl, a worried carpenter, a collection of senior citizens, a disillusioned young shepherd, even an angel or two—moving toward the realization that the little one just born is the One. This imaginative retelling of the grand miracle will leave readers wide-eyed, slack-jawed, and heart-full. The Lord is come!
In this lovely and distinctive book to be read…and re-read…and pondered in the heart, young and old will recapture the wonder of the Christmas story by seeing through the eyes of those who lived it. The book’s graceful design and Amanda Jolman’s beautiful line drawings combine to make this a thoughtful Christmas gift as well as a wonder that families will treasure for years to come.
Touching Wonder: Recapturing the Awe of Christmas
by John Blase
David C Cook/September 2009
http://www.davidccook.com/
by John Blase
David C Cook/September 2009
http://www.davidccook.com/
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Sunday Stealing
1. Name someone with the same birthday as you. George Hamilton
2. Where was your first kiss? In the back of a movie theater when I was about 12 or 13, and it must have been his 1st time also, because he almost sucked my bottom lip off, lol.
3. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex? If yes, why? yes, because he hit me first...and last. (long story and many yrs ago)
4. Have you ever sung in front of a large number of people? When? yes, in church as a teen
5. What's the first thing you notice about your preferred sex? his butt, his abs and his eyes
6. What really turns you off? pain
7. What is your biggest mistake? marrying the abuser in question #3
8. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose? no, not physically anyway
9. Say something totally random about yourself. I cannot blow bubbles with bubble gum.
10. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity? nope
11. Do you still watch kiddie movies or TV shows? not unless the grand kids are here
12. Are you comfortable with your height? yes
13. What is the most romantic thing someone of the preferred sex has done for you? made me a candlelit dinner on what had been a terrible day..he bought a "waves" cd and we danced on the patio with our eyes shut pretending to be back at the beach. Most romantic night of my life.
14. When do you know it's love? You just know...you feel like a teenager again and you tingle when he looks at you, and well....you just know.
15. What's something that really annoys you? liars and rude people
Play HERE.
2. Where was your first kiss? In the back of a movie theater when I was about 12 or 13, and it must have been his 1st time also, because he almost sucked my bottom lip off, lol.
3. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex? If yes, why? yes, because he hit me first...and last. (long story and many yrs ago)
4. Have you ever sung in front of a large number of people? When? yes, in church as a teen
5. What's the first thing you notice about your preferred sex? his butt, his abs and his eyes
6. What really turns you off? pain
7. What is your biggest mistake? marrying the abuser in question #3
8. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose? no, not physically anyway
9. Say something totally random about yourself. I cannot blow bubbles with bubble gum.
10. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity? nope
11. Do you still watch kiddie movies or TV shows? not unless the grand kids are here
12. Are you comfortable with your height? yes
13. What is the most romantic thing someone of the preferred sex has done for you? made me a candlelit dinner on what had been a terrible day..he bought a "waves" cd and we danced on the patio with our eyes shut pretending to be back at the beach. Most romantic night of my life.
14. When do you know it's love? You just know...you feel like a teenager again and you tingle when he looks at you, and well....you just know.
15. What's something that really annoys you? liars and rude people
Play HERE.
Unconscious Mutterings #355
- Marathon :: Runners
- Debt :: collectors
- Turn :: around
- Image :: picture
- Sofa :: loveseat
- Envelope :: brown
- Cart :: horse
- Process :: procedure
- Question :: mark
- Rumor :: Willis
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The Saturday 9
Talking in Your Sleep
1. Has anyone in your life talked in their sleep? Yes, my hubby does when he is very tired
2. What do you like about fall? the changing colors of the trees, the cooler temps, and football
3. Do you have an addictive personality? sadly, yes I do. But not for drugs and alcolhol, but for food, and other things.
4. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you? My hubby does something special for me almost every day, seriously.
5. Would you ever take someone back if they cheated on you? NO
6. Are you happy with where you are in life? no, not at all, but can't do a lot about it right now
7. Do you believe that you can change someone? no way, I can only change myself
8. Have you ever wished you could've had someone but you couldn't? back in my younger days, but not for a long long time
9. Would you ever fight someone over your significant other? no, if he wants her more than me...he should go. His loss!
Join The Saturday 9 HERE.
1. Has anyone in your life talked in their sleep? Yes, my hubby does when he is very tired
2. What do you like about fall? the changing colors of the trees, the cooler temps, and football
3. Do you have an addictive personality? sadly, yes I do. But not for drugs and alcolhol, but for food, and other things.
4. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you? My hubby does something special for me almost every day, seriously.
5. Would you ever take someone back if they cheated on you? NO
6. Are you happy with where you are in life? no, not at all, but can't do a lot about it right now
7. Do you believe that you can change someone? no way, I can only change myself
8. Have you ever wished you could've had someone but you couldn't? back in my younger days, but not for a long long time
9. Would you ever fight someone over your significant other? no, if he wants her more than me...he should go. His loss!
Join The Saturday 9 HERE.
Saturday Photo Hunt and a recipe
BIRDS
I love this photo. I was sitting in the car downtown one day and this pigeon came walking by like he was showing off to the duck in the picture in the window.I found a recipe for Potato Corn Chowder over at Temma's blog Honey Never Spoils . It was fantastic! My hubby and I both ate two bowls for lunch. Please go over to her blog and try this! You will be glad you did.
Weekly Wins ending 11/21
All wins were books this week! The 2 on the left are wins, and the other 4 are for review.Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thursday Thunks
1. If you won a brand new house in a Dream House Giveaway would you move into it, sell it to pay the taxes and make a profit, rent it out or give it to a family member/friend who might need it? Move into it- Immediately!!!
2. Are you good at billards? I used to be in my younger days, haven't played in years.
3. Does anyone on the planet really want to see Levi Johnston naked in Playgirl (other than when Bristol Palin did)? Not Me!
4. Is your phone ringing right now? nope, hardly ever rings :(
5. Do you think man has eaten or tried to eat every type of animal on the face of the earth at one point or another? If not, what don't you think man has tried? Man has probably tried everything
6. The new movie Avatar has been showing sneak peeks and been hyped to the max. Will you see it? Not sure, I'll probably wait for the DVD and rent it.
7. If a slightly bigger fish eats a small fish, then a bigger fish immediately eats that one, then an even bigger fish immediately eats that fish and then finally a huge fish eats the one that just ate that fish and it gets caught by you... how many meals will you have from that one fish? "1"
8. If you had an appointment with the doctor and all the plants in the office were dead, would you still see the doctor? Yes, and I would not having a problem asking him if he needs someone to come in twice a week to take care of them. I could use the extra money!
9. Have you ever seen the number 666 in a dream? Nope but in many other scenarios.
10. "At 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 the wit, at 40 the judgment."~ Benjamin Franklin
So what happens at 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100? Well, I can tell you for sure that at 50 worry reigns. Worry that 60, 70,and 80 may not come. And worry that I won't have enough money to live on if they do.
11. Would you want your phone number to be (area code) 123-4567? No, every jokester in the area code would call. But, hey, my phone would actually ring then, so maybe....
Play HERE.
2. Are you good at billards? I used to be in my younger days, haven't played in years.
3. Does anyone on the planet really want to see Levi Johnston naked in Playgirl (other than when Bristol Palin did)? Not Me!
4. Is your phone ringing right now? nope, hardly ever rings :(
5. Do you think man has eaten or tried to eat every type of animal on the face of the earth at one point or another? If not, what don't you think man has tried? Man has probably tried everything
6. The new movie Avatar has been showing sneak peeks and been hyped to the max. Will you see it? Not sure, I'll probably wait for the DVD and rent it.
7. If a slightly bigger fish eats a small fish, then a bigger fish immediately eats that one, then an even bigger fish immediately eats that fish and then finally a huge fish eats the one that just ate that fish and it gets caught by you... how many meals will you have from that one fish? "1"
8. If you had an appointment with the doctor and all the plants in the office were dead, would you still see the doctor? Yes, and I would not having a problem asking him if he needs someone to come in twice a week to take care of them. I could use the extra money!
9. Have you ever seen the number 666 in a dream? Nope but in many other scenarios.
10. "At 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 the wit, at 40 the judgment."~ Benjamin Franklin
So what happens at 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100? Well, I can tell you for sure that at 50 worry reigns. Worry that 60, 70,and 80 may not come. And worry that I won't have enough money to live on if they do.
11. Would you want your phone number to be (area code) 123-4567? No, every jokester in the area code would call. But, hey, my phone would actually ring then, so maybe....
Play HERE.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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