Music Monday

The Billboard Music Awards were on last night – I missed most of them, not a huge bummer because what I did see was less than stellar. I applaud the singers for not lipsyncing, but the sound and mixing were awful so everyone sounded pretty bad. And why, oh why, is Snoop Dog still popular? He’s a dirty old(ish) man with little-to-no skill, who wears his hair in braided pigtails. Ahhh, welll… here’s some music that sounds much better.

Come On Get Higher | Matt Nathanson
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Love must be…

Love must be sincere.
Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.
Honor one another above yourselves.
Never be lacking in zeal,
but keep your spiritual fervor,
serving the Lord.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Share with God’s people who are in need.
Practice hospitality.
Romans 12: 9-13

For the birds

I must have been tempting fate when I mentioned in yesterday’s 5QF that I had been pooped on the day before my brother’s wedding. I got home from work yesterday and was unloading all my stuff from my shoulder when my hand hit something wet (it was not raining). And I knew instantly what it was: bird poop. It hit my shoulder, purse and laptop bag and it was gross. I lamented my woes on Facebook but thought I would share here as well, my tale of attracting bird poop, previously only once a decade. (I expect tomorrow that our neighborhood bald eagle will get me good for tempting fate and talking about all FIVE occurences.) Continue reading

Five Question Friday

1. Do you and your spouse go to bed at the same time?
Yes. Even though he doesn’t get home from work until 11-11:30 and a smart(er) person would be in bed, I am almost always awake and downstairs when Simon gets home. I’m a night owl by nature whereas Simon is more of a freakish morning person. If the shoe were on the other foot and I worked second shift, rest assured, Simon would be long-asleep when I got home. But I would also be long-asleep in the mornings if I didn’t have to get up and go to work. Before he worked second shift, we typically did go to bed at the same time – because he would fall asleep on the couch and I would wake him up to go to bed when I was done watching a 10 o’clock drama. I like that we end our days together, usually watching the questionable but hilarious Chelsea Handler on E! Continue reading

Make New Friends…

My fourth year of MOPS is winding up today and I can hardly believe it’s the end of the year already and that I’ll be done with steering after three years. I’ve been so blessed by this group and the people in it, more than any of us may ever know. It truly has been a blessing to me to get to know people better and be let in to their lives and vice versa. Continue reading