Uhh Ahh...

My cousin, Isaac, decided to do this and I decided to copy him.

Directions:
1. Put your iPod, iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS

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1. IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
La Vida Es Un Carnaval, Celia Cruz

2. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
A Murder of One, Counting Crows (HA HA HA)

3. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
I'm Yours, Jason Mraz

4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
My Eyes Are Dry, Keith Green

5. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE PURPOSE?
New Day, Robbie Seay Band

6. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Made For You, Watermark

7. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Linda Eh, Elvis Crespo ;o)

8. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Getting Better, Bob Schneider (hahaha)

9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Eye of the Needle, Brandi Carlile

10. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Say A Prayer, Sara Groves (HA)

11. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Never Make Your Move Too Soon, Ernestine Anderson (HA HA HA!)

12. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Songbird, Katie Hertzig

13. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Gold in the Sunset, Bob Schneider

14. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Love is Everywhere, Bob Schneider (ha ha ha)

15. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Run Through the Jungle, CCR

16. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST
In Your Arms, Jon Foreman

17. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Expectations, Caedmon's Call

18. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Love Wins, RSB

19. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Almost Lover, A Fine Frenzy (uhhhh...)

20. SONG THEY WILL PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
I'm Good Now, Bob Schneider (HA HA HA HA HA!!)

21. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR ROOMMATE?
Pep in Your Step, Satrue

22. WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Uhh Ahh, Boys II Men


I won't tag anyone for this meme because i would not want to be tagged in any either. But if you decide to post this, let me know so that i can go read yours.

Humility

“…humility is not how you dress, it is not the money you make, it is not where you live, it’s not what you drive, it is not even how you look. We’re never once commanded by God to ‘look’ humble. Humility is an attitude of the mind. It is knowing your proper place. Never talking down or looking down because someone may be of a financial level less than yours. It is knowing your role & fulfilling it for God’s glory and praise. I repeat, it is an attitude. ‘Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus’ (Phil 2:5)."

- Charles R. Swindoll, Esther: A Woman of Strength and Dignity

Sharing a Song

I've had this song on my ipod since I heard of the Art, Music, Justice Tour. (sidenote: If you're curious, I missed the concert. Sad. But I have the music and I love it.) This weekend a tune kept popping in my head and I knew it was of significance, but I couldn't figure what the lyrics were so I pulled up the lyrics and listened to it (and I teared up). After listening to it and reading the lyrics, there's no wonder why I love this song so much!!

Here is the video:


And here are the lyrics:

Add To The Beauty
- Sara Groves

We come with beautiful secrets
We come with purposes written on our hearts, written on our souls
We come to every new morning
With possibilities only we can hold, that only we can hold

Redemption comes in strange places, small spaces
Calling out the best of who we are

And I want to add to the beauty
I want to tell a better story
Shine with the light
That's burning up inside

It comes in small inspirations
It brings redemption to life and work, to our lives and our work
It comes in loving community
It comes in helping a soul find it's worth, the soul find it's worth

Redemption comes in strange places, small spaces
Calling out the best of who we are

And I want to add to the beauty
I want to tell a better story
Shine with the light
That's burning up inside

This is grace, an invitation to be beautiful
This is grace, an invitation

Redemption comes in strange places, small spaces
Calling out our best

I want to add to the beauty
I want to shine with the light
That's burning up inside

And I want to add to the beauty
I want to tell a better story
Shine with the light
That's burning up inside

I still have sand in my shoes...

Why the 3 day weekend couldn't actually be a month or two is beyond me! :o) I had a great weekend with friends and family. If we could get paid to invest in the people we love most, I'd be so rich!

Friday: I watched movies with the fam on Friday.

Saturday: Got up extra early to get ready to hit the beach with some friends.

Sunday: Went to church with the family and had friends meet me there. Lunch was delicious. After church I went home to plan the VBS and got a lot of stuff knocked out (well, at least the planning part - now it's the follow through that needs to happen...FAST!). I'm amazed that right after that I got all prettied up fairly quickly and got to a friends wedding before schedule. That in itself was amazing, not to mention the wedding! It was fantastic.

Monday: I ran errands in the morning and then had dad help me pick out some art stuff at Texas Art Supply. As soon as I got home I got to work on this big poster. I got to mix tempera paints to my hearts content!

The weekend was super full. Time well spent. And I'm back in the trenches with sand in my shoes.

Character

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece -- by thought, choice, courage, and determination.
- H. Jackson Brown

There is a character assessment that each PEP brother has to go through in order to graduate from the program. When I listened to C. Rohr talk about it, I wondered how many of us would be willing to go through the "torture" and how many of us would pass.

So what does this assessment look like? Well, first they study character traits - what makes good/bad character. Then they are given the opportunity to evaluate each other and they use three words describing each others character. After that is completed and all the feedback is compiled, each individual is approached with the results and ways they can improve.

The same assessment is applied throughout the "semester" and the final one, from what I understand, is the most brutal. Everyone sits in a circle and listens to everyone elses feedback. So if you have great feedback then no sweat. But, can you imagine if your peers say that you are a jerk, a liar, a manipulator, selfish...and until you can address these problems and be willing to change this then you cannot continue??!!

I wonder what would happen if we applied this in our work place, in our church, in our families...DANG GINA!! This is accountability at it's finest - in my opinion. Personally, I think we let a lot of things slide and as a result we are a hurting society.

I wonder, would I pass? I know that my behavior with my younger brother, on the VERY day that I heard the details of these assessments, was embarrassing. I would never EVER let you see that ugly side of me.

It was definitely a heart check for me.

Remember to have a teachable spirit. You're never finished learning...growing...refining your character.

...encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.
-Hebrews 3:13

When They Met

So I’ve seen the famous scene Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal shared debating whether men and women can be friends in the movie When Harry Met Sally several times for whatever reason, but never saw the whole thing until recently. Pretty sure it’s on my favorites list.

One of the lasts scenes, along with others, made me laugh - I couldn't help it.

Harry: I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

Sally (condensed response): I hate you, Harry!

Adventures

1. Cutting your bangs without consulting with your hair person.
2. Pumping gas in the Houston Ghetto's at night by yourself and having a "lawn guy" offer his services and asking for your number.
3. Jumping on the opportunity to talk to a hot guy!