Manic Monday: Remember Watching Good TV???

Watched a bit of the Golden Globes last night. Couldn't believe that House, The Office and Dexter were all over looked. (Well, I could, but still...They are my favs!) My sister and I had fun commenting on some of the gowns that the women wore....Especially Jennifer Aniston's HUGE slit!! Not attractive and ALMOST obscene. Avert your eyes, people. Some of the classier dresses were Jennifer Garner and Sandra Bullock's (Even though you could see through Sandra's a bit, it was still GORGEOUS!!)

Other than that, we got to talking about GOOD comedies. Remember?? There used to be ones that were on for 10+ years. They had staying power. They were SMART and FUNNY. They were shows that you could watch as a family. You know what I mean: "The Cosby Show", "Full House", "Family Matters", "Cheers", "Home Improvement", "Mad About You", "Murphy Brown"....I could go on. I guess I just miss those days when you could turn on the TV, watch a show as a family and learn something together. That doesn't happen anymore....

Anyway, I guess I just thought it was amazing when I looked at today's Manic Monday and the first question was about your favorite sitcom. So without furthur ado...


Growing up, what was your favorite sitcom?
I would have to say "The Cosby Show" was the BEST show growing up. I loved it. Cliff and Clare were like second parents. You could learn from the kids' mistakes. We would all sit down and watch TV together. Good, quality TV!!


What's your idea of a romantic date?
Well, a nice trip for supper to the mountains. Perhaps a dip in the Banff Hot Springs. That would be lovely.

What are you most afraid to lose?
My children and my husband would be right up there.

100 Years of Guiding!!

We are celebrating our 100th Anniversary this year of Girl Guides. It is a special time and a wonderful time to be in Girl Guides. This summer my Mom and I are taking 10 girls on a camping trip to Guelph, Ontario. We will be tenting, laughing, and having a wonderful time. Can't wait. Here's a promo video of the camp, whose theme this year is 100 years of Guiding.

Saturday Blogthingy: Structur to the Max!!

This is totally true. I am the planner!! I love to be organized. There is nothing like organization and organizing. I would do it all day every day.

Yes, I love schedules, too!! I don't deviate much from the schedule. (Except on holidays!!) I like being predictable, the same, unchanging. I think that is why Jonathan and I get along so well. He also likes to be predictable... Like 2 peas and a pod, we are!!

You Need Structure in Your Life

You take comfort in your routine, and any deviation from it makes you feel quite nervous. You like things to be structured and decided. You want to know what's going to happen. The unknown makes you very nervous. If you know something is going to happen, at least you can prepare for it. You like to have a plan A, a plan B, and if possible, plans C and D. Even if you can't plan for everything, you try!

How Much Structure Do You Need?

The First Rule of Blogthings Is: You Don't Talk About Blogthings

Worshipping God

I've been meaning to share this picture with you for awhile. This is the picture that I painted at the Conference I went to on Children's Ministries. One of the sessions I went to was called "Worship Art". The lady that was leading it showed us many various types of art to do with kids. Anyway, one of the things she showed us was allowing kids to paint about a verse or a song. So, she asked for 2 volunteers to demonstrate.

Let me just say that as soon as I saw the paint and the canvasses, I totally wanted to paint. You should also note here that I am NOT artistic. At least I don't think I am.

When she was asking for volunteers, I went to scratch my head and she looked at me and said, "Do you want to do it?" I wasn't raising my hand, even though I really wanted to. I sometimes draw pictures in my journal of things that I picture when I am listening to worship music, so this was no stretch. Anyway, I did it, and the above is the result.

This painting is inspired by a song called "Glory and Honor" by Doug Horley. The words are below. The white in the picture is people praising and worshipping God. The different colors represent different people and different types of worship flowing up to God. Then the gold is God's response to our worship: filling us up with His Spirit; refreshing us; renewing us; claiming us as His own! Hence the gold glowing around us. I was really inspired and loved doing it. I love looking at it. God is good!!
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GLORY AND HONOUR to You we bring
Beautiful Saviour Your praise we sing
Heaven bows down and worships Your name
God of creation we praise

Glory and honour to You we bring
Beautiful Saviour Your praise we sing
Heaven bows down and worships Your name
God of creation we praise
God of creation we praise

And so to You, we'll give You praise
We'll give You glory to You always (rpt)

Honour the King, honour the King
We will honour the King of kings
We will honour the king, honour the king
We will honour the King of kings (rpt)

Doug Horley
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