So I have three kids for anyone who didn't know that. The oldest two are my girls and they are 6 and 3, and the boy is 1. The girls I call Boo and Puck. This is needed background information for the rest of this blog to make sense to you. Puck is a very funny little girl to be just 3 years old. The thing is she, says things that just make me laugh a lot of times. After hearing yet another Puckism this evening, I decided that I would share some of them with you in my Top 10 list for this week. I really do hope you will appreciate them as much as her mother and I do.
10) "I had a big worm poopie."
9) "I'm going to lay over this way so I can pick my nose."
8) "Airplane coming out my booty." (This is when she toots and you ask her what that sound was)
7) "Moma look! It's a big daddy poopie."
6) She has a headfore, a brush teeth and a roll bed.
5) "Excuse me booty." or "Excuse me mouth." (Toots and burps respectively)
4) "Thank you for Amen." (That is how she ends her prayers)
3) It's not yesterday, it's last day.
2) She tells us about when "she was a baby."
1) "Hello toot; come here toot; I love you toot."
Again these are just a few of the things that she says or has said. They are really very funny when she suddenly throws them out there to us, and we laugh (sometimes I'm not supposed to, but still). I hope you can appreciate these at least a little bit...especially if you have an understanding of it all. Peace and Love y'all.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
DUCK!!!
So after a day of eating turkey and potatoes and pecan pie and watching football, the time has come to write for the day. First I want to say that I wasn't really shocked that the Titans put up 47 on the Lions, and also was really hoping for the Cowboys to score one more TD (man it was all about the Streak on ESPN). Regardless of all that I was glad the Cowboys were able to win their third game in a row. With a strong December, they will hopefully still get into the playoffs.
These guys stand on a stage shaped like a duck blind, and do their calls "for crowds of more than 10,000 hard-core revelers" according to Steve Bowman's article on ESPN.com's Outdoor page. Up for grabs, should you be crowned the World's Champion of calling ducks is "cash, shotguns and an assortment of hunting equipment." Wow...seriously, wow. Now I know that there are some folks that are really into this, but it just sounds rather redneck to me. My biggest question I suppose would be how you judge this contest. I mean is there someone who knows how the calls are really supposed to sound, or do they judge it on the number of ducks that come waddleing up to each caller?
It's kind of like the Ro-Sham-Bo World Championship's in Las Vegas...although this does seem to take more skill and practice to be able to do successfully. Well good luck to all who are participating this Saturday there in Stuttgart...may you quack as you've never quacked before. Peace and Love y'all.
Anyway, with doing the Streak on ESPN, I was there making a pick and I came across something that caught my attention. It seems that on Saturday the World's Championship Duck Calling Contest will be going on in Stuttgart, Arkansas. This is what the contestants look like while participating:
(Photos from ESPN.com and Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce)
(Photos from ESPN.com and Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce)These guys stand on a stage shaped like a duck blind, and do their calls "for crowds of more than 10,000 hard-core revelers" according to Steve Bowman's article on ESPN.com's Outdoor page. Up for grabs, should you be crowned the World's Champion of calling ducks is "cash, shotguns and an assortment of hunting equipment." Wow...seriously, wow. Now I know that there are some folks that are really into this, but it just sounds rather redneck to me. My biggest question I suppose would be how you judge this contest. I mean is there someone who knows how the calls are really supposed to sound, or do they judge it on the number of ducks that come waddleing up to each caller?
It's kind of like the Ro-Sham-Bo World Championship's in Las Vegas...although this does seem to take more skill and practice to be able to do successfully. Well good luck to all who are participating this Saturday there in Stuttgart...may you quack as you've never quacked before. Peace and Love y'all.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Heart Matters
So have you ever had the experience where you have read something quite a few times before, but then you read it one and you see something that you've never really noticed before? It's kind of like driving along on a road over and over and one day you happen to notice a sign on the roadside that you haven't seen before, but you know it was there the whole time. Maybe you don't, but there are times that you just get into such a zone with things being familiar that you don't notice things that seem obvious.
Here is where this is coming from. I've been doing a Bible study with a group of folks now for about 7 weeks. We meet every Monday night at 11:00pm on AIM and have a discussion about what we read the week before. We are now going through the book of Matthew and this past Monday we talked about chapters 5-7, or The Sermon on the Mount. This is one of the places that has all kinds of topics for very meaty discussion, so it was cool to have a group to be able to talk to about what stood out to us. As I was reading though, I came across something that I'm sure I have seen before, but not really thought about. It was something that I have thought about and talked about before with others, but there was something in it that I had missed in those times before.
In chapter 6, Jesus says three times in His teaching to do something in private, "and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you." (Matthew 6:4, 6, 18) Like I said this is something that I have known for a while, but I had not realized that it is mentioned these three consecutive times. This is probably due to my breaking up the chapter or only reading certain sections at a time. But this time around it stood out to me.
Here is the deal: the three times that Jesus says this it is as he is teaching on three disciplines- giving, prayer and fasting. These three things are ones that are easy to get attention for and easy to get a swollen head about. These are the things where it is easy for us to boast about what we have done concerning each; how much I have given, how long I pray or how long and often I fast. When we do them with that kind of pride, Jesus says, they lose their significance.
Think about it for a second. These are the areas of our lives that should be kept to ourselves. It should be between only you and God (and I guess the financial secretary) as to how much you give. God says that what he wants is a cheerful giver, not a big giver. Jesus reinforces this point with the example of the widow who gave all that she had in her offering, while the Pharisee gave only what he was expected to give, and made a big deal about it.
Prayer and fasting are the same way. God doesn't care if we use big fancy words, or polysyllabic words (in fact I don't know if that is a real word or not, but it seemed good) or even a multitude of them. He isn't concerned about how long we fast or from what we fast. What God wants is our heart. He wants us doing these things for Him, not for others to see and know about. And this seems to be where it is easy to fall short. When we do these things as Jesus instructs us, there is no glory in it for us here as far as other people are concerned. Instead all the glory is reserved for when we are with God in His glory. Peace and love y'all.
Here is where this is coming from. I've been doing a Bible study with a group of folks now for about 7 weeks. We meet every Monday night at 11:00pm on AIM and have a discussion about what we read the week before. We are now going through the book of Matthew and this past Monday we talked about chapters 5-7, or The Sermon on the Mount. This is one of the places that has all kinds of topics for very meaty discussion, so it was cool to have a group to be able to talk to about what stood out to us. As I was reading though, I came across something that I'm sure I have seen before, but not really thought about. It was something that I have thought about and talked about before with others, but there was something in it that I had missed in those times before.
In chapter 6, Jesus says three times in His teaching to do something in private, "and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you." (Matthew 6:4, 6, 18) Like I said this is something that I have known for a while, but I had not realized that it is mentioned these three consecutive times. This is probably due to my breaking up the chapter or only reading certain sections at a time. But this time around it stood out to me.
Here is the deal: the three times that Jesus says this it is as he is teaching on three disciplines- giving, prayer and fasting. These three things are ones that are easy to get attention for and easy to get a swollen head about. These are the things where it is easy for us to boast about what we have done concerning each; how much I have given, how long I pray or how long and often I fast. When we do them with that kind of pride, Jesus says, they lose their significance.
Think about it for a second. These are the areas of our lives that should be kept to ourselves. It should be between only you and God (and I guess the financial secretary) as to how much you give. God says that what he wants is a cheerful giver, not a big giver. Jesus reinforces this point with the example of the widow who gave all that she had in her offering, while the Pharisee gave only what he was expected to give, and made a big deal about it.
Prayer and fasting are the same way. God doesn't care if we use big fancy words, or polysyllabic words (in fact I don't know if that is a real word or not, but it seemed good) or even a multitude of them. He isn't concerned about how long we fast or from what we fast. What God wants is our heart. He wants us doing these things for Him, not for others to see and know about. And this seems to be where it is easy to fall short. When we do these things as Jesus instructs us, there is no glory in it for us here as far as other people are concerned. Instead all the glory is reserved for when we are with God in His glory. Peace and love y'all.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Thanksgiving Tradition
So tonight is the night that ABC will be showing the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Special. I have to admit that I have not seen this one as often as I have the Halloween and Christmas specials. I don't really remember that much about this one. I'm sure that it is as good as the others.
I picked this one to write about today for the simple reason that we have a Charlie Brown special for just about everything. There is one for Christmas (my favorite), Halloween and even Valentines. This is the thing that makes this pop culture for me. This character has penetrated into our lives to a point that these specials are being played on a regular basis even 40+ years after they were first created. That is what is amazing to me. These simple cartoons have had incredible staying power in our society.
So tonight why don't you take the hour from 7:00-8:00 and watch Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving Special...if nothing else it will lead you up to Dancing with the Stars. Peace and Love y'all.
I picked this one to write about today for the simple reason that we have a Charlie Brown special for just about everything. There is one for Christmas (my favorite), Halloween and even Valentines. This is the thing that makes this pop culture for me. This character has penetrated into our lives to a point that these specials are being played on a regular basis even 40+ years after they were first created. That is what is amazing to me. These simple cartoons have had incredible staying power in our society.
So tonight why don't you take the hour from 7:00-8:00 and watch Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving Special...if nothing else it will lead you up to Dancing with the Stars. Peace and Love y'all.
The Beat Down
That's exactly what it was on Saturday night for Texas Tech and Oklahoma. Tech came into the game with an undefeated record, a high powered, high scoring offense. They were number 2 in the BCS and on track for their first Big 12 South championship, and a spot in the Big 12 Championship. Then they went to Norman, Oklahoma.
For some reason, the Red Raiders didn't show up for this game. Their defense looked terrible- they couldn't stop the run or the tight end- and the run game was pretty much run-lite. That left them with only the pass game and the Sooners seemed to know what was coming with every play. It got ugly, and it got there fast.
The final score was 65-21. You know, I hate that Tech lost, but I especially hate that it was to Oklahoma. Here's hoping that Bedlam will rectify the situation and that OSU will beat the Sooners. Peace and Love y'all.
For some reason, the Red Raiders didn't show up for this game. Their defense looked terrible- they couldn't stop the run or the tight end- and the run game was pretty much run-lite. That left them with only the pass game and the Sooners seemed to know what was coming with every play. It got ugly, and it got there fast.
The final score was 65-21. You know, I hate that Tech lost, but I especially hate that it was to Oklahoma. Here's hoping that Bedlam will rectify the situation and that OSU will beat the Sooners. Peace and Love y'all.
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