meeting people IRL who have been reading my blog . . .
meeting people IRL who we have both been blogging and reading each other . . .
IRL people who read my blog but don't blog themselves . . .
carnival of beauty continues
I've decided to let the CoB continue a little while longer and see how she does. I enjoy the CoB so much, but I also do not want to keep something going just because it is there. Yet, at the same time, I don't want to stop something just because there are only a few participants at times.
I did something a little different with the topics . . . I like the challenge of finding beauty in the everyday topics, but as I've been praying about the CoB this week, I think this two-month theme for October and November is the way to go for right now.
So, are there any volunteers for hosting the following topics?
Oct 5: The Beauty of Love (I will host this week)
Oct 12: The Beauty of Joy
Oct 19: The Beauty of Peace
Oct 26: The Beauty of PatienceNov 2: The Beauty of Kindness
Nov 9: The Beauty of Goodness
Nov 16: The Beauty of Faithfulness
Nov 23: The Beauty of Gentleness
Nov 30: The Beauty of Self-ControlDec 7: The Beauty of Praise
Dec 14: The Beauty of Tradition
Dec 21: CoB Takes a break
Dec 28: The Beauty of This Year
I personally invite you to join us as we reflect on the beauty of Christ in the world around us. For more info on how to participate as either a blogger or hostess, click here.
I will be out of town this weekend, and then have an out-of-country guest for the first part of next week. So, expect a reply late next week in regards to the hosting requests. Thanks for understanding!! Requests can be made here in the comments or by email [amanda47@gmail.com].
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Happy Teachers Day!!
The only thing I am doing for Teacher's Day is going out with a colleague for lunch to eat Korean food. And, really, that is just because we want to . . . doesn't really have anything to do with the holiday.
But, I wanted to make sure I wished all the teachers out there . . . Happy Teacher's Day!!
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Here is a repost of what I wrote last year, explaining Teacher's Day:
Today is Teacher's Day in Taiwan. And, like so many holidays in so
many cultures, Teacher's Day in Taiwan is a mix of both the religious
and secular.
To many Taiwanese, Teacher's Day is a day to show respect to their
teachers and to thank them for all their hard work (I like that).
Nonetheless, as Wikipedia correctly points out, "This date was chosen to commemorate the birth of Confucius,
believed to be the model master educator in ancient China." At the
crack of dawn in Confucian temples all over the island cermonies take
place in honor of Confucius. These 祭孔大典 (or "Grand Ceremonies
Dedicated to Confucius") start with the beating of drums. "54 musicians
dress in robes with blue belts, 36 (or 64) dancers
dress in yellow with green belts. They are led and followed by
cermonial officers. Three animals--the cow, the goat, and the pig--are
sacrificed. The hair plucked from these sacrificed animals are
called the Hairs of Wisdom."
So, now you know some students simply give their teachers cards
which say "Happy Teacher's Day," but others go to temples and make
sacrifices to a dead man.
(Pictures above come from this and this photoset on flickr.)
found!!!
Found: one battery recharger and all my socks!!
Yipee! I can share pictures and wear tennis shoes again. :)
Life is good.
whatever my God ordains is right
Whatever my God ordains is right
In His love I am abiding
I will be still in all He does
And follow where He is guiding
He is my God, though dark my road
He holds me that I shall not fall
And so to Him I leave it allWhatever my God ordains is right
He never will deceive me
He leads me by the proper path
I know He will not leave me
I take content, what He has sent
His hand can turn my griefs away
And patiently I wait His day
This beautiful seventeenth-century hymn is on Sovereign Grace's latest CD: In a Little While, a father and son project. I love the gentle melody and simple but powerful truth of this song! Plus it matches my path theme. ;)
I've listened to it over and over. What a great addition to my "Trusting God Playlist" (which started after reading about Carolyn McCulley's list)!
You can listen to a minute long clip of the song online.
To give credit where credit is due: the original was written in German by Samuel Rodigast in 1676. Catherine Winkworth translated it to English in 1863. Then, Mark Altrogge updated the English for the CD and wrote new music for the song.
my origins (aka: where I am from)
I am from storybooks and
Cabbage Patch dolls,
from a box of 124 crayons.
I am from cinnamon rolls, banana bread,
and gravy poured over broken biscuits.
From yellow and green gingham,
the CareBears, and pink and blue bows.
I am from the new, new house
in a little bit of Forth Worth.
From the parsonage next to
the small-town church
with the two story slide.
I am from mud pies,
picnics in the front yard,
porch swings and rocking chairs.
I am from “life is not fair”
and “I told you so.”
From washing windows on Saturday
and it’s your turn to empty the dishwasher.
I am from preachers,
Sunday school teachers,
and the church pianist.
I’m from Jesus Loves the Little Children,
and Great is Thy Faithfulness.
I’m from pajama days
and a little black pick-up truck.
From chicken and dumplings,
chips and salsa, peppermint birthday cakes,
and don't forget the Diet Coke and Bluebell.
I'm from Podunk, Arkansas
and Smalltown, Texas.
From huge family get-togethers, days on the lake,
and Christmas at Grandma’s.
I am from the woman who tossed cold water on her rowdy boys,
the high school sweethearts who married,
the boy who was tricked to run down a steep hill,
the strangers who met on a bus.
I am from the boy who jumped off a bridge and broke his nose,
from the girl in the fluffy pink sweater who hated her curls.
I am from Dot and Joe, Mildred and Euel, Joi and Ken,
from love and laughter, faith and family,
hugs and kisses.
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Giving credit where credit is due: Poems like this have been circling the web for awhile now--I first remember seeing them in the winter/spring of 2005. They are inspired by George Ella Lyons' poem "Where I'm From." And, there is even a template to help you get started if you'd like to write your own.
simplify
"Our life is frittered away by detail . . . simplify, simplify" (Henry David Thoreau, 1854).
If Thoreau lived in today's 21st century world, I wonder what he would think about our lives being frittered away by details.
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