One of my favorite Christmas CD’s growing up (or was it a cassette?  I think it was a cassette actually…wow.) was A Very Special Christmas.  It included songs from artists including U2, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Madonna among others.  Stevie Nix performed Silent Night for this collection and I must say that it is one of my favorite (if not THE favorite) version of Silent Night I have ever heard.

I hope you enjoy it, too.

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Bleh.

Lukewarm food.  Lukewarm coffee.  Lukewarm “hot” chocolate.  I mean, they don’t it HOT chocolate for nothing, right?

Lukewarm.  The entire point of Francis Chan’s Crazy Love.  Here we are at Chapter Four.  My favorite thoughts, convictions, hit-you-between-the-eyes lines:

• My caution to you is this:  Do not assume you are good soil.  (Referring to Jesus’ parable of the sower)
• Has your relationship with God actually changed the way you live?  Do you see evidence of God’s kingdom in your life?  Or are you choking it out slowly by spending too much time, energy, money, and thought on the things of this world?
• Would you describe yourself as totally in love with Jesus Christ?  Or do the words “half-hearted”, “lukewarm”, and “partially committed” fit better?
• Luke warm people say they love Jesus, and He is, indeed, a part of their lives.  But only a part.  They give him a section of their time, their money, and their thoughts, but He isn’t allowed to control their lives.
• Luke warm people ask…”How far can I go before it’s considered a sin?” instead of “How can I keep myself pure as a temple of the Holy Spirit?”
• The truth is, their lives wouldn’t look much different if they suddenly stopped believing in God.
• Jesus didn’t say that if you wanted to follow Him you could do it in a lukewarm manner.  He said, “Take up your cross and follow me.”

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Last night we were at my Aunt Markie’s having a big family dinner.  Markie picked up my Grandma from the nursing home to come spend time with us.  So fun!  Just to illustrate how firey my grandma is…

Terry (my cousin’s husband):  …I do want to get a Harley-Davidson some day.  Grandma, if you want a ride, I’ll come down and take you for a ride!

Grandma:  If you get a Harley, I’m driving myself!

And she was serious, too.

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• Gosh, I’ve missed these.  Being random on purpose.  Fun stuff.
• G’s preschool starts in a few weeks.  He is SO excited.
• He picked out a Diego backpack and Scooby Doo lunchbox.  He says he is excited to learn how to do “school.”
• I’m currently wearing a black sleeveless shirt…decorated with Disney-themed stickers.
• S thought I needed help with my style apparently.
• Delta and customer service just don’t belong in the same sentence.
• They now CHARGE you for help over the phone.
• What has this world come to??
• Don’t answer that.  We  could be talking about it for days.
• It has taken me three days to write this post.
• Where does the time go?

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• We’re taking the kids to see their first “fireworks show” tonight – I can’t wait!  I hope they don’t get too cranky on us.
• I bought a pink folding chair for tonight.  We already had a blue one and I wanted to guarantee that Chris didn’t use my chair.
• Tonight is the kids’ last swimming lessons.  Other than S scaring me to death with her “disappearing under water” act, I think they’ve done great.
• I feel a gray hair growing in already.
• It’s still really, really hot in this state.  Heat index over 100 again today.
• I’m so glad I’m going to Heaven.
• Do you ever think about the expression or phrase “hotter than hell”?  Kind of makes me laugh.  Hell is going to be a pretty miserable place and nothing on earth could possibly be hotter or more miserable.
• But I suppose if someone wants to think so to make a point, sure…
• It has taken me two days to write this list.  It’s been a busy week!
• So last night, we did try to go see fireworks but a storm rolled in…so disappointed but what do you do?
• We might be heading to the beach today.  Along with a million other people.  I expect crowdedness.
• And heat.
• It’s going to feel like its hotter than …  oh, yea, a frying pan?
• Ha, I crack myself up!

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