This and That

I hate going over a week between posts. It stresses me out. The back of my head starts pounding, and every few hours, as I go over my "to do" list, I add: make sure to blog. Because out-of-date blogs are an annoyance of mine. And I don't want to make myself annoyed.

But life is busy. My December calendar, especially the next week, looks a bit insane. I will be singing the ole stand-by, "One Day At A Time" a lot over the next seven days (and I'll totally sound like a female Kris Kristofferson).

So, instead of blogging coherently, I will spout off a quick Top Seven List. That way, I won't be annoyed by a dusty blog, and will also be able to go to bed in ten minutes!

Top Seven Things I'd Like to Blog About, But Don't Have Time to Expand Upon:

1. "The US is not ready for a female President." That is a for-true statement I read on a moms-forum, echoed by quite a few women. Whaaaa??

2. The book I'm reading entitled "The Myth of a Christian Nation" by Gregory Boyd. The back-cover description of the book:
Arguing from Scripture and history, Dr. Boyd makes a compelling case that whenever the church gets too close to any political or national ideology, it is disastrous for the church and harmful to society. Dr. Boyd contends that the American Evangelical Church has allowed itself to be co-opted by the political right (and some by the political left) and exposes how this is harming the church's unique calling to build the kingdom of God. In the course of his argument, Dr. Boyd challenges some of the most deeply held convictions of evangelical Christians in America for example, that America is, or ever was, a Christian nation or that Christians ought to be trying to take America back for God.
A phenomenal read and soooo very comment-producing!

3. Ellie's first Christmas concert on December 24th. My baby's going to be on stage at church, singing "Jingle Jingle Happy Bells"!! Two big emotions: by baby growing up, and the fact that she'll be the only one up there who won't be able to stand and shake her happy bells independently.

4. My sincere thankfulness that the US dollar is now finally worth more than the loonie again. Thank You Jesus.

5. My sweet Grandma is, for the first time EVER (since I've been around...which, of course, is FOREVER for me!), not making Christmas dinner for the fam. We are ordering in and have rented a space for our family gathering. I cry inside every time I think about it. I don't want my Grandma to get too old to cook or have us all over for Christmas.

6. I missed the boat on Celine tickets and now they're selling for $1000! GRRRRR...

7. Wondering if cable is really worth $40/month. (Richard hasn't been privy to this thought yet) Could it be a new year's resolution to scrap the cable/TV, or is that going waaayyy over the edge?

Good night y'all!