tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37801529.post788629777718604270..comments2023-05-30T07:40:35.541-07:00Comments on A-sitting on a gate: Enough, and to spare.Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389656325499233438noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37801529.post-46891488173498021902008-01-05T20:51:00.000-08:002008-01-05T20:51:00.000-08:00Frances -- Yeah. It's so hard to accept that much...Frances -- Yeah. It's so hard to accept that much of our spiritual work involves letting go and opening up rather than pursuing and grabbing hold. And it's harder, in its way, to let go. For me, anyway. Good resolution indeed.<BR/><BR/>Ansley -- It does de-stress things, doesn't it? All the other stresses become what they are -- optional.<BR/><BR/>Jess -- Millions is maybe two years old. You will love it. Just remember that when they poke fun at the LDS missionaries, they're poking fun at hypocrisy in general -- they only chose the LDS because we have the word "Saint" in our name and the little boy in the movie is obsessed with saints. Oh, and be sure to watch it with the subtitles on unless you're really good at understanding heavy northern English accents. :) I agree that miracles abound. You were a miracle for me -- I was so anxious about my first roommate experience in college and you and Talia and Danielle and the others were really a gift to me. I'm glad you're the same happy Jess, after all these years!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389656325499233438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37801529.post-42023518339135247572008-01-02T21:06:00.000-08:002008-01-02T21:06:00.000-08:00I have not heard of Millions - is it new this year...I have not heard of Millions - is it new this year? (that would explain my lack of knowledge, but is not the only possible reason.) I'll have to add it to my Netflix list.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this post - it was very insightful. I love the story of the miracle of the fishes and loaves. I truly believe that miracles are mostly a result of who is where when they are needed (or whose heart changes at the right time). <BR/><BR/>I recently was sent one of those letters to the Ensign or New Era from a Cambodian boy who had applied for a visa to study at BYU-Hawaii. During his interview the visa officer asked him to recite the Articles of Faith. Likely the officer was a Mormon who found that an effective way to verify sincerity, but this boy saw it as a miracle that he has memorized them on the advice of his brother, and was able to recite them when needed. Miracles abound. Truly.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535382966575843389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37801529.post-76697463156635512292007-12-24T06:12:00.000-08:002007-12-24T06:12:00.000-08:00Lovely post! Millions was such a great movie. I ...Lovely post! Millions was such a great movie. I love to see more and more people thinking about the true meaning of Christmas and helping me remember it too. Plus it helps make it so much less stressful. Have a very Merry Christmas!Hey, It's Ansleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389503231486327653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37801529.post-49959272245143363792007-12-20T10:41:00.000-08:002007-12-20T10:41:00.000-08:00i do love jeeves and wooster immensely as well (wh...i do love jeeves and wooster immensely as well (what ho there!) but i agree that a change of heart would be better. i think i feel like i have to force my heart to be changed somehow, when it occurs to me that the real trick is just leaving our hearts open to be changed by other people. a good new years resolution, i would say. happy christmas to you!franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516026856838148495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37801529.post-70402051033366085512007-12-12T08:26:00.000-08:002007-12-12T08:26:00.000-08:00Wynne -- Yes! Tell me where, and I'm there. I'll...Wynne -- Yes! Tell me where, and I'm there. I'll donate in your name. And then we both can donate in Harry Potter's name, and then he can eliminate poverty and disaster with one swish of his wand! But until then, good luck to you all. The pictures on the news are very disheartening.<BR/><BR/>D'Arcy -- Oh man, what do I say?? I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I guess I should say, "Dear readers, please consider the possible dangers of observing the Christmas spirit at Christmas. The author of this post accepts no liability for injuries you may sustain upon having your chartiy chicken thrown back in your face." But that was a great thing you & your sister did, and I say brava. (What's the plural of brava?) I got a catalog from Heifer International this year, and it sounds like such a great program, especially as they commit the recipient of the livestock to give two of its offspring to some other family in need, and so on. The gift that keeps on giving -- like the Cheese of the Month club, only better :)<BR/><BR/>Jen -- You are a doll, and if you need some cheering up then we need to get together soon. I will sing you Chrismas carols very loudly in the restaurant until you no longer feel spiritually indifferent and/or start flinging your mashed potatoes at me.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389656325499233438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37801529.post-40129516588445102982007-12-12T08:12:00.000-08:002007-12-12T08:12:00.000-08:00This was a lovely blog Marie! I think donating in...This was a lovely blog Marie! I think donating in someone's name is a WONDERFUL idea! I love that d'Arcy bought someone in Africa a chicken. (I am sorry the recipient was a snot about it.) I love that Wynne is opening an account for flood victims, I love that people add strangers to their list. Thanks for the uplifting blog and entries, I was feeling blue this year due to my spiritual indifference, and this has helped me put things into perspective.sharonsfriendjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972515811859342991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37801529.post-31733664506925278422007-12-11T12:03:00.000-08:002007-12-11T12:03:00.000-08:00beautiful post Marie. I went to my first Christmas...beautiful post Marie. I went to my first Christmas party last week, with my sister. She works at a high class salon and they always do a gift exchange. This year I talked her into buying a chicken at FarmFriends.org. The card said "Clucky You! A chicken has been given in your name" and then I added, "Helping to change the world one chicken at a time." These chickens (and you can buy bees, cows, camels, sheep etc) are given to families in Africa. With a chicken they can eat eggs, sale, eggs, breed other chickens and more and more eggs and then eat it if they want! It is a great organization and a great gift and the lady basically got angry, threw it back in our faces and was literally upset. She wanted the Dancing Moose in Santa Hat!!!! So, my sister and I offered to change her the snowglobe we ended up with and we came home with the chicken!!<BR/><BR/>How's that for a great introduction to the new year. Not to mention we were mocked mercilessly for buying a chicken we will never see in the first place. She just kept saying "So, i don't even get a real chicken? I don't get anything? I don't get it!"<BR/><BR/>Yep, she didn't get it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584248569655542892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37801529.post-42615846666540187142007-12-10T21:56:00.000-08:002007-12-10T21:56:00.000-08:00I loved Millions. Great movie.And you know somethi...I loved Millions. Great movie.<BR/><BR/>And you know something? I'm trying to collect a bit of money for the folks who got so trashed by the flood around here (I would've had the post up today, but the morons at the bank didn't know how to set up a non-profit account--hopefully tomorrow). I'm just hoping that I can get a few people to donate...I'll donate my wee dollars in your name, how's that?<BR/><BR/>(But you're still getting a !@#@! Christmas card.)wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105342199853174222noreply@blogger.com