Thanksgiving is Coming Up!

Sorry once again for not being as active as I wish.  

Who is excited for Thanksgiving?  
I must say it is one of my all time favorite holidays.  My dad and sister will run a race on Thanksgiving morning.  The proceeds help support of the homeless people in our area.  Preparing for the big dinner is enjoyable.  I love playing bluegrass music as I set the table.  I enjoy watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  Of course the meal is wonderful!  My favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal is the turkey, gravy, mashed potatos and cranberry sauce.  Trying a little of all four in one bite is heavenly!  And spending time with family and friends is the best part of the day.  This year, three cousins from out-of-state are coming for Thanksgiving.  I haven't seen them in about 11 years, so I'm very excited to see them again.  
I'm very thankful for all the pleasures God sends when Autumn arrives!
So what do you love about Thanksgiving Day?

God bless!

R.I.P. Dan Wheldon

I don't watch car racing extremely often, but today I decided to.  Sadly, there was a fatal car accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  Dan Wheldon (age 33) died in the crash.  15 cars were involved in the crash and there are other racers in the hospital.  Please pray for the soul of Dan Wheldon.  Please pray for his wife, his two little sons, and his whole family.  Also pray for his pit crew and friends.  It's so sad how his life ended so suddenly and tragically.

9/11

God bless all those affected by the tragedy on 

Tuesday, September 11th 2001.  

May all the souls of the victims who have tragically died due to terrorist attacks 

rest in peace.  

God Bless America!

Awesome quotes

I love touching, inspirational, and funny quotes!  They are excellent for putting you in a good mood if necessary. XD  

Here are my favorites: 

"May you live a hundred years, and I a hundred less one day, so I may never know a world from which you have gone away." 

 ~Winnie the Pooh

 

“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever.”

~Winnie the Pooh

“You can't always sit in your corner of the forest and wait for people to come to you... you have to go to them sometimes.”

 ~Winnie the Pooh

“If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”

 ~Winnie the Pooh

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you.”

 ~Winnie the Pooh 

“Do or do not... there is no try.”  ~Yoda 

Young Gru: "Mom, someday, I'm going to go to the moon."

Gru's Mom: "I'm afraid you're too late, son. NASA isn't sending the monkeys anymore."

~Despicable Me

Aragorn: "Gentlemen, we do not stop till nightfall."

Pippin: "What about breakfast?"

Aragorn: "You already had it."

Pippin: "We had one, yes. What about second breakfast?"

[Aragorn turns and walks off]

Merry: "I don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip."

Pippin: "What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?"

Merry: "I wouldn't count on it."

~The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)

Frodo: "I will take it! I will take it! [silence falls] I will take the Ring to Mordor. Though... I do not know the way."

Gandalf: "I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear."

Aragorn: "If, by my life or death, I can protect you, I will.  You have my sword."

Legolas: "And you have my bow."

Gimli: "And my axe."

Boromir: "You carry the fates of us all, little one. If this is indeed the will of the Council, then Gondor will see it done."

[Sam appears from behind some bushes.]

Sam: "Here! Mr. Frodo's not going anywhere without me!"

Elrond: "No, indeed. It is hardly possible to separate you, even when he is summoned to a secret council and you are not."

[Merry and Pippin run into the Council meeting]

Merry: "Oi! Wait! We're coming too! You'll have to send us home tied up in a sack to stop us!"

Pippin: "Anyway, you need people of intelligence on this sort of mission... quest... thing."

Merry: "Well, that rules you out, Pip."

Elrond: "Nine companions. So be it. You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring."

Pippin: "Great.  Where are we going?"

~The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)


Lucy Pevensie: "Aslan, will we ever meet with you in our world?"
Aslan: "You shall."
Lucy Pevensie: "How?"
Aslan: "Because there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there." 

~The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Hook Hand Thug: "Go, live your dream."

Flynn Rider: "I will."

Hook Hand Thug: "Your dream stinks.  I was talking to her." 

~Tangled

Please share your favorites!

Favorite Prayers

I thought it would be a good idea to start a topic on favorite prayers.  Two of my all time favorites are the Anima Christi and the Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi.  Please share yours! 

        

Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, be my sanctification;
Body of Christ, be my salvation;
Blood of Christ, fill all my veins;
Water of Christ's side, wash out my stains;
Passion of Christ, my comfort be;
O good Jesus, listen to me;
In Thy wounds I fain would hide;
Ne'er to be parted from Thy side;
Guard me, should the foe assail me;
Call me when my life shall fail me;
Bid me come to Thee above,
With Thy saints to sing Thy love,
World without end. Amen.

Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen

Suggestions

Well, I was thinking about an official name for my blog and maybe a description (the description would be where the JMJ is.).  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  I wasn't planning to keep the blog title I have now.  I just had to think of something quick so I could get the blog going.    So yeah, if you have any suggestions, please feel free to share! 

Apple Picking in the Rain

What a delightful experience it was to go apple picking in the rain today!  Around 11:30am, my family and I left the house to go apple picking.  It was all bright and sunny when we left.  As we got closer to the apple orchard, it began to get cloudier, and eventually is started to downpour.  Well, the rain started to slow down when we got to the apple orchard, so we decided to go pick some (about 38 pounds to be exact).  After about 10 minutes of apple picking, it started to downpour again, but instead of running wild to the van, we ran wild picking some more apples.  What fun!  After we payed, we snacked on apples and tried to dry off as we drove home.     

Night Parties!

My idea of a night party is sitting 'round a fire (in a metal barrel XD) roasting marshmallows and making delicious, hot, smores, spending hours talking about lots of random stuff, listening to music and dancing to Sleigh Ride (the one sung by Relient K XD), going on walks at 10:30pm and walking past a Japanese sushi bar that is open and closed at the same time, and then going back home to the computer to play with google translate, google earth, this Lifespan Calculator (http://media.nmfn.com/tnetwork/lifespan/), and to look up ways to trick your college room mates.  Truly, last night was an amazing night spent with awesome friends. 

Scenic Pictures

Today, I thought I'd share some scenic pictures!  I love taking pictures even though I'm not very good.  My camera is also pretty bad.  It would be amazing to be a photographer! 

I thought the one picture with the palm tree and what looks like a pink bubble looks awesome.  Couldn't do that again if I tried.

Hope you like them!

Prolife Bands

Hello!   Today, I thought I'd share with you all a link to a list of ProLife Bands.  Here is the link: http://therockforlife.wordpress.com/music/bands-who-support-life/  I haven't heard of all these bands, but it's nice to know that there are a lot of bands out there that support life! 

I'll also share with you the link to the list of bands who advocate abortion.
  http://therockforlife.wordpress.com/music/bands-who-advocate-abortion/  I'm disappointed to see bands that play music that I listen to on this list.  Please keep them in your prayers.

Thank you Rock For Life for providing these lists!

Chicken update:  We are checking the chicken coop and the chicken run for eggs more frequently.  That's the only thing we can do to keep them from eating their eggs right now.   Well, my sister put golf balls in the chicken run.  Doing that is suppose to make the chickens use to seeing egg-like objects and lose interest in them.  Hopefully that will work.  Today, we got three eggs, one of which was crushed and eaten.  The shell of the crushed egg was weak, so we need to make sure that they are getting more calcium.  There are probably three layers now.