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August 31, 2007
A silly quiz
(Originally published by Nattie on September 03, 2003)
Just one silly quiz today...
What Clothing Material Are You?
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Hey, you're Denim! You're cool. You're versatile, and everyone would like you, even if you don't like them. You're also intelligent, and most likely you've got a decent sense of humour.
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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August 29, 2007
A day that just can't end soon enough...
(Originally published by Nattie on September 09, 2003)
I'm having one of those days that just can't end soon enough.
- The kids baked another "cake" this morning.
- They turned the oven on this time.
- Jonathan burned his thumb.
- They tore their room apart again!
- They keep fighting!
- They are driving me nuts!
- It takes them an hour and 1/2 to pick up toys.
- I have a headache.
- If I hear "Mom" one more time I'll scream!
- If I have to tell them to "Stop" one more time, I'm walking out the door...
- And to make matters worse, my computer is being very, very fractious!!! Help!
Why do there have to be days like this?!
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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August 27, 2007
Monday Madness
(Originally published by Nattie on September 01, 2003; prompts by Monday Madness.)
- If you discovered the brakes on your car weren't working, what would be the first thing you'd do? (Assume that you NEEDED to stop.)
I'd try to find a safe area to stop, even if I had to run myself off the road.
- Do you consider yourself to be a safe driver; respecting speed limits and all other road rules?
I tend to speed without realizing it. That is why I love cruise control. It keeps me legal.
- If you see someone on the side of the road that appears to be having car problems, would you stop to help them? Why or why not?
I always want to stop, but worry about safety. I guess I need to be more of a WWJD'er.
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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August 26, 2007
What are you thankful for today?
(Originally published by Nattie on September 01, 2003)
- "I Love Lucy" Labor Day Marathons!
- Pancakes for dinner
- Miss Julia Throws a Wedding by Ann B. Ross
- Getting published! (I'll send the link when it is up)
- a roof over my head when it is raining outside
- Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Anne Dillard
- The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen
- Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
- Breathing In, Breathing Out:Keeping a Writer's Notebook by Ralph Fletcher
- The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
- Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis
- A Hunger for God by John Piper
- What's So Amazing About Grace by Phillip Yancey
- Hearing God's Voice by Henry Blackaby
- The Beloved Disciple by Beth Moore
- Praying God's Word by Beth Moore
- Feather's From My Nest by Beth Moore
- A Heart Like His by Beth Moore
- Jesus, the One and Only by Beth Moore
- Things Pondered by Beth Moore
- To Live Is Christ by Beth Moore
- When Godly People Do Ungodly Things by Beth Moore
- A Women and Her God
- Lies Women Believe by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
- Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs
- Really Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs
- Lord, Heal My Hurts by Kay Arthur
- Falling In Love With Jesus by Dee Brestin & Kathy Troccoli
- Shepherding A Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp
- If You Want To Walk On Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg
- The Life You've Always Wanted by John Ortberg
- Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala
- Becoming a Contagious Christian by Bill Hybels
- Boundaries by Drs. Cloud and Townsend
- Margin by Richard Swenson
- A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by Phillip Keller
- Hinds Feet On High Places by Hannah Hurnard
- The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life
- The Inner Voice of Love by Henri Nouwen
- Knowing God by J.L. Packer
- The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
- The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
- The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
- A Chance to Die: The Life & Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliott
- Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliott
- Shadow of the Almighty by Elisabeth Elliott
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
- Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande
- If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland
- On Writing by Stephen King
- The Complete Works of E.M. Bonds on Prayer
- Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
- Can Man Live Without God by Ravi Zacharias
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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August 24, 2007
The Highs and Lows of Motherhood
(Originally published by Nattie on September 01, 2003)
Low ~ Watching your son poke his sister for no reason other than he wanted her cereal.
Low ~ Watching him hit his sister for the same ol' reason (even after punishment and being reprimanded!).
Low ~ Getting hit by a nerf football thrown by your son.
High ~ Getting kisses (yes, more than one--I kept saying it still hurt. You've got to get those kisses from little boys while you can!) on your arm where you were hit by a nerf football.
Low ~ Making your son cry when you break his nerf football on accident.
High ~ Folding laundry and having a little helper without even asking.
Low ~ Scaring your son when you say you are going to lie down and "die." (I hadn't slept well the night before)
High ~ Having your son say, "I don't want you to die."
High ~ Having your son baby you and fix you a sandwich.
High ~ Having your son put a mustard smiley face on your sandwich.
High ~ Having both your son and daughter lie down in bed with you because they want to be close to you.
Some days there are more highs than lows. Thankfully today was one of those days. *crossing fingers* Then again it isn't over yet.
"God grant me the serenity to accept that which I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference, living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time, accepting hardship as a pathway to peace; taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will, so that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with You forever in the next." - Reinhold Niebuhr
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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August 20, 2007
A night-night prayer
(Originally published by Nattie on September 01, 2003)
Every night when I tuck the kids in, we say our night-night prayer. Here is a sample of the prayer...
"Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep;
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
"God bless, Mommy
Daddy
Bubby
Doggie
Dinosaur
Sissy
Babydoll..."
(Insert anyone else they want to bless--such as Nana, Papaw, Mamaw, Nanny, Pappy, etc.)
"Thank you, Lord for..." (and this is where it can get really interesting; it could include one, none or all of the following)...
* clay
* Wiggles videos
* library books
* marbles
* crayons
* paper
* toy guns
* church
* vacation bible school
* ice cream trucks
* treats
* park
* yogurt
"...in Jesus' name we pray,
amen"
I wish you could hear the inflection in their voices especially if I forget something!
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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August 17, 2007
For everything I dislike...
(Originally published by Nattie on September 01, 2003)
For everything I dislike, there are a myriad of things I like.
I don't like cramps.
~ I do like Diet Coke.
~ I do like heating pads.
~ I do like "I Love Lucy" reruns.
I don't like whining children.
~ I do like sticky sweet kisses.
~ I do like homemade birthday cards.
~ I do like listening to bedtime prayers.
I don't like getting stopped by the same train all the time!!!
~ I do like hearing my favorite song on the radio.
~ I do like listeing to "Focus On The Family."
~ I do like the opportunity to clean out my car.
I don't like fights with my husband (or the way his clothes never hit the laundry basket).
~ I do like watching him sleep (as long as he isn't snoring).
~ I do like the fact that he grills out whenever he is home.
~ I do like the way he thinks and says I'm sexy.
I don't like thunderstorms.
~ I do like listening to the rain.
~ I do like the smell of the air right before a storm.
~ I do like the way rain cleans everything off.
I don't like gossips.
~ I do like those gossips who bake you cake (it seems to sweeten the sting).
~ I do like prayer chains.
~ I do like my church.
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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August 12, 2007
Silly Quizzes
(Originally published by Nattie on August 31, 2003)
I love silly quizzes. What better way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon?
Well, a better way would be curled up under an afghan with a good book, but the kids keep fighting and breaking my concentration. So instead...I visit Quizilla
I am a GIRLY-GIRL. You don't have a lot of self-esteem and people are always bringing you down for being sad. What do they know, anyway? You feel as if you're too mature for your age and are frustrated by the trend-followers who refuse to accept you because you're different from them.
Your virtues: Intelligence, understanding nature, modesty.
Your flaws: Lack of social life, inferiority complex, timidity.
What kind of girl are you?
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This is my Male Japanese Name...
MAREO: rare; uncommon
People of your personality type should visit:
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What would your Japanese name be? (male)
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I like my Female Japanese Name better...
Himeko - "Princess Child"
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What would your Japanese name be? (female)
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"Sweet Dreams" (by Eurythmics)
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
Travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused
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Copyright Natalie Rose York
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August 08, 2007
Wordless Wednesday--1977
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August 06, 2007
So Many Books...
(Originally published by Nattie on August 30, 2003)
Prompt: Begin a list of books you'd like to read
"...there is nothing that begins so easily and takes us so far as the collecting of books."--A. Edward Newton
And the list goes on...
"The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books."--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet (1807-1882)
copyright Natalie Rose York
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