Days 27-33 - Mad-Libs: The Weekly Digest [40 Days of Gratitude 2024]

 

Looking out the window....The winter temps are soon to return, but today is sunny, bright, and pleasant.

 
A cool experience... 

Colorado Community Church's "Carols and Candlelight" Christmas Eve service is always a cool experience for me.  However, this year's segment for the kids was so fun.  The Worship Arts team livestreamed the service, but there isn't a saved copy on the website--otherwise I would share it with you.  "Clarence the Angel" played a little game of Mad-Libs with the children in the audience.  He asked them for certain words (actions, animals, toys, etc.) then combined them to make a funny Christmas carol.  It was so cute.

Favorite quote(s) of the week...

Denial, after all, is what kills dreams.  It kills hope.  It kills what might have been a real chance to overcome a problem had the solution just been pursued in time. - Dr. Phillip C. McGraw, Life Strategies, p. 87.

I wanted to think about myself so I could forget myself. - Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project, Getting Started section.

I'm thinking about...

UPDATE: I mentioned in this post that I was considering investing in therapy.  I finally bit the bullet and asked a clinician friend at church for a recommendation.  He has a colleague closer to my end of town who he believes would be a good fit for me.  After having an initial consultation with her over the phone, I made an appointment for January 9th (weather permitting).  Let's see how this goes.

What I read this week...

• Good Leaders ask Great Questions by John C. Maxwell  ✮✮✮
• The Legend of the Monk and the Merchant by Terry Felber ✮✮✮✮
• The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis  ✮✮✮

I'm currently reading...

• A Year of C. S. Lewis by C. S. Lewis
• Lectures to My Students by Charles Spurgeon
• God is in the Manger by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 
• High Road Leadership by John C. Maxwell
  

This week's blog posts...

• None this week..

I am thankful for...

• A solid two weeks off from work.
• A fun time shopping and being goofy at IKEA with friends..
• Good weather so that I could make it to Christmas Eve service.
• Spending Christmas Eve with my church family.
• A nice quiet Christmas
• Getting to attend all three days of the quilting retreat with my friends at Grace Fellowship.
• My recent purchases to add to my travel quilting kit: a mini iron, a pressing mat, and an LED light strip for my sewing machine.
• All the wonderful gifts and cards I received for Christmas.
  

From the Workshop...

Please see my latest Aunties Workshop blog post here