It's an indie film (very clean!) about a Norwegian immigrant farmer in Minnesota in the 20s whose parents send over a bride who happens to be German. As in, right after WWI. The town is not accepting of her, so it's just about how they deal with that. REALLY sweet story!!! One of my new favorite movies.
Have you heard about "Cranford?" It's what we call a "bonnet movie," like Pride and Prejudice (but just made this year or last year). It's wonderful! We got it from the library but had to wait through about 55 other people, so it took us months to get it! It was worth the wait, though. It was about 5 hours long.
Better late than never, but for a documentary, we found "Winged Migration" very worth the watching. There's actually precious little talking, it's almost all simply footage of birds.
I sent you the pics- let me know what you think. Also, did you ever find Granny's pecan pie recipe? Do you think maybe Kim might have it? I can't think of anyone who would have it because she always just made it for them. But I really want the recipe, preferably before Thanksgiving. I might just go through all the recipe books when I go home!
ok thanks. Kim emailed me pics of Emily the other day and I wrote back asking if she had it, but never heard anything. I'll let you know if she does have it.
I have a link to Vickie's cheesecake recipe on my blog right now, but I can still e-mail it to you if you prefer. (I posted it on the recipe_exchange group)
An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above jewels.
The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
She looks for wool and flax
And works with her hands in delight.
She is like merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
She rises also while it is still night
And gives food to her household
And portions to her maidens.
She considers a field and buys it;
From her earnings she plants a vineyard.
She girds herself with strength
And makes her arms strong.
She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her hands grasp the spindle.
She extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
She makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
She makes linen garments and sells them,
And supplies belts to the tradesmen.
Strength and dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.
She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
She looks well to the ways of her household,
And does not eat thebread of idleness.
Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
"Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all."
Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
Give her the product of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.
Last Saturday my grandmother passed away. She lived to be 81 years old and had a happy life serving the Lord. She spent much of her time being hospitable and serving others. She is a true example of a worthy woman. She touched many lives and will be missed. We can rejoice in knowing that she is now at home with the Lord.
I'm sorry for your loss, but my heart is glad for the blessing of her example to you and others. It's a wonderful thing to have that kind of example you can look back on and continue to learn from...
Should I be offended? :) I guess if he was expecting me to be just like you, he'd certainly have another thing coming seeing as how we're kind of opposites.
John and I spent last week vactioning in Seattle, WA. We had a wonderful time visiting with friends, enjoying our favorite Seattle traditions (Coffee, Crumpet Shop and the Cow Chip Cookie Company- do you see a theme here?), and seeing new places (Point No Point Lighthouse and the Washington Coastlne). The trip was great, with the exception of two VERY LONG plane rides. The best part was spending time with friends. The worst part was coming home to find that the upstairs neighbors are still very noisy, the cat still cries at odd times of the night and ants have fled the rain from Fay by making their way into our aparment. John spend last night and part of today 'Raiding' the ants territories. Check out John's picture gallery. I am sure that he will be adding some of his 282 pictures from the trip to his blog soon.
Glad you had a good trip. I found another book for you, possibly -- Ted Dekker's "Showdown" -- let me know if you want it. I need to get a list of what you already have.
I've been getting tired of looking at the marathon post, and thinking it was time to post again. However, I don't get too much spare time or many good ideas of things to post about. So you guys don't heard from mee too often. Anyway, I was talking with a friend the other day and she told me a quick story and created a great lesson. She had a small glass heart sitting on a shelf in her house. Somehow, the heart got knocked off of the shelf, fell to the floor and was broken into two uneven parts. She glued the heart back together and put it back into it's place on the shelf. She leaves it on the shelf to remind herself that "Love is sometimes lopsided." Isn't that a great thought?
Good to hear from you! Hope you get to post about your Seattle trip soon! Have fun! (Maybe that could also be a reminder that love can mend a broken heart!
It never ceases to amaze me how many lives are intertwined on Pleonast. I just met Chris's mother on pleo and it seems she knows you and I think she knows people I met in Maine. WILD!!
You can give them away, I think. I don't remember what I gave you, but if I gave it to you then it probably didn't fit, and probably still wouldn't... so you can just find someone else who might be able to use it.
Allright, so this past weekend, I was crazy enough to run a marathon. And the really scary part of it all was that it was quite fun. The trip started with an enjoyable ride from Atlanta to Nashville with my mother-in-law. The madness began at the Health and Fitness Expo (aka-The place where all the sponsers try to make more money) where I picked up my race packet and a pair of socks that promised to keep my feet dry on what was supposed to be a really wet weekend. The madness continued as we fought our way through the crowds and through the traffic so that we could check into the hotel where my Dad and I planned to stay. Traffic was awful- to say the least. We finally found the hotel and discovered that since it was close to the race location, I would not need transportation to the race. We relaxed for a few mintues- then we set off to drive the race course and then get some dinner before picking up my dad at the airport. We did not get to drive the race course. Traffic was still awful and it is very easy to get lost in Nashville. So about and hour and a half later after finding the starting point of the race, we headed for the airport to pick up my dad. We successfully picked him up, then headed to find food. This was easier said than done in Nashville at 9:30 at night. We finally found a Subway after about 30 minutes of searching for ANY place to eat. So we got back to the hotel and I made all the preparations for the early morning- which included sleeping in my race clothes. So Anyway in the morning dad and I got breakfast at the hotel and waled over to the field to catch the shuttle to the starting line. It was cold and rainy. I was a little unsure of the weather and not as excited/nervous as I had expected. The rain got a little heavy for a few minutes, but stopped before the race began. So the race began and during the first five miles I decided that the Peachtree Road Race and Disney Half Marathon were much more exciting and entertaining than the Country Music Marathon. I was bored, so I took advatage of the ability to use my mp3 player. (In some races mp3 players are considered unsafe and are not allowed during the race.) The rest of th miles were much better when they were set to my favorite running music. It is amazing how much easier running seems when the beat of the song is good and the words are motivating. Around mile 8 (I think) I think I my have seen a past friend- but I am still not sure. Miles 5-13 were very strong. I was running about 9 min miles. And enjoying every minute of it. I passed the 4 hour race pace team. I decided to stop for a snack after mile 13 since I was feeling low on energy so at 13.5 I ate half of a protein cookie. That may not have been the smartest decision. I developed a bad cramp soon after that and thought I might have to drop out of the race. It was bad enough for me to walk 2 miles and 25 minutes (The prettiest part of the course) and for me to wonder if I was going to be able to finish. I decided that I had not come all the way to Nashville to let a stupid side cramp get in my way so I hobbled until the cramp wne away at mile 16. Miles 16- 19 were unevenful, I just tried to regain a bit of speed and make up for lost time. At around mile 19 my legs began to feel very mechanical as if they were not attached to my body. However, something in my mind told the legs to keep going and somehow they did. they felt like this for the rest of the race. I was afaid to stop because I wasn't quite sure I could convince my legs to run again. I did slow down a few times for water and Accelerade(BTW- I recommed this product instead of Gatorade. Accelerade has exactly what your muscles need during and after a workout.) At about mile 23 my favorite songs started coming on the mp3 player. Music really makes a difference I was able to focus on the beat and the words to get through the last few miles. I really is about making up your mind that you will complete the race. You have to make up your mind beforehand that you will finish. I also used the clock and at each mile I decided how much time I wanted to spend to reach the next mile marker. Deciding beforehand what you will takes away your options when you are tired and weary. You have already decided what you will do, so you stay the course. Life is the same way. Make your decisions and plan ahead. It makes life much easier when you face difficult times. Anyway. I called my dad at mile 25 adn told him I was 10 minutes out. I finished in 4 hours and 22 min. I burned 2304 calories during the race and 4099 for the day. If I had not had to walk the 2 miles, i probably could have finished in 4 hours. all in all it was a great experience. I don't want to complete another marathon right away, but I will proabably do this again at some point. I just need a good reason...
I'm still amazed! BTW, John has ordered a new GPS so if we ever do this again, we should be able to locate any nearby restaurants a little more easily!
That is great! I can't imagine running a marathon, so I probably never will! You are right about much in life being a mental decision. For me, it was deciding I would have my children unmedicated. It's great what the body will do when the mind tells it so!
Congrats again!!!
Congrats, that was awesome! Oh, and you know that you could have called and I would have gotten you around Nashville :) My wife and I were there. I was running with some people from church but my chip messed up, hahaha. later
Do you happen to have Granny's pecan pie recipe? If so, would you send it to me? If not, you wouldn't happen to know which book it might be in would you? I'd really like to have it, but I doubt she could remember everything in it now.
