In case you were wondering, lack of blogging means I have nothing interesting going on in my life. It's just been typical days filled with typical everyday things. Of course, it stormed and poured rained all weekend but it was very nice...especially when you have no where to go. I love just watching it out the window.
Since it stormed all weekend I was able to catch up on some movies that I had recorded on my DVR. I watched The Final Season starring Sean Astin. It was very interesting and almost had the same feel as Facing the Giants but it wasn't a Christian movie. But it was a very good movie about this small town in Iowa who found out their high school was closing because of budget cuts. They had an awesome baseball team who won the state championships for the past 20 years. The movies is about their final baseball season. Apparently it's a true story. It wasn't Oscar worthy but it was a very good film. I probably wouldn't have watched it if it didn't have Sean Astin in it. I enjoy most of his movies so I decided to give it a try. I wasn't disappointed. His brother was also in the movie. I also watched The Express: The Ernie Davis Story. It's a football movie starring Dennis Quaid. That was a really good movie but a little sad. I love sport movies. I don't really know why I love them. Hate to play sports but love to watch it and watch movies regarding any type of sport. The movie Miracle? One of my favorites. I don't even watch hockey or know anything about it but I love that movie. Let's not forget any of the Mighty Ducks movies. And who doesn't love Rudy? If there was ever an underdog movie that would be it. I love that movie and I cry at all the same places every time I watch it. That's just how it is. (Of course, I'm a little impartial to that movie since Rudy grew up in my birthplace, Joliet, IL )You know the movie Cool Runnings? Yep, love it too and I don't even watch bobsledding. Do they even show that sport on TV? The only time I ever watch bobsledding is during the Olympics. It's a fascinating sport, I guess. I don't really know a whole lot about it but Cool Runnings is good. I guess, for me, the thing I love most is the determination and discipline each of these movies instill in everyone. All the main characters have a goal or dream and they are determined to meet those goals at any cost. They are very disciplined to do what it takes and they are rewarded for it at the end...except for Cool Runnings when they crash at the end, but that's neither or nor there. :) It's the whole lesson they try to teach people is reach for the stars be passionate in what you want and be determined to get there with lots of hard work and dedication. When you achieve that you will reach that goal. It sort of reminds me of our walk with the Lord. Our ultimate goal is to get to Heaven when pass away. So we have to be determined, passionate and dedicated to reach that goal. We need to be determined that no matter what we will follow the Lord. We will be determined to fight life's temptations into sin. We need to be passionate about the Lord and our walk with him. We need to serve Him with all our hearts and tell people about him and win as many souls as we can for him. We need to be dedicated and discipline ourselves to serving Him. We are to have no other things before Him. That does take a lot of dedication and discipline because it's so easy to put sports, TV, friends, family and even ministry before Him. Sometimes we get so busy working for Him that we don't see and we forget to serve and worship Him. Wow, who knew that when I started writing about Rudy and Cool Runnings that I would get off on that. It's nice and needed to be reminded of that at times though.
Anyway, tonight I have Ladies Prayer Group at church and for our meal we are to bring some type of salad. I'm sure there will be plenty of potato and macaroni salad. I made a grape salad. It is so yummy and a great summer dessert. It's my sister in law's recipe and she gets so upset with me every time I make it. Not because I make her recipe but because I never write it down and I'm always calling her asking her how to make it. It's a very easy recipe and I remember everything that goes in it but I don't always remember how much of everything that goes in it. So at 9:45 pm last night I'm calling her to find out how much sugar and vanilla goes in it. Every time I call and ask her a question about it she always says, "Write it down!" I always tell her that I'm writing it down but, let's be honest, I never do. Why should I write it down when I can just call her? She should be happy to talk to me no matter what the real reason. :) She loves me anyway. I do have it written down somewhere though. I just don't know where it is at the moment.
Happy Monday!
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