My Heavenly Hodgepodge

1. February can be a little bit tricky given the weather and the winter and the whatnot. I read a list (here) of things you can do to make your February brighter which included-start planning your next trip, take more baths, make your own chocolate covered strawberries, and exercise in preparation for swimsuit season. Anything on the list you might try? Which suggestion on the list appeals to you most?

Probably to start planning our next trip, although when I think about it, I get a little stressed out just trying to figure out what will work and end up doing nothing.

Tell us something not on the list that helps make your February brighter.

I would love it if we could have just one good snow!

Our big whiteout of 2010

2. Tell us about something you've seen or done recently that you'd say was 'super'?

I thought The Greatest Showman was a super good movie and I wouldn't mind seeing it again.

3. Best thing you ate in a 'bowl' last week?

Chicken and wild rice soup. It was not that great, but since it was the only thing I had in a bowl it must be the best!

4. Something you're 'cheering' for right now?

I'm thinking, I'm thinking.

5. The Winter Olympics begin Friday, February 9th in Pyeong Chang, South Korea. On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being all in and 1 being no interest whatsoever) how interested are you in the games?

Maybe 4.

Which event do you most want to see (you'll find a list here).

I always enjoy figure skating and couple skating. They are so graceful and beautiful to watch.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

I saw a story in today's news that caught my eye. It was about a woman who won the lottery for, I think, a half billion dollars. However, in order to receive the money, she has to allow her name to be made public and therein lies the hitch. She wants to remain anonymous. Having never bought a lottery ticket, I did not know this rule. The law says she must comply or she cannot receive the money. I've read many stories about what winning so much money can do to people or what bad things have happened to the winners resulting from people asking for donations, to stealing from or swindling them and even being murdered.

What an interesting dilemma and frightening to think about.

Much better things to think on and not so random:

In our Tuesday morning Bible study, we are going through Randy Alcorn' s book, Heaven. So many questions everyone has about what it will be like. His book is filled with so much good information and all the possibilities Heaven holds. Fascinating. But still, mysteries remain.

"Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror,
but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.
All that I know now is partial and incomplete,
but then I will know everything completely,
just as God now knows me completely.

Three things will last forever--faith, hope, and love--
and the greatest of these is love."

(1 Corinthians 13:12-13 (NLT)

"Dear friends, we are already God's children,
but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears.
But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is."

(1 John 3:2 (NLT)

The picture above is from the Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage, Missouri. I never collected Precious Moments figurines, but my sister wanted me to visit the chapel with her. I so enjoyed it and especially loved this mural. Here is a link to read the stories behind this painting which is a huge mural there in the chapel. I bought the framed print and it's just a happy, happy thing to have hanging on the wall.