What’s Your Flavor

A couple of days ago Holly had this little post. She asked: If you could resurrect any TV show from the past, what would it be?

 

I immediately thought of Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. I always liked that show, and I can’t find reruns on TV anymore. There were too many seasons for me to actually purchase them. But I’d love to bring it back. Or they could just start all over again with a whole new cast. That’d be great.

 

And Young Riders. Do you even remember that show? It was about the Pony Express and was so good! I love Ike who was the deaf guy. He was my favorite.

 

And Battlestar Gallactica. I already miss it.  I have hope for the spin-off, but not sure it can trump BSG. 

 

I could probably come up with a tons more … but there are a few.

 

What about you? If you could resurrect any TV show from the past, what would it be?

Rethinking

My husband recently did an interview with Rethink Monthly. You can read the whole interview here, but this is a little peek:

 

Rethink Monthly: In your personal life, is there anything that God is speaking to you that is causing you to rethink the way that you do things in your own life?

Jud Wilhite: Yeah, I think the one thing just this last week, I have been really convicted by is that I think my prayers are too small. I have been reading about the Great Awakening in America and just thinking about how the entire city of Philadelphia went out to a field and heard George Whitfield speak. It has happened before, and like how small my prayers are to imagine the entire city of Las Vegas going out in the desert to hear a message about Christ. I have just been trying to expand my thinking so I will tell you how that played out this weekend. I saw something that I have never seen this weekend. It is one of the things I want to talk to you about on the church side. You know what, I’ll wait. As far as this question goes, I think the big challenge that I have wrestled with is my prayers are too small, and our God is soooo much bigger than I give Him credit. It hasn’t sunk into my life enough and I have really been lit up with that personally. I am just trying to expand my vision of what God can do and who He is, and all that He is accomplishing.

 

What are you Rethinking?

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: My Review

Due to a massive amount of perseverance, I now give you my review of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. 

 

I was initially horrified that Jane Austen’s name would grace the cover of that book … I mean just look at that picture. Then I found three reasons that gave me hope that it might not be a complete travesty after all. Once I started reading I quickly found three new reasons that my first assumptions were right on.

 

Here are my three new clues to this book being horrible.

1. The last sentence of the book description reads: “Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you’d actually want to read.”

 

Really?!?! “Something you’d actually want to read” !!!  

 

2. The classic first line of the book (a line that is pure perfection) has now been changed to “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” 

 

OH MY GOSH!!

 

3. The 8th question in the Reader’s Discussion Guide in the back starts with:

“Vomit plays an important role in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.”

 

I don’t think I need to add commentary to that.

 

With that said, I actually enjoyed the first 20 or 30 pages. I found myself actually smiling when Lizzy whipped a dagger out of her boot and proceeded to decapitate some zombies that crashed the ball. But another 30 pages in, that storyline was wearing thin … very thin. I almost quit altogether when Lizzy killed a ninja, ripped his heart out, and took a big bite. 

 

But I was determined, so I put on my Twilight soundtrack and headphones hoping that an infusion of fabulous vampire tunes would help me finish. And I did it!  

 

So, now, because I have read this book completely, I have now earned the right to say unashamedly:

 

THIS  … BOOK … STINKS!

 

If this book sounds like something you might actually want to read, please don’t buy it. I will happily mail you my copy since I’m not about to let it sit next to my little Jane Austen action figure … it was a gift, don’t laugh!

 

And to the person who gave me this book. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you. You know me well enough to know that, of course, I was going to have to read it. I would never be able to leave well enough alone. And I’ve read just about every other spin-off or sequel. You caught me just in time before I ran down to B&N. So, you get first crack at this book. It is yours to read first, if you want it.

 

All of that said, this isn’t the worst book I’ve ever read. Not even close actually. But it would certainly make my top 10 worst books. And since I can’t stand to read any more garbage, what was one of the worst books you’ve ever had to read? Let me know so I can avoid!

What’s Your Flavor?

It is no secret that I’ve been watching The Bachelorette. Since it just has a few weeks left, I’ve been thinking about how long you should really know someone before you get engaged. Heck, I think the taping of that show is about a month from the first meeting to the final rose ceremony, and lots of them end in some kind of engagement which is quickly broken off.

 

Jud and I were quick. We got engaged 5 months after we met and had our first date. But I would have told him “yes” if he had asked me after 2 months. I mean, I’m not stupid. I knew I had a gem! But we totally think people should probably date a year before they are engaged. Hypocritical? You bet. But really a year is probably best. Isn’t it? Well, let’s find out.

 

If you are married, how long did you date before you got engaged? And if you are single, what do you think the appropriate amount of time is?

A Handful

In this day of hundreds of Facebook friends and just as many Twitter  followers, how many deep, meaningful, close friendships can a person really develop and maintain?

 

If what Donna said in the last post is true, that we can each have a “handful” of friends, how many is a handful for you?

 

And what does this mean in relation to our leadership? Lots of us are very outnumbered. How can we strike that balance of having lots of acquaintances/friends and continuing to develop that handful of really close friends?

Friendships in Leadership

Here is a little video we recorded last week when Donna and I were hanging out. Donna and her husband serve at Hillside Christian Church in our hometown, Amarillo Tx. I’d love to hear your comments below.

 

And someone who actually knows something about video, tell me how to get the frozen screen shot to not be something dorky. I obviously have no idea how to control it. Certainly wouldn’t choose that picture on purpose. 

 

Oh well … here we go …

 

What’s Your Flavor?

Last week we talked about living in the heat vs the cold. Now, living a place is one thing, but vacationing is another … or is it?

 

I’m a beach girl. No doubt about it. Nothing more miserable than strapping on snow skies and freezing all day. Maybe it is just me … of course, I’m one of those that would choose the heat to live in.

 

So this week … would you rather vacation to the beach or to the snow-capped mountains?

What’s your flavor?

Only In Texas …

Grassy areas specially designated for guys to spit their snuff. That’s just gross!

What’s Your Flavor?

In Vegas, there are quite a few Snow-birds. Those people who live in places like Chicago in the summer and Vegas in the winter. They follow the great weather. It is really a pretty sweet deal.

 

Most of us don’t have that fabulous luxury, though. My brother lives in Chicago. I call him every winter to rub in the fact that we are enjoying 60-70* weather, while he is freezing his booty off. He, however, calls me every summer to throw our 115* days in my face. 

 

I, for one, will take our 3 months of hideous hot over his 6 months of misery any day. He will take his 6 months of freezing cold to get to watch the Cubs … but that is a side issue.

 

Here is the “What’s Your Flavor” question this week:

If you had to choose: Vegas summers or Chicago-style winters?

Tattoos … Finally

If you’ve been around here for a while, you might remember my friend, Donna Politz and I scouring Miami trying to find a henna tattoo place. In the end, we had to settle for very sad airbrushed tattoos. 

 

But yesterday, we followed through on our 8 month quest. These are our lovely Henna tattoos on our arms.

I’m too wimpy to ever get a real tattoo, but if I ever did I would go for a butterfly on my foot.

 

It has been a while since I’ve asked … so, do you have any tattoos? Do tell … what and where? Or if you are like me and probably won’t ever follow through, what would you get if you got brave enough.