More, More, More Said the Baby

That's the title of a children's book that I remember. There isn't a baby in the house, the title is just catchy.

Gonna try to get more sleep, read more books, pray more, cook more, take more walks, pray more, enjoy the holidays more, pray more, spend more time with family members...more, more, more. (Jillian is coming home on Wednesday. Yay!)

So that means I have to do less, less, less of other things...like be on the internet. :-)

Will be back in a month or so.

Happy Birthday to Me

Well, I think we're done celebrating my birthday. I may have asked for too much because it stretched over several weekends. :-)

We went:

to see Frankenstein here.

And to see Dracula here:

Both really great stories, btw. Never one for horror movies, I think my family was a bit surprised when I said I wanted to see both of those.

Kiernan and I got pedicures, which was a first, by the lovely Breely, at the best salon. The foot massage was the best part! (Linsey does my hair.)

We ate here one weekend (The. Best. Restaurant. In. The USA.), and here another weekend (great seafood gumbo).

We also went to see a Gainsborough exhibit at the Cincinnati Art Museum (they have quite a nice collection there. We'll have to go back again soon.)

And, although this isn't technically for my birthday :-), we're going here tonight.

Massages, pretty toes, fine art, great food, superb acting in two great plays all with the ones I love best (except for Jillian's absence :-(. (And opera snuck in there at the end.) What more could I ask for? (Well, maybe, being able to do all of this in England? hint, hint, Walt ;-)

Kiernan quote

Memory is the continued living of something. It is not a thought about it.

Do I have the leisure to cultivate myself? Do you?

Yeah. This. Yeah...

Why Are We Here?

Amid a battle of the French and English with playmobil... (Yes, my children still play with playmobil. Hey, we don't have/have never had playstation or other electronics entertainers.)

The boy: You ready to fight?

The girl: First...I need to know what we're fighting about.

My House Shall Be Called a House of Prayer

Yesterday while in Liturgy I spent some time focusing on the Scripture references listed in the book that is provided for those who want to follow along. We stand for about two hours singing or chanting prayer in worship.

I thought I would list them here. All of the Scripture is either prayed/chanted/sung word-for-word or referred to in some way.

Eph. 5:18

Luke 2:14

Psalm 51:15

Mark 11:10

Matt. 28:19

Ps. 145:11-13

1 Tim. 2:1

Heb. 12:14

Heb. 4:16

Heb. 13:7

1 Tim. 2:1-2

Jeremiah 29:7

Ps. 65:9

James 5:14-15

Heb. 13:3

Ps. 34:4

Ps. 79:9

Eph. 2:8

Prayer of Manasseh 1:6

Ps. 80:14-15

II Chronicles 29:11

Ps. 102

Rev. 4:11

John 1:1-14

Matt. 18:20

1 Tim. 2:4

Matt. 5:3-12

Luke 23:42

Ps. 41:3

Isaiah 6:2

Gal. 3:27

Romans 15:4

Rev. 8:3-4

II Corinthians 4:6

Eph. 1:18

Deut. 13:4

1 Peter 2:11

Heb. 12:25

Mark 12:30

II Cor. 20:6

Romans 10:14

II Cor. 9:7

Ps. 116:15

Romans 8:38-39

Romans 14:8-9

Eph. 2:4

Rev. 11:17

Heb. 9:7

1 Tim. 3:9

II Cor. 7:1

Col. 1:9

II Thess. 1:5

Heb. 5:1

1 Peter 2:20

Col. 3:15

1 Cor. 1:10

Luke 24:36

Rom. 10:9-10

Heb. 13-15

II Cor. 13:13

Lamentations 3:41

Ps. 107:1

Rev. 11:17

Rev. 4:8

Isaiah 6:1-3

Matt. 21:9

John 3:16

I Cor. 11:23ff

Matt. 26:26; Luke 22:19

Matt. 26:27-28; Mark 14:24

I Chronicles 29:14

Rev. 6:9

Rev. 8:4

II tim. 2:15

Romans 15:6

Titus 2:11

Eph. 5:2

Matt.6:9-13 & Luke 11:2-4

I Kings 8:39

Deut. 9:26

Ps. 51:2

Philippians 2:11

Ps. 148:1

Matt. 16:13ff

John 6:53

Cor. 11:27ff

Luke 23:42

Isaiah 6:6-7

Matt. 23:39

Ps. 27:9

Ps. 57:5

I Sam. 1:27

Ps. 107:8-9

Judges 18:6

Gen. 12:3

James 1:17

I Tim. 1:1

II Sam. 6:18-19

Love's Words sung back to Him in prayer.