I grew up watching Mr. Rogers and reading the American Girl series. So this afternoon when my mother and I went to see the lastest American Girl movie I was quite pleased. I may be 21 now and considered too "old" for such fair in the modern public opinion but I believe that you should never outgrow the wonder of childhood. And if you read very much of my writing you will be able to tell that I don't give two whits what everyone else thinks. What I liked most about "Kit Kittredge" was its Dickens-esque qualities. The Kittredge family are kind, generous people that help out those in need even though they themselves have fallen on hard times. And the reminder that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Such a refreshing perspective in our self-centered society. Where is America's can do spirit in these troubling times? It seems to me that everyone is looking to the government to bail them out when the best thing they could do is look to the past for an example on how to manage with what you've got. Sure, I'd love to have a new house, car and fashionable wardrobe but that would be wrong of me to burden my family like that. Instead, my family drives two cars that are paid for (I don't have my own car), shops at thrift stores or the clearance rack (you just have to do a little digging at Goodwill to find designer clothing gems for a fraction of the cost) and we're very happy because we have each other. Anyway, if you haven't seen "Kit" yet, take the family and go watch it before the theaters drop it like a hot potato! It may just be my imagination but it seems that the more moral and family friendly a film is the less time it spends in the silver screen. And if you need proof of just how great a film "Kit Kittredge" is, my mother cried. I did too for that matter, but in my family a film isn't good unless Mama has cried. Tears of joy or sadness, it doesn't matter. I'll leave you with this parting thought - life is too short to miss out on family. Just being together and enjoying each others' company will provide for a lifetime of happy memories. Oh, and if your husband doesn't want to see "Kit" because he thinks it's just a movie for girls, you just tell him there's lots of awesome cars to watch, too.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
{american girl}
I grew up watching Mr. Rogers and reading the American Girl series. So this afternoon when my mother and I went to see the lastest American Girl movie I was quite pleased. I may be 21 now and considered too "old" for such fair in the modern public opinion but I believe that you should never outgrow the wonder of childhood. And if you read very much of my writing you will be able to tell that I don't give two whits what everyone else thinks. What I liked most about "Kit Kittredge" was its Dickens-esque qualities. The Kittredge family are kind, generous people that help out those in need even though they themselves have fallen on hard times. And the reminder that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Such a refreshing perspective in our self-centered society. Where is America's can do spirit in these troubling times? It seems to me that everyone is looking to the government to bail them out when the best thing they could do is look to the past for an example on how to manage with what you've got. Sure, I'd love to have a new house, car and fashionable wardrobe but that would be wrong of me to burden my family like that. Instead, my family drives two cars that are paid for (I don't have my own car), shops at thrift stores or the clearance rack (you just have to do a little digging at Goodwill to find designer clothing gems for a fraction of the cost) and we're very happy because we have each other. Anyway, if you haven't seen "Kit" yet, take the family and go watch it before the theaters drop it like a hot potato! It may just be my imagination but it seems that the more moral and family friendly a film is the less time it spends in the silver screen. And if you need proof of just how great a film "Kit Kittredge" is, my mother cried. I did too for that matter, but in my family a film isn't good unless Mama has cried. Tears of joy or sadness, it doesn't matter. I'll leave you with this parting thought - life is too short to miss out on family. Just being together and enjoying each others' company will provide for a lifetime of happy memories. Oh, and if your husband doesn't want to see "Kit" because he thinks it's just a movie for girls, you just tell him there's lots of awesome cars to watch, too.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
{just believe}
I love that sentiment, "just believe." I find this story in Mark so sweet and amazing. As we can see from the text, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus, comes to Jesus to beg of Him to heal his daughter. On the way to do so they are interrupted by the woman with a flow of blood. While Jesus assures her of her faith and healing some members of Jairus' household come to give him the awful news of his daughter's death. They advise him to give up and leave Jesus alone. When Jesus hears this He tells Jairus, "Do not be afraid, only believe." I can picture this moment in my mind, Christ looks Jairus square in the face, maybe even with a hand on his shoulder, and with an earnest gaze tells him it's going to be okay. And isn't that what our Lord does when we despair? Looks us square in the eye and calms our fears with His gentle touch as He asks us to continue trusting Him. Believe in Him, that He cares and is in control. It may not turn out how we want but in the end everything will be alright. Just believe...
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