$15 for a MOVIE ticket?!?!

A couple of my girlfriends and I took our little chicklets to see the Hannah Montana 3D movie! The ticket price was $15 per person! Is that crazy or what?

You wanna know somethin' tho? It was totally worth it! We had all tried to get tickets for the concert (they went last year) and none of us were successful. So, movie? Sure! It felt like we were at the concert, it was great...even better than being there because we saw behind the scene stuff & we were RIGHT there!

Miley is such a clean, wholesome role model for younger girls. I was checking out her modest, hip clothes tonight, her clean lyrics and the way she is surrounded by family and I said a little prayer for her. So many of these little pop tarts end up on a path of self-destruction I just pray that she's not one of them. I recently saw her and her father on Oprah and was impressed to hear them speak about their faith and salvation. I'm not sure if Oprah was trying to trip her up or not but I said a little cheer for her when she was asked what her favorite Bible verse is and she immediately recited it (and no, it wasn't something like Jn 3:16! LOL!). Go Miley!

If you haven't taken your daughter to see this movie, do it! It's totally worth the $15!

Neigh!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my little guys at work. LOVE them! I think I've said that before...

They make my day. Every day. Here's my cute moment of the day:

One of my 3 year old girls came in with a raspy voice today. I asked her if her throat hurt to which she replied, "No Ms. Linda, it doesn't hurt. My mommy says I'm a little horsey."

SCRUMPTIOUS!

Tuesday Tips by Mindy

My friend Mindy started this in her blog so I'm puttin' in my tips as well. You can view her tips by clicking on her 'Tuesday Tips' button on the right.

Jorge and I have been eating healthier and shedding some weight. We don't count points. We're too lazy but we have restricted our calories and are eating all of the things we enjoy most (carbs for me and sweets for him)in strict moderation. We are pretty inventive when it comes to snacking. Beside fruit, which we eat a lot, we also snack on sugar free Jello and fat free whipped cream, carrots and cucumbers dipped in hummus (YUMMUS!), Special K Bliss Bars in chocolate orange...at 90 calories they are a yummy treat, we also snack on Mindy's DEEE-LICIOUS breakfast idea:

"First, I start with Danon Activia Light yogurt.

I don’t know if it “works” like they say that it does, but I chose it because it is only 1 point (for the light brand) and it tastes very good. So far, I’ve only tried the Strawberry and Blueberry.

Next, I add to the yogurt 1/4 cup of Bare Naked Fit Granola.

The granola is 2 points for 1/4 of a cup. I know that doesn’t sound like much, but when added to the yogurt it seems like a lot. Remember, for only a 2 point serving, you must get the “Fit” version. I’ve found mine at the Target stores (with the grocery in them). They cost somewhere between $3.50 and $4.00 a bag, but using only a 1/4 cup at a time really makes the bag last."

Her newest snack idea will be in my pantry tomorrow also. Sounds great!

Quick to Forgive

That's me! Quick to forgive...that is, if it's me you've done wrong. Hurt my baby or hurt my husband and uh, well, I'm not so quick to forgive and I will NEVER forget it!


When my stepdaughter was in high school in Bangkok with us, she would come home from school and tell me about a friend that hurt her or worse yet a BOY that had hurt her. UGH!!!! I would still be upset when she was inviting them over again. Loyal, that's me. To a fault. My little bro would fight with his ex-wife and tell me. A few days later he'd expect me to be nice to her when I talked to her. HUH????


Last week a close friend of ours hurt my husband. REALLY hurt him. It was ugly, uncalled for and totally unexpected! I was SO, SO angry at this guy. I couldn't even look at him! Jorge was sad but he wasn't angry. Why was I?

Yesterday (6 days after it happened, SIX!!!) our friend called Jorge and left a message on his phone apologizing and asking Jorge to call him back. He called him immediately and all was forgiven. By Jorge. I heard the message and it was a beautiful apology. Why was I still angry? Maybe because I could still see the look of hurt and disbelief on my husband's face? Maybe because I had been with him all week as he relived it and retold it to me? I'm not sure. I do know that if it had been me that he hurt I would have forgiven him almost instantly.

Jorge had already left for church this morning and I was standing in the kitchen washing up breakfast mess. I was thinking about how I didn't want to see this guy today and I swear I heard this voice in my head (I know, sounds like I need to be institutionalized) as clear as if someone were standing beside me talking:

If you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.

Okay, Lord, I got it! I felt so humiliated. I stood there and cried. This wasn't even my grevience and I was upset. Isn't it amazing when you hear Him?

BTW, I saw my friend, gave him a huge, long hug and we both understood. Jorge was pleasantly shocked!

Prayers

I attended a funeral last night. It was for my friend's father. His struggle with cancer is over. He is free. Those of us who have been left behind by a loved one's passing are the ones who suffer. He's the lucky one!

His story parallels my father's story in so many ways. His fight was a brave fight Jorge just reminded me last night that "no one wanted to live more than Dean". That was true! Right up until his last day my dad wanted to live and he wanted to do it his way! And he did! My friend's father did it his way also. My dad accepted the Lord as his Savior precisely one week before he went to be with Him. My friend's father was saved 8 days prior (I think it was 8!). Isn't that amazing???

When my dad opened his heart to the Lord, my mom, Jorge, Maya and I were there (along with a whole congregation of people praying specifically for him) and that is one of my most precious memories of all. What makes it so much sweeter is that Maya WAS there. She witnessed her 'Pa' accept the Lord and all she could say for days was that she would see him in heaven one day! She was 6.

I thank the Lord for loving me and dying for me but I have another reason I am so glad I'm a Christian. My faith that I will see my loved ones again. I always wonder what parents without faith tell their children when their loved ones pass. I cannot imagine telling Maya that her grandfather passed away and 'oh well...life well lived but he's gone!' My baby cried a river. Her little heart was broken but she looked at Jorge and I through the tears and said, "Well, at least he's in heaven and not hurting anymore. He's gettin' it ready for me!" Thank you Jesus for letting her know that. I am so grateful for her blind faith!

My friend is an amazing Christian woman who really seemed to have it together last night. I will keep her in my prayers as the days go by. It won't be easy. The selfish part of us wants them here with us. I have a day like that atleast once a week. I know she will too. Please say a prayer for her and her family.