Tuesday's Alphabet Soup

Today is the letter "I" at alphabet soup - I was sending you over to Morning Glory's place, but when I went over this morning, I found that she's on another bloggy break. Wouldn't you know, just when I get inspired?? Hey, that's an "I" word - inspired!

Since I have a bit of "blog fog" going on myself (a phrase invented by dear Tammy), I decided to do the alphabet soup thing today, and will do it anyway just for fun. Especially since I couldn't sleep last night and began thinking of words, writing them in the dark so I wouldn't forget them. Many of the words I thought of are abstract rather than concrete. So here goes ...

DC works for a family of inventors. They have amazing minds and have created many products over the years. The Walker Mower is the one that took off and has provided employment for many people, including a number from our church. They've been such good stewards of what God has given them, and have helped many friends who found themselves in need of jobs.

I love GOOD ice cream. I have found some very good low-fat varieties.

Islands - especially the Big Island of Hawaii. You knew I was going to say that, didn't you?? I enjoyed the islands of the Caribbean on our cruise as well, but have decided I'd rather go back and spend a week on St. Croix rather than a few minutes on 5 different ones in a week. I'd also like to be there when the cruise ships didn't come in.

Impossibility - because when things are impossible, God can show us His power.

New International Version (NIV)Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19:25-27

New International Version (NIV)Jesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." Luke 18:26-28

It is my privilege every day to be with my granddaughters and to watch their imaginations develop is the most fun of all. I have to go to another room sometimes to keep from giggling in front of them as I listen to them creating their fun.

We live in an age of overwhelming information. Information Overload is a problem sometimes - I feel as if my mind is a computer hard drive with TMI!

I have gone to Women of Faith several times and have come back with what I felt was Inspiration Overload. But I don't truly think that's possible. We need all the inspiration we can get, but sometimes processing it all takes awhile.

And the one that has become so important to us here in blogland - Intercessory prayer. What a blessing it is to know that we can put a request out there in cyberspace and people will be praying, just as if they were our church body.

I don't know if anyone else will be doing this today or not, but "I" enjoyed it.

Alphabet Soup Tuesday

This is my first foray into Alphabet Soup Tuesday, hosted by Morning Glory. Here are a few things that enhance my life, brought to you by the Letter B.

• The sound of the Sunday School chorus, The B-I-B-L-E, being sung by the girlies in the back of the van as we travel down the street.
  
  
  
• Birds in our yard this summer, enjoying the feast provided in our two feeders - the family of finches came back, and this week-end we had about Four and Twenty Blackbirds swooping in and out of the one hanging from the Austrian Pine (and keeping the squirrel away for a time!)
  
  
• My bicycle has brought me great enjoyment this summer as it added a bit more exercise to my routine when I rode it to the gym and home in the wonderful early morning air. That has changed now, as I have to pick up the babes at Feisty's preschool when Kristen drops her off there. But I am walking from the gym to the preschool with the stroller to somewhat compensate.
  
  
• Babies in the Bathtub - what fun to watch them kick with joy as they bathe together - getting Grandma wet seems to delight them at this young age.
  
  
• Books - So many books, so little time! Right now I'm reading Beverly Cleary's two autobiographies, on the advice of Sammy. I finished A Girl From Yamhill today and will begin My Own Two Feet yet this evening. She is 92! I think I'll have to read all of the books she's written - again. If you read the post before last, you know how I feel about Ramona Quimby. The first book of Beverly's that I read was Fifteen, when I was about 14, which was also the first romance novel I ever read. I loved it. I didn't discover Ramona until Kristen was a kid.
  


• Bronze Sculptures - well, at least the ones that please my senses. Our town is famous for our collection. I will be doing another post, Art in the Park II, soon.
  


• Brothers - I have three of them, and they are each unique and great in their own ways.
  


• Bouquets of Blossoms - DC used to send me a bouquet every month - when we first started dating. It was fun to see the envy of my co-workers! (This ended when the realities of life took over and flowers became SO expensive!) I love bouquets from my yard as the flowers change from week to week. It is coming to the end for this year.
  
  
• Bedtime - I am pretty tired by the end of the day, and usually fall asleep on a gripping episode of Murder She Wrote.
  


• And, of course, last but not least - Blogging. Enough said!