Your responses

The template is:
" I don't think this is going anywhere, Hawkins. You are just too (adj.)." complained (female name). "I've decided to (verb) to (geographical location). A/an (adj.) fellow there has been writing me letters."

And your responses are:

" I don't think this is going anywhere, Hawkins. You are just too prosy" complained Pippin. "Ive decided to genuflect to Zanzibar. A populated fellow there has been writing me letters."

" I don't think this is going anywhere, Hawkins. You are just too whimsical." complained Winnie. "I've decided to limp to Baton Rouge. A snarky fellow there has been writing me letters."

" I don't think this is going anywhere, Hawkins. You are just too friendly." complained Barbara. "I've decided to cry to Bismark, ND. A heavy fellow there has been writing me letters."

" I don't think this is going anywhere, Hawkins. You are just too milky." complained Shirley. "I've decided to emulate to the Jungle of Nool. A hopeful fellow there has been writing me letters."

" I don't think this is going anywhere, Hawkins. You are just too morose." complained Ed (short for Edwina). "I've decided to galavant to Oskaloosa, IA. An other-worldly fellow there has been writing me letters."

" I don't think this is going anywhere, Hawkins. You are just too blue." complained Karina. "I've decided to masticate to Nome, AK. A superfluous fellow there has been writing me letters."

" I don't think this is going anywhere, Hawkins. You are just too pernicious." complained Stella. "I've decided to spit to Chihuahua. A perpendicular fellow there has been writing me letters."

"No creo que vale la pena, Hawkins. Eres demasiado loco." Quejo Isabella. "He decidido arodillarme al fondo del mar. Hay un hombre suave alla que me escribe cartas."

Thanks friends!! You guys are hilarious. :)

A MadLib of sorts

Friends:
I need a a verb, two adjectives, a woman's name, and a geographical location.
Please leave your responses as comments. This will work best if you don't look at the other comments before you write.
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Teething

Addison has been teething. I thought she had a cold for a while, and then we connected her fussiness, stuffy nose, fever, and renewed aversion to sleep to the two pearly whites peaking through her gums! They are pretty cute! and sharp!

She seems to be getting better, although her sleeping patterns are in a general mess. I'm looking forward to a lull in the sea of crankiness. Its a good thing she is just stinkin adorable. . .

Blame Facebook

OK. ok. yes, I think Facebook is groovy. Yes, I now have access to more pictures of my friends than I will ever finish scrolling through. Yes, I will no longer have an excuse to miss a birthday. Yes, I have ample opportunity to portray myself as both witty and unsophisticated. I even appreciate the reconnection with people from my past.
But I was right. I knew it. I'm behind in yet another area of my life. And instead of writing on this blog, I surf Facebook. I just wanted to send a giant "i told you so" into the void.

Monday Thinking

Yesterday I visited Redeemer - the new Zion church plant. It was a good experience for me to remember what it is like to be a stranger. And I needed to hear the message. I've been thinking about it this morning. Pastor Toby used an illustration involving G.K Chesterton. I guess a newspaper printed an article titled "What's Wrong with the World?" and Chesterton wrote the newspaper the following letter,

"Dear Sirs: I am.
Sincerely Yours,
G.K. Chesterton"

I love it. I'm aware this morning of how easily I point to things outside of myself to explain what is wrong with the world. Pastor Toby talked about how we make lists, how different groups of Christians have different "lists" that they feel are the primary responsibilities of walking with God. He described how we use our lists to put ourselves in opposition to people who have different lists than we do. We feel that THEY have it all wrong. I'm deeply convicted of my list this morning, of how easily I justify a sense of superiority because my list is the right one. I do not feel that I am what is wrong with the world.

So this is my confession this morning. I'm fumbling through what it means to love Jesus. I'm tripped up so often by my own "righteousness." The truth is that my list is an elaborate cover up to hide my profound insecurities about what makes me a worthy person. Stripped of this list I find myself exposed, clinging to the shreds of manipulative self-discipline to prove that I deserve to hold my head up. Here I shudder. Here I give up. Here I need a Savior. Here I align myself with all that I understand to be wrong with the world, and I join the hands lifted for mercy.

Concert this Sunday

Come to Grace Chapel at 7pm on Sunday evening (the 9th) to see Christopher Williams! Its going to be a good time!

this just in

Since my last post I have had many thoughts. However, on this gorgeous November afternoon, only one is uppermost in my brain:

If you were to introduce one food, only ONE food, to a visiting alien who had never tasted the culinary delights of earth, what would you give it?