tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post116627663175551338..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.728-04:00Comments on RevGalBlogPals: 11th Hour Preacher Party: Antibiotic EditionStephanie Anthony/She Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166362080190880492006-12-17T08:28:00.000-05:002006-12-17T08:28:00.000-05:00Have a great morning worship y'all. Looks like I ...Have a great morning worship y'all. <BR/><BR/>Looks like I missed out on some fun bloggy festivities last night. I was busy watching <A HREF="http://cheeseheadsotherblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/blooming-at-her-own-speed.html" REL="nofollow">Wondergirl be all grown up,</A> then watching her sing her school holiday concert, then watching Justin Timberlake. (I have to admit, that cup o' soup was my favorite!)<BR/><BR/>Off to the Christmas Pageant... blessings!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18324456402703897094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166357611548202062006-12-17T07:13:00.000-05:002006-12-17T07:13:00.000-05:00I've been up and at'em since 4:30 a.m. having left...I've been up and at'em since 4:30 a.m. having left my message until this morning to complete...IT'S DONE NOW! I am mostly OK with it--thank God for the Holy Spirit and caffeine...We are singing "Christmas Hymns" this morning. They would probably mutany if we didn't especially after last week when I doused us good with unfamiliar advent songs. Oh well-come Lord Jesus--quickly please.QuakerPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04486781821198096490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166355182012487762006-12-17T06:33:00.000-05:002006-12-17T06:33:00.000-05:00Good job semfem and all of you Happy Adventers!As ...Good job semfem and all of you Happy Adventers!<BR/><BR/>As a kid I remember that it was the third week when something 'Christmassy' would first be sung at the church I grew up in and that would mean it was officially time to get excited!<BR/><BR/>Now I know that the third week of Advent is something to get excited about in and of itself and that whether you are pageanting, drama-ing, monthly preaching, or doing your weekly gig or 'other' we are truly blessed to have been Called to proclaim the Good News!<BR/><BR/>Whatever you may be up to this morning <BR/>1)relax, the Holy Spirit has got your back and <BR/><BR/>2)IF you have a dog... walk it proud.will smamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632209393133155385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166339321348672402006-12-17T02:08:00.000-05:002006-12-17T02:08:00.000-05:00"It was a drive-by fruiting!"I'm fruited out, and ..."It was a drive-by fruiting!"<BR/><BR/>I'm fruited out, and finished, I think. Off for a quick shower and read-through before I take this dog to the park.<BR/><BR/>I'm turning off the tree lights since I appear to be the last one here, at least until the morning crowd trickles in. Blessed proclamation, everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166335587694661892006-12-17T01:06:00.000-05:002006-12-17T01:06:00.000-05:00I can't be the only one still out here working--an...I can't be the only one still out here working--anybody? Bueller?<BR/><BR/>I've rambled for a page and a half about fruit and now I'm trying to bridge to the text...whew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166332314416123562006-12-17T00:11:00.000-05:002006-12-17T00:11:00.000-05:00I swiped it from Vicar of Dibley.I swiped it from Vicar of Dibley.will smamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632209393133155385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166331844184660302006-12-17T00:10:00.000-05:002006-12-17T00:10:00.000-05:00Well, I'm hanging it up for now. Off to get some s...Well, I'm hanging it up for now. Off to get some sleep and hope inspiration for the illustration/interest/excitement comes in a dream...<BR/><BR/>102<BR/><BR/>Cookies are all gone, even the cat ones, Littleman! Sorry...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166330850611610072006-12-16T23:54:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:54:00.000-05:00Will smama,My dh has (unfortunately) told that ter...Will smama,<BR/><BR/>My dh has (unfortunately) told that terrible stick joke at the session meetings of more than one church. Not in a sermon, though. God, what an awful joke.<BR/><BR/>101Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166330370803536592006-12-16T23:39:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:39:00.000-05:00I don't mean to be an evil temptor but right now J...I don't mean to be an evil temptor but right now Justin Timberlake is rapping in a huge cup o' soup costume on snl.<BR/><BR/>They haven't been this funny since Ferrell left.will smamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632209393133155385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166330075335449792006-12-16T23:34:00.001-05:002006-12-16T23:34:00.001-05:00Also, I love you all very much. Even though I was ...Also, I love you all very much. Even though I was finished with the play in the early afternoon (because, seriously, it had to be rehearsed), it has been good to be part of the group today. <BR/>And, no, it's not the cough medicine talking. I promise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166330055434422252006-12-16T23:34:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:34:00.000-05:00SB, I can get the tree lights if I'm the last one ...SB, I can get the tree lights if I'm the last one here.<BR/><BR/>ppb--I have services at 9 am AND 11 am! Whee! (Congrats on being done.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166329937134176072006-12-16T23:32:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:32:00.000-05:00I'm waiting to put things in the dryer, but then I...I'm waiting to put things in the dryer, but then I must go to bed. Would someone be sure to unplug the tree and turn out the lights?<BR/>Bless you all as you finish God's good work this evening.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166329799991264722006-12-16T23:29:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:29:00.000-05:00will smama, you do NOT want me in here every week....will smama, you do NOT want me in here every week. I've left like eleventy eleven comments. I began commenting at 9:09 a.m.! I am a homiletical WACK JOB!!!!!!!!!!!! <BR/><BR/>But at last, we're putting this puppy to rest. Edited, printed, practiced. I told my baseball loving fan that it had been a long time since I'd hit a home run. She told me not to shoot for homeruns, just for singles. I think I have a single, and we'll have to count on the soloist and communion to bring this puppy home. <BR/><BR/>And now, littlemankitty has been a sleepy kitty all day long while I wrote and obssessed. So of course, it's 11:30 and it's time to do the kitty cat cha cha cha. Oy. <BR/><BR/>Prayers for all those still writing (and I hope you have 11 a.m. services, not 9). Go to bed eventually. Because you work for the Lord and God knows you need your beauty rest. <BR/><BR/>Sheesh. Flat out punchy I am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166329716102041452006-12-16T23:28:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:28:00.000-05:00While out on the 'hot date' hubby and I discussed ...While out on the 'hot date' hubby and I discussed how everyone's most recent favorite sermon by me was filled with lightweight illustrations and things that made people laugh (see sermon party from Thanksgiving weekend). Last Sunday and most likely tomorrow are a bit heavier theological fare... so about 2 people will like it and that does NOT include the hubby.<BR/><BR/>He thinks in the middle of tomorrow's Advent 3 I should somehow shove in, "What's brown and sticky?"<BR/><BR/>"A stick."<BR/><BR/>I guess I'll take the peppermint mocha.will smamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632209393133155385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166329555737089952006-12-16T23:25:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:25:00.000-05:00cookies? cat cookies?cookies? cat cookies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166329255080019562006-12-16T23:20:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:20:00.000-05:00crap, sorry about the ski story....crap, sorry about the ski story....LadyBurghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612372146143819240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166329189721884762006-12-16T23:19:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:19:00.000-05:00rp, you could have a very good story in the tow ro...rp, you could have a very good story in the tow rope and skiing. Could also be good for a chuckle. <BR/><BR/>I have the same problem with metaphors. I was trying to come up with flowery language for food (ex: chocolate cookies smothered in icing and caressed with coconut) for a story in my sermon. That one part may have taken longer than anything else! I could have rattled it off if you'd of asked. By the way, hard to explain why I wanted that for the sermon!<BR/><BR/>Will smama, it was fun joining you and I'll do so again next week but I must admit i enjoy the time off as well. <BR/><BR/>ok, I'm to bed. I need some beauty rest...got to look good in the pulpit, you know.<BR/><BR/>All who are ill - get some sleep!LadyBurghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612372146143819240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166328968241552952006-12-16T23:16:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:16:00.000-05:00I've got a pot of raspberry Earl Grey and some Ghi...I've got a pot of raspberry Earl Grey and some Ghiradelli bittersweet chocolate chips to share! Maybe in exchange for some of those Christmas cookies.<BR/><BR/>Homiletically speaking, I may now have a direction in which to go. Long way to go to get there, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166328777118591002006-12-16T23:12:00.001-05:002006-12-16T23:12:00.001-05:00There are cookies still? How did I miss them?There are cookies still? How did I miss them?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166328769957800772006-12-16T23:12:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:12:00.000-05:00Coming up, WS!Columbian or Peppermint Mocha?(And I...Coming up, WS!<BR/><BR/>Columbian or Peppermint Mocha?<BR/><BR/>(And I think I'll drop the skilift metaphor--it's too lightweight for the topic. Drat.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166328221321784482006-12-16T23:03:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:03:00.000-05:00rp, please make coffee.rp, please make coffee.will smamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632209393133155385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166328125726818672006-12-16T23:02:00.000-05:002006-12-16T23:02:00.000-05:00(Dipping toe tentatively in comment pool) Is it OK...(Dipping toe tentatively in comment pool) Is it OK to come in?<BR/><BR/>Back from the party, tired, but needing to do something on this sad ol' shaggy chihuahua of a sermon.<BR/><BR/>It needs zip. I've got a lot of meat, now it needs a sauce.<BR/><BR/>How come I can come up with metaphors for comments, but I can't get an illustration or metaphor for the sermon to save my life?<BR/><BR/>Let's see--I'm talking about transformations, and repentance; about living into the change, about letting go of anger and pain and forgiving others.<BR/><BR/>Aha! I may have one about skiing and not letting go of the tow rope...I'll work with it and see how it goes.<BR/><BR/>Shall I make more coffee or am I alone in here? Oooh, Christmas cookies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166327996317728842006-12-16T22:59:00.000-05:002006-12-16T22:59:00.000-05:00Note to Self: Saturday night date night NEVER rela...Note to Self: Saturday night date night NEVER relaxing and fun; ALWAYS an undercurrent of 'are we ready for tomorrow'?<BR/><BR/>And who wants to clean bathrooms at 11pm at night?<BR/><BR/>All of you who are sick - go. to. bed. ppb, we need to have you writing sermons more often, you too ontap.<BR/><BR/>Revabi and others, hang in there. I'll keep checking on you.will smamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632209393133155385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166326389589674232006-12-16T22:33:00.000-05:002006-12-16T22:33:00.000-05:00ppb, are you still working? I'm home from the par...ppb, are you still working? I'm home from the parties and feeling a bit partied out. Now I'll look over that sermon one last time....hopefully make no more changes. <BR/><BR/>Nice of littlemankitty to show up!<BR/><BR/>I'm a little irritated no one at the cookies. sigh. I guess I'll have to eat them.LadyBurghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612372146143819240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1166326170834941602006-12-16T22:29:00.000-05:002006-12-16T22:29:00.000-05:00Gosh, looks like I've missed out on a lot today. S...Gosh, looks like I've missed out on a lot today. Sorry to hear that so many of you are under the weather. We've had our share at the Preacher Mom house this week - three of us with three different bugs. Thankfully, they have all been pretty short-lived. <BR/><BR/>I've been out celebrating my daughter's 15th birthday. That and trying to finish up Christmas shopping. <BR/><BR/>Sermon is as ready as it's going to get. Lord help us all!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271643598506103839noreply@blogger.com