thursday thirteen

Thirteen actors I enjoy watching:

William Powell

Charles Laughton

Jerry Lewis

Fred Astaire


Cary Grant

James Cagney

Gregory Peck

Jimmy Stewart

Mickey Rooney

Claude Rains



Humphrey Bogart

Peter Lorre

John Wayne

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Hat tip to Alton Gansky for this funny little clip! Those Norwegians...

just call me lily

There is a quiz out there to determine what kind of flower you are. I took it and the results are:

You Are A Lily

You are a nurturer and all around natural therapist. People see you as their rock. And they are able to depend on you. You are a soothing influence. You can make people feel better with a few words. Your caring has more of an impact than even you realize.

What Flower Are You?

Here's the funny thing. One day a while back, I googled myself. All I got was some lady in FL who is using my name to write her own books, and this, a lily named Kay Day:

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Here I am blogging today even though I am sick. Sick sick sick.
Nothing serious, I guess. Just some kind of sudden stomach thing that hit me while I was riding the train and I thought I was definitely going to faint on the train. But I didn't. Here I am at home, feeling lousy, but I'm bogging because I signed up for that dumb 365 blogging thing.
Now I'm going back to bed.

trust no one

Now, I'm not encouraging you to be cynical or pessimistic; keep that in mind.

But everyone will let you down. Every human being will fail you.

This morning in church something was said that reminded me of a time when someone that we trusted hurt us. And I got to thinking about this.

I know that at one time or another, every person in my life has been let down by me. And I also know that every person in my life has failed me.

Failures, disappointments, betrayals, come in all shapes and sizes. They range from trivial to devastating.

The hubby says he'll take out the trash and you count on that, but he forgets.

Your best friend isn't available emotionally when you need her most.

A lunch date forgets that you had a date.

Maybe you entrusted a friend with a confidence and he shared it with some one else.

A friend stops calling and you can't seem to reconnect and you don't know why.

A pastor lies.

A leader gets caught stealing.

Your spouse cheats.

And for some people, it can be even worse, involving abuse and even murder.

Who can you trust? Well, there is only ONE who can be fully trusted. He will never, ever let us down. We often interpret that He has, but in truth, He cannot. He is as solid as a rock and we can always depend on Him, not matter how circumstances appear.

Now, I want you to know that I am a trusting person. I trust people to be who they seem to be and to do what they say they will do.

We should give people the benefit of the doubt. Trust them, but not without reservation. We need to be trusting and trustworthy people. Humanity and Christianity depend on it. But, keep always in mind that every human being is fatally flawed. We are all broken. Not one person can occupy the place in your life that belongs only to the God who created you.

"More was gained in the resurrection than was lost in the fall."
Ken Ross

friday fill-ins

1. _laughing__ makes me happy.
2. I would like _to dance _, please.
3. _Curry__ tastes SO good!
4. _Sunday_ is my favorite day of the week because _I enjoy church and then relaxing__.
5. _My eyes are__ my best feature.
6. We could learn so much from _each other__.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _relaxing_, tomorrow my plans include _being with the family_ and Sunday, I want to _relax__!

Can you tell I want to relax! I always want to do that!
That last question is a tough one for m because I don't exactly have rip-roaring weekends -- ever.