Jesus and the Movies!!


My passions are Jesus and the movies, so let's talk about both! I believe that Jesus can be seen in even the most mundane things in life - He doesn't have to be contained within the walls of the church. So let's look for Him!

I also feel passionate about the movies. I love everything about them, but I especially love to go to the theater, sit in "my seat", get my Diet Coke and my popcorn with layered butter, soak in the whole movie experience and then write a review for my friends. What kind of friend would I be if I let them waste their money, or miss out on the next big movie??

So---this is what I propose... let's meet here twice a week - on Mondays, we'll discuss movies on "Movie Monday" (you're impressed with my catchy title, huh?), and then on Thursdays, we'll meet and find Jesus hiding in the little things in life. Let's call it....."Thirsty Thursday" (cause we'll be searching, like looking for water in the desert). I know, I'm a slave to alliteration and I used up all my creativity on "Movie Mondays." :)

Anyhoo, thanks for stopping by. Let's chat!!

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Excess = AG

Ok, so I've been on the "simplify," "excess" bandwagon for quite a little bit now. I haven't flown through my book yet (distracted by all the other books I could be reading), but alas, much unconcious marination has been going on (yes, I know I ended a sentence with a preposition, all you grammar police - nothing can be done). So, in this marinating on excess mindset, I took my daughter, Rachel, to Alpharetta for her "I'm almost 11 years old, and I get to go on my trip alone with just Mommy" trip.

We got to the American Girl store on Friday morning. -- Let me just hault a moment here and offer a little preface, I love American Girl. I love all that it teaches, all that it stands for, and I can even stomach the astronimical prices because seriously, have you seen the detail on those tiny little shoes?! So please do not hear me ragging on American Girl and saying that AG is what is wrong with the world today. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Having said that, what I saw at the AG, was emaculate, perfectly dressed women with 3 or 4 little daughters, ages 4-7 years old, carrying lots of big boxes (if you know AG, you know the big boxes are the "money" boxes). I saw those little girls carrying their previously purchased hundred dollar dolls, by the foot while dragging their hair across the floor - I thought Rachel might choke the little girl in line in front of us! These 40 to 50 (the store is always PACKED) little girls had multiple dolls and their moms where piling up more. These children have no idea of the sacrifice it took to buy them all of these expensive things! Am I saying that it's wrong to buy things if you have the money? No. Am I saying that it's wrong to make your precious little angel dance with joy at the sight of a new American Girl? No. What I think I AM saying is that these 5 year olds are already piling up the "stuff" without any idea of what was sacrificed to have them, so they are starting off their little lives already in the mindset of excess - without even realizing it (gestures with both hand in air in "fed up" gesture)!

Enough said. What are your thoughts?

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