100 bulbs!

Last week I celebrated (okay, bragged.) 100 days of not smoking. Today Isaiah and I put an exclamation point on those 100 days by planting 100 daffodil bulbs in the front and back yards. I spent several minutes making sure I was "in the moment" in a beautiful day in November in Illinois. Part of not being "in the moment" but being on the sidewalk involved me trying to teach Isaiah to ride a two wheeler without training wheels. He toppled at one point and I toppled right over him. My knee, my hands, my ankle, all ache. And right this minute I am remembering that I have promised 17 year old granddaughter Ashley that she and I will sky dive for her 18th birthday!!!!

Putting an exclamation point on an event was also part of last Wednesday's New Community at Willow. Since they video stream the service, why not go to www.willowcreek.org and check it out? Teaching pastor Nancy Beach did a service on worship and putting the exclamation point on our week by our worship of Him. Great service!

This last is in response, sort of, to Greg shutting down his blog and what is going on in Kuala Lumpur. Over the weekend there was a political demonstration of between 30000 to 40000 protesters who were eventually subdued by tear gas, water cannons and road blockades. Creepy to be here and just reading about it via Greg's and Ashley's blogs and even creepier that in the US we don't really hear about things like that around the world. Our "news" consists of Britney sightings, what Paris Hilton is wearing, yah da yah da yah da...This is news? To wind this up, pray for safety for the Mayasian Boncimino's.

And to just be inspired, read the Nitty-Gritty link once in a while. This young woman that I don't know, inspires me!