Niceties

Well... I've been in the "deep south" for 4 days and in Austin for 2 days.

And what was the first thing I noticed?
People are SO DANG NICE!  
I mean that in the kindest way possible.  

Seriously, the natives are friendly, talkative, chatty, sweet, smiling, willing to help, generous, and a bunch of other things that I can't even describe.
Suffice it to say...

I like it here.

I'm from NC (which is also considered the south),
but man... those people seem like northerners now.

Those snobby city-slickers should take some lessons from these sweet, kind, lovable people.

Speaking of all things sweet... this video is adorable!!


And just a random comparison that's really bugging my lips is that it's very dry in Texas... like very dry... which is nice in a way, because the cold isn't as cold and the heat isn't as bad.  Thankfully I brought chapstick and Mom bought me this awesome smelling petroleum jelly:

Anyways - Have a splendiferous new year!  I know I'm looking forward to all the new things to be!  And maybe, just maybe!   I can blog more.

Blessings!

Mizzoria~

Giving vs. Taking and Opportunities

Today is Halloween / Reformation Day
and it's one night where people don't mind as much if you knock on their doors...
which means it's a great witnessing / evangelistic opportunity!
Anybody else going door-to-door GIVING instead of taking candy?

Speaking of neat ways to witness... here's a cool magic card trick!!

Mizzoria~

Canine Love

Hey - it's Friday, which means you all can spend 15 minutes to watch a touching Youtube video on a couple canines, several felines, an ursine, leporidine, and phasianidine, right?  Yeah, I made up those last 2 words but they relate to the taxonomy of rabbits and pheasants...



And that is why I like dogs better than I do cats...

Anybody else get annoyed that the mother/father (I can't tell) didn't so much as nod her/his head at Benji as a sign of gratitude!?  Frustrating and saddening that Benji had made so many sacrifices for those kits and then had to just leave like that.  I'm positive one of those little guys started tearing up when that happened.

Mizzoria~

Taken For Granted

Why is it, I always forget what I have ...
until it's been taken away from me?

For example, my 99% painless life is such a gift
and I'm not thankful for it.
I only remember to thank God for the use of my 10 fingers,
when my left middle finger gets an infection underneath my fingernail
and I can't grip anything tightly with that hand,
or when I accidentally and clumsily get wintermelon under my thumbnail so that it bleeds
and it also gets infected
because I decided to wash dishes without a glove or a water proof band-aid.
But seriously, how do you put a band-aid under your thumbnail?
And of course, it hurts to pressure that thumb
and I've been washing things with my thumb sticking out
like an awkward baby princess who gets mixed up with her pinky and thumb.

I also forget what a blessing it is to have the use of my 10 fingers and 2 hands
and the ability to play piano,
until I watch something like this:

And my heart starts clogging up my throat and my eyes sting.

I'm sure that's not all I've taken for granted.

What have you taken for granted these past few days, weeks, months, years even?

Mizzoria~

Inception... for Procrastination

A punch in the face for me because I've been doing this for blogging and some other aspects of my life...
No, not really that violent, but it has some great tips on how to avoid this nagging epidemic.

Mizzoria~

Pollination

God is awesome.

I'm tempted to type:

'nuff said.

But God is amazing!

And - 

When we've been there

Ten thousand years

Bright shining as the sun!

We've no less days

To sing God's praise

Then when we've first begun.

~4th verse of Amazing Grace~

We'll never be done praising God!

Mizzoria~

Prankster

Last month, it was unofficially officiated that Jsis and Asis are sneaky pranksters.  When we were in Maine with friends they (Asis&Jsis) demonstrated their abilities a couple times and kept the times lively.

Later that vacation, a little friend of ours shared a video:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Eazan0xMTo&feature=player_embedded

If only we had thought of those before the gathering ended... but anyways...

Good times...

Mizzoria~