I always enjoy the series “This I Believe” when I catch it on NPR’s Morning Edition. This week’s installment was by a fashion designer who played with Barbie dolls as a child, and who now “realizes her belief in a doll was a belief in her own skills, creativity and ability to succeed.” (Who’da thunk it?)
This week’s Friday Five is simple. Name five things you believe–these don’t have to be long statements–short sentences, both serious and frivolous.
Done without thinking too much
1. I believe in grace, but just for backup I try to behave as if it’s all about the karma.
2. I believe that cookies and cream chocolate malts will cure the blues.
3. I believe that the lump on my daughter’s gums will, will, will become a tooth, someday, someday, someday.
4. I believe that my kids are the most outstanding things I’ve done. And guess what? I didn’t do it.
5. I believe in the power of Story, and I believe that my central call as a minister is to give my congregation a love for, and a desire to live into, that Story.
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» I have been remiss in posting SBJ’s latest stats: 23 pounds and 27 inches at six months. Yes, I’ve got the big mama biceps.
» Aaaaaand little she-who-is lost another tooth this week!
» SBJ is four months old, 19 pounds 5 ounces, and 26 inches tall. GIGANTOR!
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5 things I believe, stream of conscious style:
1) I believe I can fly.
off to try the chocolate cure!!!
I can’t resist….
Well, I believe in the soul, the c***, the p****, the small of a woman’s back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.
Mamala…let us all join together and say it with her….
“Oh, my!”
Why O why did he have to go and become a total self important jerk bohunk?
came back in a better mood following chocolate to find that I love your first belief listed- I kind of like the idea od karma- but guess grace is better- not sure I’d like karma to get me!!!
thank you for this Friday Five - I really enjoyed doing it and reading the responses