Favorites & Thanks

Good morning and happy Tuesday! Can you believe Thanksgiving is just 9 days away? Can you believe the Christmas shopping craziness has already been going on for a week or two?? We were out shopping this past Saturday and the stores were packed and the lines were long! I guess that means the retailers, who were so worried about the shorter time between Thanksgiving and Christmas hurting holiday sales, can breathe a little easier.

Today I am linking up with Toni for Tuesday 4 and answering Tell Me Something Tuesday just for fun.

Tuesday 4: Holiday Favorites

1. Favorite holiday of yours. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I try to practice gratitude all the time, but I like the reminder to be extra mindful of being thankful and I love how many folks jump on the bandwagon for the month of November. I also like that beyond giving thanks, the holiday is a relaxed one. It's about family and friends getting together, eating yourself silly, watching football, etc. It's the last deep breath before the insanity of the Christmas season starts. Unless, of course, you are one of those who begins your Black Friday shopping ON Thanksgiving. I am not. I don't even do Black Friday shopping on Black Friday.

2. Favorite holiday character in a movie.  Ralphie from A Christmas Story is my favorite character and that's also my favorite Christmas movie. Our whole family watches it together at least once on Christmas Day. Most of us can probably quote it word for word. And Ralphie? Well, who hasn't been in his shoes as a kid?

3. Favorite holiday dish or dessert to make? My grandmother's corn spoonbread.

1 box Jiffy corn muffin mix

2 eggs, beaten

1 can whole kernel corn, drained

1 can cream style corn

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup melted butter

1/3 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 Tbsp sugar

Grated parmesan cheese, to taste 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Spray a 2-quart casserole with Pam.

In a bowl, combine all the ingredients but the muffin mix.  Stir to mix.  Add muffin mix.  Stir well.

Pour into casserole dish and bake for 45 minutes.  Remove.

Sprinkle with cheese.  Return to oven and bake an additional 15 minutes or until center is firm.

* It's very easy to change this recipe up. I've added a variety of cheeses to the mix. A small can chilies adds a little zip. Go ahead. Experiment.

4. Favorite holiday weather you wish for.  For Thanksgiving I hope for clear and cool. For Christmas I hope for snow...not enough to cause any problems, but enough to make it pretty.

Tell Me Something Tuesday

What are you thankful for this year?  Well, a lot of things, but for the sake of time (or rather a lack of it) I'm just going to say I'm thankful for finally finding out about my biological father and my half-siblings. After a lifetime of wondering I finally have some answers. 

A Halloween Tuesday

Linking up with the Tuesday 4 for this Halloween edition.

1.   Believe in ghosts, spirits, or the supernatural?  I believe in angels and demons, but not in ghosts. I guess that means I believe in the supernatural.

2.   Ever had a supernatural experience?  I've had a few.

3.   Favorite horror film?  I loathe horror films so no favorite.

4.   Finish this line: Silently I walk in the moonless night____?  with a very bright flashlight! And a friend!


Also linking with Tell Me Something Tuesday for the weekly question.

What is your favorite thing about Halloween?  I'm not really a big fan of Halloween these days. Oh, I was when I was younger. I used to go all out for the kids when they were growing up and I did dress up when I drove the bus. I can dress up at the nursing home where I work, but I will probably just stick to a Halloween shirt. I'm all for the kids trick-or-treating, but the rest of Halloween isn't for me. I don't do horror films or haunted houses. 

**I have my first appointment with the new doctor today. After a night of    tossing and turning with my aching hip, I'm looking forward to it. This is also the  day the final part for Tim's truck is due so maybe by tomorrow or Thursday I will have my car back. I've been begging rides to work and grounded otherwise for 3 weeks at this point.** 

Have a blessed and beautiful day!

Something New for Tueday

I've decided to table the 10 On Tuesday lists for now. I'm finding that it takes way too much time to find a topic and make a list. Instead I'm going to join in with the Tuesday 4 and Tell Me Something Tuesday.

Tuesday 4   

Over & Over Again

1. One movie you'd watch over and over again.  Only one? I'd have a hard time narrowing it down from choices like Dirty Dancing, A Christmas Story, While You Were Sleeping, Christmas Vacation, The Great Outdoors, and Home for the Holidays.

2. One book you'd read over and over again.  The Holy Bible. Duh. Other than that it would be Little Women.

3. One TV series you'd watch over and over again.  The Big Bang Theory. I love to laugh and I can't think of any other show ever that made me laugh so hard or so consistently.

4. One song you'd listen to over and over again.  Again, how to choose just one? For a hymn I'd choose How Great Thou Art, for contemporary Christian I'd choose God of All My Days by Casting Crowns, and for other music I'd probably choose Piano Man by Billy Joel.


Tell Me Something Tuesday   

Would you spend a full night inside of a haunted house if someone paid you?  Well, here's the thing... As a Christian I don't believe in ghosts. The Bible tells us that to be absent from the body is to be present with God and I believe the Bible to be true, which means the souls of the dearly departed aren't hanging around yelling "BOO" in scary old houses. I do believe, however, in a spiritual realm populated by both heavenly and hellish beings.

That said, nothing from heaven is out to terrify us in such a way. That leaves the things of Satan...demons. Those dark things are evil and exist to scare and torment us. 

So, as far as I believe, a true "haunted" house is a thing of darkness and evil. I would not put myself in a place to be near them. Why ask for trouble?


It's a rainy morning and I'm off to get ready for work and then I hope I can get to Bible study tonight. (Tim's truck isn't quite done, but should be in the next day or so.) I may have to beg a ride with someone. Y'all have a blessed day!