I'm a Girl Who's Been Around the Block...

Between living the military lifestyle, PCSing (that's Permanent Change of Station for you civilians out there), visiting friends and family, and taking off for pure adventure, apparently I've been a few places. I just love these maps! They really help me to see what a variety of places I've gotten to go and how blessed I am to have had the opportunities to venture out and experience all sorts of God's creations... Enjoy!



create your own personalized map of the USA

As if that weren't enough...



create your own visited country map
or check our Venice travel guide

I need to work on making more of this last map red!!

Tuesday Thriller, Part Deux

Too fun! Saw this on my MySpace bulletin board...

iPod Survey musical survey

Here's how ya do it:

1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn’t make sense.
4.No cheating!!

How are you feeling today?
I Know You're There (Casting Crowns)

Will you get far in life?
Primavera (Santana)

How do your friends see you?
Nothing At All (Santana & Musiq)

Will you get married?
I Will Lay You Down (Brandon Heath) -- HOOTY HOO!!!

What is your best friend’s theme song?
Take Me Away (Barlow Girl)

What is the story of your life?
Nature (India.Arie)

What was high school like?
Strong Tower (Kutless) -- whatev; high school SUCKED!

How can you get ahead in life?
At the Foot of the Cross

What is the best thing about your friends?
Green Eyes (Cold Play)

What is tomorrow going to be like?
One Flight Down (Norah Jones) -- How cool; Ron is flying home tomorrow...oh no...wait a minute...!!!

What is in store for this week?
Slow Turning (Keith Urban)

What song describes you?
The Sign (Ace of Base) -- LOL!!!

To describe your grandparents?
Down to the River to Pray (Alison Krauss)

How is your life going?
Faded Love (Willie Nelson)

What song will they play at your funeral?
All That I Need (Patricia Hamilton &Elizabeth Saenz) -- sweet, right Sing4Joy?!?

How does the world see you?
Adeste Fidels (Andrea Bocelli)

Will you have a happy life?
Your Song/Sing Over Me (Chris Nesbitt)

What do your friends really think of you?
Something in the Way She Moves (James Taylor)

Do people secretly lust after you?
There You Go (Johnny Cash)

How can I make myself happy?
Sink The Bismark (Johnny Horton) -- man, that sounds a little dirty! haha!

What should you do with your life?
How Am I Doin' (Dierks Bentley)

Will you ever have children?
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (MercyMe) -- ain't THAT the truth!!

Tuesday Thriller

Sometimes I need a little brain candy, if you will, and this seemed like an interesting tidbit. While silly at first glance, I think it's actually quite interesting to see what other people are reading, and this game is almost like reading an excerpt from the book once it's really gotten into its purpose or plot... So, enjoy! (And if you decide to do this on your blog, leave me a comment so I can read it; if you don't blog, you can leave yours in my comments for the rest of us to read!!)

"Quick, Grab A Book!"

So the rules of the game are this:

1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Beginning with that sentence, post the next three sentences.
5. Tag someone to continue the game -- I tag YOU, Christine!

On with the game...

The book at the top of my stack is a book entitled, "Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home," by Richard J. Foster. It's a book that I have, neglectfully, only read the introduction of but think will be a great book. Each chapter seems to be stand-alone, and it was assigned reading for a course I took that I just never got around to reading and was never tested over. I know that's terrible!!! But maybe this will spur me on to reading it. Here's my excerpt:

"'Reveal my sin, O Holy Spirit'; 'Lord Jesus, let me feel loved.' Notice the brevity of each of the prayers -- seldom more than seven or eight syllables."

This passage is discussing the topic of breath prayer, BTW.