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Shel knows just what to say….

mcgilla — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:43:03 +0000

I’m working on it

without further adieu

mcgilla — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:38:32 +0000

it’s official. and it was unanimous

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mcgilla — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:16:57 +0000

Today was my first day with actual……. at my new……. It won’t be official until the 3rd tuesday in the month after this one. So i can’t give details yet……. but assume that the blogging will improve. I’ve just gained material.

get up get up get your body in motion….

mcgilla — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:16:09 +0000

are you singing? dancing? both? you should be….. here’s a fun little video to get you through your hump day!

good news, these guys are available to do your wedding.

Dear God

mcgilla — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:53:53 +0000

Remember all of those angry journal entries? And all those times i yelled at you? There’s a chance you might know what you’re doing. Sorry i’m not very patient. You’re a lotta bit awesome. Thanks a bundle.

Love,

Kristi

When

mcgilla — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:38:22 +0000

When will Americans have the courage to to present the Gospel. And not the American, what can i get out of it version? When will be able to say I worship God because HE IS GOD….. not because he does this for me, or that for me….. but just because he IS. HE IS…..

Pretty intense video from John Piper.

dashing in the dark

mcgilla — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:16:53 +0000

Out of necessity last night, i ran after 10pm and found it to be a totally different experience from running in the day time…. some notes:

Pro: there’s no one around to see you huffing a sweating

Con: there’s no one around to see you if you pass out and drown in a puddle of your own vomit

Pro: you don’t have the glaring sun beating down on you

Con: you can’t blame your profuse sweating on the glaring sun beating down on you

Pro: Bullfrogs and Crickets sound much better than moaning and groaning

Con: bullfrogs and crickets think it’s funny to jump in front of you and watch you dance to miss them

Pro: you can count steps by how long it takes you to make it around the corner to where the light it

Con: when you reach the light you have to dodge kamikaze moths

THE grandma

mcgilla — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:33:25 +0000

no one loves like a grandma can. a short list of things i love and miss on her first birthday in heaven.

a watermelon for supper, but not having any left for supper because you ate the whole thing with your granddaughter in the afternoon.
waking up to the sound of crackling bacon and the smell of made to order eggs every time you spend the night
glass bottle milk
holding the hand of a young girl, afraid to sleep alone
answering the phone with a yellow and getting off with a mmmmmbye
hun is the only term of endearment needed
letting it be known you’ve been by with a couple of crumpled dollar bills and half of little debbie snack cake left on a pillow
a love for the opry, hee haw, and y&r
calves of steel that no naughty child can escape
saving all the little cups of ice cream from delivered lunches to be ready for entertaining
a never ending supply of crumpled, pocket, gently used tissues
that little smirk and twinkle from shared secrets
knowing dinner isn’t served til the bread is on the table, even if it is slices of wonder
spending afternoons teaching grandchildren the three r’s before they start school
not wanting to be the bad guy, so threatening the gkids with a certain aunt….. and knowing it would work even with said aunt half a world away
never ever tiring of go fish or candy land
always having change around and available for trips to the drug store for candy

Golden Birthday

mcgilla — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:26:56 +0000

Seven years on the seventh. Here’s to your Golden Birthday. Miss you

sunday shorts

mcgilla — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:00:25 +0000

sometimes you teach an elementary sunday school lesson, and it has a mind of its own and becomes the lesson you needed to hear.
you should always wear sunscreen to day games even tho you “know” your seats are in the shade…. sometimes they aren’t. oops
ripping off bandaids quick is the way to go…. literally and figuratively
winning at cards is really fun…. but it’s going to become more difficult without cho spoon feeding me everything i need, much to his disgust.
no matter how many times you tell yourself after chopping jalapenos not to touch your face. you will touch your face
Even after washing your hands multiple times, rubbing your eye is still not a good idea
sitting in the blistering sun for hours and sweating all of your fluids out is totally worth it for a walk off in bonus baseball
Laura is my favorite woods….. she makes me want to bake.