Saturday, March 25, 2023
Share Four Somethings - March 2023
Friday, March 24, 2023
Five Minute Friday - Follow
Thursday, March 23, 2023
His Only Son - Movie Review and Giveaway #HisOnlySonMIN
Synopsis: His Only Son recounts one of the most controversial moments in the Old Testament―when Abraham was commanded by God to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain of Moriah. While traveling to the place of the sacrifice, alongside Isaac and two servants, Abraham is flooded with vivid memories from the years he and Sarah spent longing for the son they were promised―the son he must now lay upon the altar.
My thoughts: Although the movie essentially begins at the point where God calls Abraham and tells him to give Isaac as a sacrifice, it also lays all the background in a series of memories and flashbacks, so viewers are introduced to Abraham and Sarah in their younger years when God first spoke to Abraham about moving to a new land that God would show him. More memories add to the story of their years of longing for a child and Sarah wondering how God would keep his promises to her husband when she still couldn't get pregnant. Sarah's struggle to understand Abraham's faith in a God that she didn't know and her growing bitterness when she is well past her childbearing years and the promised child still hasn't come is portrayed poignantly.
Isaac's birth to a couple so old brings new life to Sarah and Abraham, and Sarah finds great joy in her son. So how do you think she reacted when Abraham insisted that Isaac was to go along on this journey through the wilderness to sacrifice to God? Don't you think she'd be worried about her elderly husband on this trip as well? What did the servants who accompanied Abraham and Isaac think about the whole situation? What about Isaac himself? I thought the movie did an excellent job of portraying some of the likely actions and reactions, and invited viewers along on the emotional journey as well.
I loved how Isaac's personality was shown, as a kind and generous young man, willing to go out of his way to rescue lost sheep and ready to give up his freedom to save a captive. But what would he do when told that he was to be the sacrifice?
The imagery and language also drew all the appropriate parallels between Abraham's call to give up his only son, and God's plan to sacrifice his only son two thousand years later. The connection to the death and resurrection of Jesus is clear and compelling, so it's just perfect that this movie will be in theaters just before the Easter season.
After my husband and I watched the movie, he remarked that he had expected it to be an Easter movie, a movie about Jesus Christ dying in our place. And in a sense, it is. It points the way to Jesus the Messiah, to his death and resurrection, and helps us understand the greatness of that sacrifice and that gift to us. I hope you'll go see the movie, and I pray you'll be blessed by it.
Find out more at the previously livestreamed announcement video on YouTube.
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Wednesday Hodgepodge - Thoughts on Goof Off Day
I guess we didn't really celebrate St. Patrick's Day. It's not really the same without the kids around―even the big kids! I bought Lucky Charms as a treat for my breakfasts during the week, and we had Irish coffee. That's about it! I really like corned beef, but most of the rest of the family does not. My husband is okay with it, so I made that for our Sunday dinner. I do not like cabbage at all! I do like the color green, but not to wear―more for decorating.
Oh my, like I need a national day to goof off! If the definition of goofing off is just wasting time doing something silly, I do it every day. I goof off with word puzzles or games on my phone way too often, so I think those are my favorite way to goof off. I don't think I've had a whole day to goof off since a vacation. Or maybe one of the days I was home alone recovering after my knee replacement.
There are lots of things on the list that I've been putting off for one reason or another! Biggest or most important is getting our drivers licenses, vehicle tags and registration, and auto insurance updated to Ohio instead of Maryland. We should have been able to do this in January, but with one thing and another we kept putting it off. And YES. I am going on record that this will get done in March. It really has to!
I bet as I read others' answers, I will second guess my own, but I think the most beneficial emotion might be enthusiasm. It's that spark of positive energy that helps motivate me to get things done and improves my attitude, helps me find joy in doing ho-hum things and adds passion to things I already enjoy.
The least useful emotion might be guilt. Feeling guilty about something usually means there's nothing that can be done about something that's happened in the past and if you just stew in it you're not accepting forgiveness and not learning anything from the experience. Just wallowing in self-loathing or bitterness, which is no good.
Goof off?! I guess probably playing any kind of pretend. I had an active imagination and loved to read so I had no shortage of ideas for stories I could tell myself as I played with my toys and dolls. I wanted to be a teacher, so I spent a lot of time pretending to be a teacher, and I very often played 'school' with one of my best friends. We would take turns being the teacher and student.
I could really use some more enthusiasm these days. I'm having a hard time staying motivated to get much done and even my plan to go for a walk first thing in the morning has fallen by the wayside since it's still dark when my husband leaves for work. And it's been cold! Hopefully now that it's warming again I will get a little bit of gumption back and get out for walks. I should put a little energy into looking for a part time job as well. I have found a Sweet Adelines chorus I'm going to join so I have music to learn and at least one thing to add to my calendar every week so that should help me feel a bit less gloomy and alone. There won't be any goofing off as I get up to speed on all the music, but the performing will involve enthusiasm and a bit of the pretending skill I used to have!
Are you taking some time to goof off today? Leave a comment and let me know!
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Scripture and a Snapshot - Our Daily Bread
Friday, March 17, 2023
Five Minute Friday - Story
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Everyday Images #4
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