Michigan Slogans

Hello all!

My mom's cousin sent these to me. Amazingly enough, they are fairly accurate.

(I will write something original soon, I promise.)

POSSIBLE NEW SLOGANS FOR MICHIGAN:

- The one that looks like a mitten, you moron.
- Where used cars from Florida brings top dollar.
- No hurricanes here.
- The Orange Barrel State.
- So close to Canada, you can hardly tell the difference.
- We know the rules to euchre.
- Got fudge?
- Two Mystery Spots. No waiting.
- Yes, the Porcupines are real mountains.
- Soda? We say pop here, buddy.
- The Midwestern "M" state without a wrestler for governor.
- No riots since '67
- More than just boarded up auto plants.
- Casino fever -- catch it.
- Sandy beaches without severe undertow.
- Happiness is a warm pasty.
- Imagine an island where horse manure still litters the streets.
- Water enough for any drought.
- Visit Hell, Paradise, Christmas and Climax. (Can do it all the same day!)
- Birthplace of Meijer Thrifty Acres.
- Where Ontario is a shortcut to New York.
- Gerald Ford slept here.
- It's called snow. Get used to it.
- Where the names of high-toned suburbs needlessly end with "e."
- Deer processing available here.
- Not as flat as Indiana.
- Try eating corn flakes without us.
- Hardly any annoying lizards or poisonous snakes. Big on flannel.
- It's not the heat. It's the humidity.
- Smoked fish sold here.
- Good people with camping trailers.
- We moved American history to Dearborn.
- No toll roads and proud of it.
- Our biggest bridge makes yours look puny.
- Nearly went to war with Ohio once and will do it again if they pull any funny stuff.
- Land of snow machines and bass boats.
- #@?!* mosquitoes.
- We know a place where wooden shoes are always in style.
- Where lousy teams get new stadiums.
- Speed limit is back up to 70, so move it!
- The Red Wings State.

Don't be easily discouraged.

It's never the first but the last blow of the ax that fells the tree.

Fall Photo

This is the woods behind our house.

My mom took this picture last week.

Today........it is snowing.

Can't stop seasons from changing I guess.

Awwwwww.......

This was the little fawn we found in our campsite two weekends ago. He was hiding under a bush. Isn't he cute???? His little legs were so unstable.

Could definitely take that one home for a pet.

(And I did try to take him home, but Tim just wasn't jiving with my plan.)

:-)

A Must Read

I just finished reading "The Debt" by Angela Hunt.

Truly amazing and thought-provoking. I highly recommend it. I found it at the library; who knows, maybe your local library will have it.

It gave me a new perspective on ministry.

Hope everyone is having a good week.

Love,
Mary

Friday

Kids say such funny things. I decided yesterday to jot down anything remotely comical that my girls said before lunchtime. Here they are in no particular order:

1. (In response to a dear friend who revealed his age.) "Your almost 64? Wow, that's really old."

2. "I need a kleenex, my nose isn't working."

3. "Walmart needs to make graham cracker flavored toothpaste."

4. "Remember that my penmanship test is on Tuesday and I probably won't know the answers."

5. "Here are the candles I've set out for my birthday." (In May.)

6. "Do you think our great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandpa might be related to Betsy Ross?"

And my personal favorite....

7. "When can I wear a bra?"


I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I'm babysitting tonight, then we have overnight guests; Tim and I are filming a wedding tomorrow, and then the local bridal expo is on Sunday. Tim is going to the expo to pass out DVD samples and flyers; I am going for the hor'dourves and free wedding cake.

Love to all,
Mary

A Franciscan Benediction

I found this cool prayer on Lisa Samson's blog:

A Franciscan Benediction

May God bless us with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships so that we may live deep within our hearts.

May God bless us with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that we may work for justice, freedom and peace.

May God bless us with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation and war, so that we may reach out our hands to comfort them and turn their tears into joy.

And may God bless us with enough foolishness to believe that we can make a difference in this world, so that we can do what others claim cannot be done.

Amen.


Love,
Mary