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Tiara's and Tantrums tagged my with a book meme.  I have to admit that at first i was not overly excited about what my come out of this one...but then i did it...
 
Ok...so I am reading To Live is Christ from Beth Moore (she rocks my face off btw).  

p. 56, 5th sentence says, 

"Everything we are and anything we possess as believers in Christ is a gift of grace.  Pure hearts before God must be cleansed from any hint of spiritual pride.  We must aggressively fight the enemy when he seeks to nullify our growth and good works by making them invitations for pride and prejudice."


{Here are the rules: Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 56. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the next two to five sentences in your journal/blog along with these instructions. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST. Tag other peeps to do the same.}

{and my tags are at the bottom for both...sorry, i'm lazy today!}

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then...i got hit again from Karen:  
it's so stinking hard to be popular {smile}
7 facts about me

1. i always sleep on the right side of the bed...no real reason, just always do.
2. i love flip flops and hate socks.  even in the snow, i rarely wear socks.
3. i am a coffee snob...i only like the best and i have to grind it each day.  i know, it's stupid, but it makes my day start with a refreshing smell.
4. i lost a brother, Matthew, when i was 5, who i remember so well.  he had CP and 16 other major things going against him, but he fought a great fight for 3 1/2 years.
5. i rebuilt the motor in my 1966 Mustang...seriously!
6. i painted my first car with my Dad when I was 3 years old.  it wasn't good, but that's how you learn...by trying.  thanks Dad for that lesson...it has proved to be one that remains true today.
7. i hate putting laundry away.  hate it!  will wash and fold and sort...hate to put it away.

So my taggerific friends are:

{RULES...of which i typically break} 
**Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog. yada yada yada...  **Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog,some random, some weird. ok so that's fun. **Tag peeps (and let them know) and link them.}

play along sometime...you might just find out something about yourself!

Comments

Abby said…
I didn't know you liked coffee wow the things you find out about people ;) he he!

I put my answers up on my site. Let's see if any of mine surprise you....
Jocasta said…
Thanks for the tag.

Loved learning more about you. I hate folding and putting away laundry - don't mind washing and drying!
Anonymous said…
how cool would that be to rebuild the motor in your car...you go girl!!
~K
lori said…
"Everything we are and anything we possess as believers in Christ is a gift of grace. Pure hearts before God must be cleansed from any hint of spiritual pride. We must aggressively fight the enemy when he seeks to nullify our growth and good works by making them invitations for pride and prejudice."

WHAT AMAZING words for a random page....:)

YOU really REBUILT a motor...THAT says REAL WOMAN to me:) wow, I'm impressed!! then painted it...:)VERY COOL but what COLOR??
HA!

I'm with YOU sister...HATE putting laundry away and HATE emptying the dishwasher!!

Have a great weekend!
lori
Michelle said…
That was fun getting to read more about you! I'm impressed about rebuilding the motor! I'm sorry to hear about your brother; sounds like you have fond memories of him though.

Thanks for the tag - I'll try to get to it this week!
Unknown said…
Great quote, that pride thing UGH!
tiarastantrums said…
thanks for playing!
Honey Mommy said…
I hate putting laundry away too... and I broke the rules when I got tagged. We're rebels, aren't we?
Jessie said…
thanks for stopping by my blog! and what a great post for me to start out with :o) I love Beth Moore too - I have never learned so much or put so many things together (so many ah-hah moments) then I have had doing her bible studies...

and rebuilding an engine - I'm envious...I've always wanted to learn how to do car stuff!
Michelle said…
I finally did this tag! LOL

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