Love Is Like a .... Cigarette??

I found the following song in a Popular Songs magazine from August, 1936.  Don't ask me why I own this magazine, just go with it.  Anyway,  I thought it was pretty amusing.

Love Is Like a Cigarette

(By Richard Jerome and Walter Kent)

What is love,
You called it Heaven above,
A star that shines in the night,
A bird that sings in its flight,
A flow'r that blooms in the Spring,
It's no such thing.

Love is like a cigarette,
You know you held my heart a-glow
Between your finger tips;
And, just like a cigarette,
I never knew the thrill of life
Until I touched your lips.
Then, just like a cigarette,
Love seemed to fade away
And leave behind ashes of regret;
Then, with a flip of your fingertip
It was easy for you to forget;
Oh!  Love is like a cigarette.

:-)

Look Both Ways

This devotional has a good prayer to start off the new year.

"During our church's annual New Year's Eve Communion service, we say this prayer together:  'Father, we surrender this past year and give it up to you.  We give you our failures, our regrets, and our disappointments, for we have no more use for them.  Make us now a new people, forgetting what lies behind and pressing on toward that which lies ahead of us.
     'We give you all our hopes and dreams for the future.  Purify them by your Spirit so that our wills shall truly reflect your will for us.
     'As we stand on the threshold of another year, encourage us by our successes of the past, challenge us by the power of your Word, and guide us by the presence of your Holy Spirit.'
     In every transition, it's good to look both ways.  When Joshua assumed leadership of Israel, God told him to consider the past and the future:  'Moses My servant is dead.  Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them' (Joshua 1:2).  Then He promised, 'As I was with Moses, so I will be with you ... Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go' (vv. 5, 9).
     With confidence in God, we can look back and look ahead, then walk boldly into a new year."
                                                   - David C. McCasland for Our Daily Bread

I would like to wish all my friends and family the happiest of New Years!  Isn't it wonderful to have that feeling like you can start over at the beginning of a new year?  May your 2012 be full of joy, through the good times and the bad times!

About Me

That little "About Me" title in the upper left hand side of my blog doesn't give very much information, so I thought I'd share a little about myself and what I hope to share with you in this blog. 

First of all, I am a Christian.  Since many people call themselves "Christian" these days, I want to specify what that means to me.  It means Christ-follower.  It means Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and no one comes to the Father except through Him.  I also believe the Bible is the infallible Word of God.  You will not change my mind on these things, so please don't try.  Thank you.  So be it.  Amen.

I am married to a wonderful man that I will call "D" or "D-man" in this blog.  I'm not sure how many people will read this, and I'm sure most who do (or both who do - hi Mom) will know what my husband's name is, but because of the public nature of this medium, I will refer to him as such.  We have no children.

I am extremely imperfect.  I have no doubt that there will be things I post which will be most un-Christlike.  I am striving to be more like Jesus every day, but I will never reach perfection this side of Heaven.  That being said, I usually will be convicted when I do or say un-Christlike things, so you will see that.  And I am not above taking a slap on the wrist given in Christian love from a brother or sister.  

Things to expect:
1.  As I am going through my Christian walk day by day, I often read Bible passages, quotes from well-known Bible teachers, and devotions that I love and am just dying to share.  I will share them here.

2.  My husband and I love to travel, and I love planning trips, so I will probably share trip reports or even plans for trips that I may never take - yes, I love it THAT much.

3.  I love movies, especially old ones, so I will share trailers for upcoming movies I'm excited about, as well as what I may be watching at the time.  WARNING:  My movie tastes are different from most of my friends, but I'll share anyway.  You never know - you may find something you love!

4.  I love many kinds of music!  I fall in the middle of the Old Hymns vs. Contemporary debate we have in so many of our churches today.  I like some of the contemporary music (and love some of it), but I think we should never lose our old hymns - there is so much good theology in many of them.  I also like anything from classical (love Chopin!) to pop to country.  I also like music I can shake my booty to.  That can be a problem sometimes (see "un-Christlike" above).  Just keepin' it real.

Things not to expect:
1.  My personal problems.  When I need to talk to someone about my personal problems, I usually go to my husband, a member of my family or my close girlfriends.  I won't bug you with them unless you want me to.  Just shoot me an e-mail and I'll lay it all on you.  ;)  j/k  

2.  Venting - I'm going to TRY not to do this.  And if I do, you may or may not see it, because I will probably delete the post within a couple of hours.  I am a big over-reactor, but I usually realize I've over-reacted after I've cooled down, so I apologize to anyone who may catch it.  FYI - the venting will probably refer to work (bad idea on a blog anyway) or the questions I hate more than any in this world - "When are you going to have a baby/start your family/give your parents some more grandchildren?" (don't get me started)  Here's the answer in case you are curious and I will not repeat myself.  I put it in the Lord's hands a long time ago.  It will happen when or if it is HIS time.  Amen.

Okay this is really long so I'll shut up now.  Got family coming today to celebrate Christmas. 

Merry Christmas!!