Posts Tagged ‘Celebration’

Blog Sparkle 600

Posted in Mixed Bag on 03/31/2009 12:11 am by Ronnica

Today’s post is number 600.  SIX HUNDRED.  What in the world have I said for the last 600 posts?

I feel like this spring I’ve lost a bit of my blog sparkle.  Perhaps I’ve pushed it by posting too much, perhaps I’ve let tax season get the best of me, perhaps reading fewer blogs and books has withdrawn creative catalysts from my life, or perhaps there’s really a limit on how much this talkative girl can say.

To wish me “happy 600 posts,” I would like you to help me come up with ideas to celebrate my 3rd blogiversary that’s coming up in a month and a half.  Any ideas?  Please? Someone?  Anyone?

Post 500: It’s Not about Me, Is It?

Posted in Once I Was a Kansas Girl on 12/25/2008 06:40 am by Ronnica

I know the chances of someone reading this today are slim, but I had to post today. No, I’m not taking away time from my family to do this. Really, blogging isn’t a big deal compared to God and family, is it?

That’s exactly the theme of this post, my 500th post. Yes, my 500th post falls exactly on Christmas. When I first realized it would fall on this day back in November, I tried to figure out whether or not I’d want my 500th post to fall before or after Christmas. Did I need to squeeze in some extra posts? Did I need to hold up on some of those busy, busy days and not post at all?

Then I realized something: the only reason why I wanted my 500th post to fall on a different day was because I wanted it to be all about me. I wanted your praise, congratulations, and exclamations.

Once I realized my less-than-pure motives, I knew what I had to do. I had to post exactly as I could plan so that my 500th post would fall on Christmas. This way, I could not make it about me, but could make it about Him, the One whose birth we celebrate.

Christmas isn’t about how many presents I can get or how many peanut clusters and olives I can stuff in my mouth. It’s not particularly about family, though they are important. It’s about Christ. It’s about the God who took on human flesh to walk among us. He certainly didn’t do this because He thought it was fun; He did it because it was the only way to save us from our sins.

God became man, lived a perfect life, took on our sin, and died for you and I that we may be raised from the dead with Him. That’s what today’s about.

Merry Christmas!

Can Today Just Be Normal?

Posted in Once I Was a Kansas Girl on 12/16/2008 07:14 am by Ronnica
I’ve enjoyed every day of celebration, but I am now thoroughly exhausted. If every day is special, I suppose no day is, right? My birthday was by no means bad (really), but it didn’t have the usual “special” feel, either because now I’m an adult or because the last few days have been all about me, too.
This was my first birthday that I did not stay up to see it come. My 11:15 bedtime Sunday night was just fine…I was tired after having to get up way early Sunday morning to take my parents the airport.
After waking up yesterday and reading my birthday cards, I went off to a normal day of work. I always try to wait to open my cards until the big day to make it feel more special. One of the cards almost made me cry, too.
After work, I went home to three crazy friends. We ordered Chinese and played the 1996 version of Compatibility, roommates vs. roommates (we lost and now have to cook them dinner). Then it was time for cake…ice cream cake! I always wanted to have ice cream cake on my birthday, but my mom told me no one would want it in the winter so I never had it. My brother, whose birthday is in July, often had ice cream cake for his birthday. That was definitely a special treat!

Speaking of deprived in childhood (okay, I was never really deprived), we then went to the movie store to rent a movie. Nothing really stood out (except HSM 2…but my friends had not seen the first one yet, so I just rented it to see later in the week), but then I saw Clueless. Perfect. I’m not sure how this happened, but I never saw Clueless. Until now.
After the movie, I of course crashed as it was past midnight and I’m old. Thus, the end of my birthday.
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