11
May

waves and breakers

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Psalm 42:1-11 For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah.

As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, O God.

2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?

3 My tears have been my food
day and night,
while men say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”

4 These things I remember
as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go with the multitude,
leading the procession to the house of God,
with shouts of joy and thanksgiving
among the festive throng.

5 Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and 6 my God.
My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remember you
from the land of the Jordan,
the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.

7 Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.

8 By day the LORD directs his love,
at night his song is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.

9 I say to God my Rock,
“Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?”

10 My bones suffer mortal agony
as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”

11 Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.

10
May

St. Simons Island

By mandythompson 26 Comments
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that’s where we used to live - between college and seminary. for five years. got married there.

it was heaven.

the leaves were always green. the air always warm. the mosquitoes always swarming. the raccoons always digging. the roaches always crawling. the sand gnats always biting. the crickets always chirping.

we were within seconds of Sea Island.
about an hour south of Savannah.
about an hour north of Florida.
and about a 3 minute drive from the beach.

sometimes we could hop over to Jekyll Island and soak up the glory of Driftwood beach. THIS is my all-time favorite beach in the whole wide world.

what’s the most favorited place you’ve ever lived?

[driftwood beach]

09
May

i’m about to get burned

By mandythompson 28 Comments
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when this post goes up, i’ll be on the way Logan airport, with a ticket to board a plane that will fly a LONG way south and land on a beach. :cool:

yes.

heaven awaits me.

i’m whiter than white. i haven’t purchased a swimsuit in three years. and, unfortunately, i’m about to get sunburned. i’m a little nervous about these facts. but, this won’t stop me! i’ve long-missed my beloved beach time.

its coming. for a week. with my in-laws - who i LOOOOOOOVE. i’m so excited.

even though i’m on vacation, this blog won’t be. i’m telling beach secrets from my life on an island. so stick around, and i might pop my head in to check on things. but, until i return, do what Tam tells you to do, ’cause she’s gonna be blog-sitting for me.

yes, she loves me (and y’all) that much.

y’all behave yourselves around here!

09
May

i may be related to america’s next top model

By mandythompson 33 Comments
Categories: beauty, culture, diet, family, fashion, for women, my world, news, women and world
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i think i mentioned that drew’s cousin is on America’s Next Top Model. yes. i did.
the season finale is wednesday night. she’s currently in the Top 3 remaining contestants. i don’t do much reality TV, but i’ve been watching every week. SOO interesting. SOOOO interesting. i’m sure i’ll have more thoughts to come. :shock:
but, for now, i’m just thrilled for drew’s fam and thrilled for Size TEN healthy women all over the country!!! i think they have at least one “plus size” model each season, but i don’t think they’ve had one come this far.
so, what do you think?
have you been watching the show?
08
May

The MTTV Blog Extravaganza

By mandythompson 61 Comments
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Fire up the feed readers.
Or, just play really loud music and dance until your neighbors call the police.
Either way, its time to celebrate. :)

By popular demand, Tam and Mandy have labored INTENSELY to bring you The MTTV blog.
Yes, they haven’t slept in days. weeks. months. Well, really more like nanoseconds.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO………….

There’s a surprise waiting for you at mttv.wordpress.com.

See y’all over there!

08
May

there are some women out there that you need to know about

By mandythompson 25 Comments
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these women have recently written their way into my feed reader, and into my heart. so i will present them to you in reverse alphabetical order, simply because i can:

Serendipity - wanna know what it’s like to leave Islam and your family behind to follow Christ in the States? she’ll tell you what it’s like - the good bad and ugly.

Sarah Markley - she writes from the heart. she is real and sensitive and wise. she has a way of spinning the everyday into a lesson that will take over your heart.

Debra Parker Design - is it her style? is it her smile? is it her photos? is it her passion for Haiti? is it her struggle to be a Godly woman? i think its all of these things - these things that draw me back to what Debra Parker has to offer the world.

Cindy Beall - wisdom, wisdom, wisdom, wisdom, wisdom. and GREAT cheekbones, too. this woman weaves words in a way that puts a hurtin’ on me. but, dang if i don’t keep coming back for more.

Cathi Stegall - she dropped one comment on my blog, and i spent the next 30 minutes thrilled by what spills out of her head: short… and sweet… yet tangy… all at the same time.

am i missing anybody? who would you add to this list?

07
May

ww - my book - 5.7.08

By mandythompson 262 Comments
Categories: Whatever Wednesdays, adulthood, blogging, culture, family, my world, personal, seminary, thoughts on life, wife, women and world
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…one day y’all are gonna realize that i don’t shut the party down ’til sometime post-breakfast on thursday mornings. the early morning stragglers always make me laugh when i shut the party down and make y’all go home. (as if…)

OH! sorry -where are my manners!?

  • Welcome to Whatever Wednesday. where we leave a string of comments that talk about whatever.
  • ok. last week Tracie closed with the following (i always answer the last question of the WW): If you were to write a book about your life, what would be the title and why?

“Just A Girl” - because that’s all i am. i actually started blogging to keep some kind of record of my life, you know, in case we might have kids and they might want to know what the world was like before they took over. (is anybody reading this?) i don’t diary. (and i don’t think anyone reads my answer on Wednesdays) so this method of “journaling” seemed to stick. yes, i realize that my blog is not as autobiographical as one would expect, but i sneak a lot of my heart into this little bloggy. if you read carefully, you’ll see it. (ok. ssshhh… listen. if you’re reading - leave a comment that ONLY says “HA!” - it’ll be our little secret. and if you don’t leave a comment, but look to see if anyone else says “HA!” then you’re just mean. and, i know you’re out there.)

  • alright. next on the list - lets explain the rules: answer the last question & leave a new one for the next commenter. oh - and you might wanna hit “refresh” before you leave your comment - that way you’ll know if someone else already beat you to the answer. SLOW TYPERS BEWARE! i’m just sayin…..
  • Now, YOU go!

[cue the party music and disco ball!]

06
May

back to that “changing the world” conversation

By mandythompson 32 Comments
Categories: adulthood, christian, christianity, church, culture, faith, grace, history, ministry, missions, my world, people, personal, prayer, seminary, spirituality, thoughts on life, women, work and world
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so last week i got to hear a GREAT message from one of our seminary’s professors. yay for having a husband in seminary.

he talked about the story of Zacchaeus and Jesus - and it reminded me of that conversation we got into about how are we gonna do something in this world. so, i thought we could revisit all that.

anyway - there’s a verse in the story that we’ve all heard:

Luke 19:10 “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.”

this same professor reminded us that Jesus taught that the shepherd would go out and get the lost sheep.

so, i think God is in the business of getting the lost. seeking the lost. saving the lost.

check.

the next morning i was in a meeting, and the leader shared Luke 5 where Jesus sends ‘em back out to cast their nets into the deep - AFTER THEY’VE BEEN FISHING UNSUCCESSFULLY ALL NIGHT. i think sometimes we feel like them. fishing in the dark. not pulling up a thing. totally wasting time. exhausted.

but Jesus sent them out one. more. time. & told them where to go.

so, i think sometimes we fish all night and come up with nothing. but that doesn’t mean there’s not work to be done, or a LOAD to haul in.

check.

my point? Jesus is STILL in the business of seeking people out and saving them. this is STILL My Father’s World - no matter how bad it gets. God is still God over this place. therefore, we shouldn’t stop fishing.

i was thinking that when we look at how bad things are, and how we feel like we’re just chipping away at the iceberg of global depravity, that we needed to remember that we are not chipping alone. in fact, God is really the one at work.

i think maybe our main focus should be abiding. ministering in our little niche - our little corner. changing our part of this big bad world. i think if i work with God to change MY world and you work with God to change YOUR world, then maybe we will see the WHOLE world change.

i think.

what do you think?

06
May

lets try the COOLEST NEW THING ON THE NET!!!

By mandythompson 74 Comments
Categories: MTTV, adulthood, blogging, creativity, culture, favorites, just for fun, my world, news, people, thoughts on life, vacation, video, work and world
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yes. i’m updating my blogroll as well. see. i originally had a long one, then decided it got too cluttery, so i shortened it.

but then, last week, y’all called me & Tam out on not having you on our roll.

so.

i want you on my roll.

but, we’re gonna get CRAZY with this and try something NEW - because this is the COOLEST NEW THING ON THE INTERNET.

** EDIT ** DANG IT DANG IT DANG IT - see. its not working - so forget the coolest new thingy and leave me a comment in the comments and i’ll have my secretary work out the details. you WILL be on my blogroll - cause i love y’all THAT much.**

** now i just need to find a secretary!**

**and go pitch a fit with google and see if i can fix this thingy**
**i think i might officially be too old for technology**

10:00 am update - - - - - - I WON I WON I WON!!!! well, holly won. she rescued me.

leave a comment - or GO HERE and make my DAY!!!!

simple enough? right. i’m getting organized! that way i can spend more time working on the next MTTV video. OK?

y’all have a nice day.

or leave random comments down below. because y’all like to do that too.

and there’s no tellin’ what we’ll talk about, right?!?

05
May

he flew through the air like superman

By mandythompson 77 Comments
Categories: culture, history, husband, just for fun, laughter, my world, news, personal, seminary, thoughts on life, wife and world
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living in massachusetts has turned me into a massive Red Sox fan. i mean, yeah, go Braves, but the RED SOX. THE RED SOX.

only the hardest of hearts could live hear and not fall madly in love with the Red Sox.

so, to celebrate Justin’s birthday yesterday - we headed for the GREEN MONSTER.

this was my first (and probably ONLY) professional sports game - and it was categorically the BEST time i’ve had since i moved up to this glorious area of the country.

[yes, i DO in fact catch glimpses of glory up here.]

now, back to the game:

i never knew that “the seventh inning stretch” was actually really a time to stretch your legs. and sing God Bless America AND Take Me Out to the Ballgame.

and if you hold your hand up for the “peanuts - getcha peanuts heh-yuh” guy, he’ll throw them RIGHT into your hand.

they always sing “Sweet Caroline” before the ninth inning: “sweet caroline” [OH OH OH!] “good times never seemed so good” [SO GOOD - SO GOOD - SO GOOD!!!!]

and there was this guy with the signs. he was funny.

and we were sitting RIGHT behind the pitchers’ warm-up area. oh you could even SEE their fast and furious arms fly. wow.

and Youkilis hit a home run. oh man.

and Coco Crisp stole TWO bases inarow - flying through the air like super man for third. and he really did FLY like superman!!! WHOOOOOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i’m Coco NUTS!!!! for the rest of the inning all i kept saying was: “he FLEW through the air like superman.” because, y’all, he really did.

but my FAVORITE part of the game? the players each had their own “theme song” that would play when they were coming up to bat. OH MY GOSH - we danced and danced!!!

my theme song would be “Brick House” - and i’m NOT proud of that fact - nor am i proud of its lyrics. but, iLOVEdisco-yesido. and it was the first song that came to mind. i’m sorry. i really am.

what would YOUR theme song be?

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