High Five for Friday

High Five for Friday! In no particular order, here’s a look back at some of my favorite things from this week for which I am grateful.

• I spoke at the Trinity Presbyterian Church Christmas coffee on “How to have a ‘Mary’ Christmas‘.  In addition to the fun, I got to see many friends again!  It’s a great way to kick off the Christmas season.
• We had a full house of family for Thanksgiving week, completed many puzzles, ate lots of turkey and played lots of games.
• My soccer team — University of Virginia Women  — defeated last year’s champion to advance to the next round of the NCAA College Cup.
• My other soccer team — University of Virginia Men — also defeated last year’s champion to advance to the next round of the NCAA College Cup.  It’s a good year to be a Virginia soccer fan.
• We adopted two cats from the SPCA.  While we are still playing “hide and seek”  (they hide, I seek, coax them out with treats, we play and purr, repeat), they are warming up.

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High Five for Friday! Here’s a look back at some of my favorite things from this week for which I am grateful.

• Terrible Love, a movie my son edited, won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Austin Film Festival.  How cool is that!  It’s like winning the People’s Choice award!
• My husband and I escaped for a day of serious fun.  We attended Marvel Universe Live!  While we were a minority of adults unaccompanied by a child under 12, we had a great time.  Watching this show is like being in the midst of a comic book.  If you love comics or Marvel superheros, you’ll love this show.
• The Virginia Men’s soccer team advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament with a 1-0 win over Virginia Tech!  The Virginia Women’s Soccer team (#3) plays North Carolina (#2) tonight in their openning game of the ACC tournament.  If only they put that game on TV!  It’s a great time to be a Virginia soccer fan.
  
• Another of my blog posts is about to be re-posted on The Aquila Report. In case you’re not familiar with it, The Aquila Report is the Drudge Report for religious news. Reading it always gives me something interesting to think about!
• Fall is still beautiful!

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High Five for Friday!  Here’s a look back at some of my favorite things from this week for which I am grateful.

• Fall in Virginia is beautiful!
• Terrible Love, a movie my son edited, made its world debut at the Austin Film Festival.   Both showings sold out!
• I had a wonderful long chat with my college roommate.   We’ve reconnected now that we are both empty-nesters, and it’s wonderful to renew an old friendship!
• Two of my blog posts were re-posted by The Aquila Report.  In case you’re not familiar with it, The Aquila Report is the Drudge Report for religious news.  Reading it always gives me something interesting to think about!
• My book club met for a fun lunch and discussion.
• I made another Kiva loan.  Kiva is a smart way to fight global poverty.  By making small loans to borrowers worldwide, Kiva lenders make it possible for people to improve their own lives.

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High Five for Friday!  Here’s a look back at some of my favorite things from this week for which I am grateful.

• Terrible Love, a movie my son edited, made its world debut at the Austin Film Festival.
• Terrible Love was picked as one of the top 5 films to watch at the festival (out of over 180).
• The Austin Film Festival gave Terrible Love a shout out in their opening remarks for its “authentic and harrowing performances.”
• Ultra5280 included Terrible Love in their Austin Film Festival preview.
• Citygram Austin included Terrible Love in it’s “Insiders Guide to the Austin Film Festival.”
• The girl behind the Whole Foods checkout counter was trying to find scalped tickets to see Terrible Love. This is a good sign.

• Most every sunrise was breathtaking this week.
• I finished another blog post on Haggai.

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