Friday. Fragments. Feelin' Good.

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It's Friday Fragment Time! It's Friday Fragment Time! Mrs4444 says howdy do- Says Howdy Do to you! So give a rousing cheer! Cause Feel Good Friday's here! Come read my blog you know Let's start the show! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ My week has been a bit crazy. Highs and stress and a couple lows. I kept thinking of Fragments but now that I sit down to write... they're gone. Ooops. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I'm leaning very strongly towards getting a Palm Pre Plus for my next phone. I will most likely be waiting until Mother's Day at the earliest, my birthday at the latest (August). It's funny- I've had my EnV Touch for less than a year and I've already outgrown it. Makes me wonder how quickly I'll outgrow the Palm Pre Plus. Given all the accessibility it offers and that I've been using with this test phone... I think I'll be good with it for a while. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

This is my brother, Daniel. He's a junior in high school. I think he's a little weird in his eating habits... notice what he's dipping into that salsa?

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It's a saltine. All the chips got eaten- most likely by him- so the only option was a saltine. I have to admit that I tried it. It wasn't horrible. But I'm not rushing out to stock up on saltines and salsa!

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If you "fan" me on Facebook (link over in the sidebar), you get additional Lizdom throughout the week! I share more day to day stuff, pics, and so on. It's been fun and there are some readers that I've been connecting with on a more personal level because I can use Facebook to network instead of just putting out my daily post and hoping someone reads it and comments... it's also a great place to suggest topics or start a discussion!

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My official Feel Good Fragment:

I'm dedicating this one to my friend Ashli. I met Ashli and her family at church. Her daughter is 3, her son is 6. Her husband is a teacher and coach. Ashli is the reason I joined Music Team. I mentioned to her that I had been thinking about joining at some point in the future... she put a bug in Pastor Jennifer's ear and suddenly, I was joining Music Team. But that isn't the reason I joined. I joined because of Ashli's passion. When she is with Music Team, leading worship... you see her passion... she puts her entire self into it. At first, it was awkward for me. I come from a background where you don't demonstrate what you are feeling in church. I didn't grow up in a church where people raised hands up in worship or cried during prayers or songs. And my church home now isn't a hugely demonstrative congregation. But I've followed Ashli's lead. I let those barriers down. I stepped out of my comfort zone and got up with the Team and I hold my microphone and I dance and sway and raise my open hands to God as the Spirit moves me.

In the past weeks, Ashli has been so supportive of me. She leaves me positive comments and notes about my running, my weight loss. She is free and expressive with her words. She is encouraging. Her faith and compassion shine through in her interactions with others. Knowing Ashli and calling her my friend definitely Feels Good!

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Weekend plans? As I write this on Thursday evening, a big part of my plans are up in the air. Jeff was supposed to go out of town today for a gaming weekend with a group of guys. Work interfered and he wasn't able to go with his friend today. If he can get a computer rebuilt on Friday and up and running, he can head out tomorrow. If he doesn't get it done, he's stuck at home for the weekend. However, whether he is home or not, our weekend may include:

- a visit to Conner Prairie

- going to see "How to Train Your Dragon"

- baking with the kids (maybe muffins, maybe cookies)

- church and children's choir on Sunday (and Ashli's husband is giving the sermon!)

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