Case 39

Oh, the horror!

Case 39 is a movie about a little girl who has some super natural behavior problems that make my little food spitter look like an absolute angel! I would take Albert and his antics over the little girl in this movie 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and 366 days if its a leap year! Good Lord and Amen!

Renee Zellweger stars as the social worker in charge of Case 39 who turns out to be a little girl named Lillith. Its a lovely name, but watch out. This kid takes the cake when it comes to horrible behavior. Jodelle Ferland played the part of "Lillith" so well that she is one celebrity I DON'T ever want to meet.

It was creepy and scary and helpful as all get out when it comes to having a new way of looking at my own children during those times when they appear to be pushing my buttons.

There's nothing like an extreme example to help unstick me from old perceptions and reactions. This movie reminded me of J and His extreme example.

Here's what He has to say about it from Chapter 6 of the Text under the heading: The Message of the Crucifixion, "The Crucifixion is nothing more than an extreme example. Its value, like the value of any teaching device, lies solely in the kind of learning it facilitates."

And then later in that same section, He says, "You are not asked to repeat my experiences because the Holy Spirit, Whom we share, makes this unnecessary."

Good to know!

Jesus Speaks

So today, Jesus says, "Tell yourself frequently today that you are as God created you. And be sure to respond to anyone who seems to irritate you with these words: You are as God created you. You are His Son eternally." (Workbook Lesson 94)

So I did that like ten million times.

Okay,I exaggerate. Although, it did seem like ten million.

This morning I thought it while I was yelling very, very loudly not to ever chew up a bunch of food and then spit it all over the living room again!

And then this afternoon I thought it while I was yelling very, very loudly not to ever chew up a bunch of food and then spit it all over the kitchen again!

It sure seems like there was an astounding abundance of opportunities to think these thoughts all throughout the day.

So I got a ton of practice!

Yay! I think.

Dude, Where's My Jesus Fish?

I'm so excited, I could scream! In fact, I am gonna scream....
DUDE, WHERE'S MY JESUS FISH? IS NOW AVAILABLE!

This book was written by my good friend, Mike Lemieux, aka Giddy Up Mikey, just Mikey, or as I sometimes call him Michael Robert! And let me tell you, thanks to Mikey, I'm getting all this God business on a deeper level!

As I've said before, Mikey could have been nicknamed the Quote Master Flash because that guy can pick the quotes and arrange them in ways that'll blow your freakin' mind! This book is a gift to anyone who picks it up.

Oh, and the other really cool thing about this book is you CAN judge it by its cover! Its got the coolest cover I've ever even seen, I tell you!

I mean who doesn't want a book called, Dude Where's My Jesus Fish?, laying around on their coffee table? I know I do, and here's an interesting historical fact, I was the very first customer! And I'm not only satisfied, I'm stratisfied!

There's a link to Mikey's website on the top right of this page. Enjoy!

Groundhog Day

Its Groundhog Day, again. And this year Punxsutawney Phil is predicting an early spring! Hallelujah!

This has been one of my favorite holidays ever since 1993 when the movie, Groundhog Day, came out. I never saw the fantasticness of that movie coming. When I did see it for the first time, I was blown away. The movie though totally fiction rang strangely true to me!

Its still a great flick 18 years later, and it still rings true for me! Funny how bits and pieces of the Holy Spirit's thought system show up all over. ACIM articulates the Holy Spirit's complete thought system, yet parts can pretty much be found all over hell, I mean earth! And heck, that's a good thing!

What's been fun about doing the lessons this time around is that I began on the actual 1st of January, and so far I've managed to keep a one a day pace, so this gives me the chance to see what holiday or whose birthday falls on which lesson.

Now we know, Groundhog Day falls on Lesson 33 which says, "There is another way of looking at the world." That seems fitting, huh?

Just Enjoy the Show!

I was listening to my ipod earlier, and when I came to song number 3 on my playlist called "The Show" by Lenka, I thought, my God, this song has the Holy Spirit written all over it. He even gets in the last word.

Anyway, its cool, so I'm sharing it:

The Show
By, Lenka

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze, and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go, can't do it alone, I've tried
And I don't know why

Slow it down, make it stop
Or else my heart is going to pop
Cause its too much, yeah its a lot
To be something I'm not

I'm a fool out of Love
Cause I just can't get enough

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze, and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go, can't do it alone, I've tried
And I don't know why

I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
Its bringing me down, I know
I've got to let it go, and just enjoy the show

The sun is hot, in the sky, just like a giant spotlight
The people follow the signs, and synchronize in time
It's a joke nobody knows
They've got a ticket to the show

Yeah, I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze, and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go, can't do it alone, I've tried
And I don't know why

I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared, but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go, and just enjoy the show
Just enjoy the show

Da, dum, di, dum
Da, dum, di, dum

Just enjoy the show

I want my money back
I want my money back
I want my money back

Just enjoy the show

I want my money back
I want my money back
I want my money back

Just enjoy the show!

My Personal Repertory of Horrors

Remember my blog about "murder"? Well, oddly or not so oddly, I'm on Lesson 14 in the Workbook today which instructs me to "With eyes closed, think of all the horrors in the world that cross your mind. Name each one as it occurs to you, and then deny its reality. God did not create it, and so it is not real. Say, for example: God did not create that war, and so it is not real."

Now, that's what I'm talking about! Let's see here...

God did not create that murder, and so it is not real.
God did not create that violence,and so it is not real.
God did not create that torture, and so it is not real.
God did not create that suffering, and so it is not real.
God did not create that pain, and so it is not real.
God did not create that death, and so it is not real.
God did not create that abuse, and so it is not real.
God did not create that addiction, and so it is not real.
God did not create that depression, and so it is not real.


He goes on to say that, "This is your personal repertory of horrors at which you are looking. These things are part of the world you see. Some of them are shared illusions, and others are part of your personal hell. It does not matter. What God did not create can only be in your own mind apart from His. Therefore, it has no meaning. In recognition of this fact, conclude the practice periods by repeating today's idea: God did not create a meaningless world."

Let the mind training continue, and thank God!

The Spelling Bee

Woo! Hoo! Talk about forgiveness opportunities you didn't see coming! George (my son) was in the spelling bee yesterday. He took ninth, by the way, out of thirty-four kids.

A crazy thing seemed to happen up on that stage. There were three rows of seats, a front, middle and back row. Each time one kid would stand up and take a turn at the microphone all the seated kids would shift over a seat...except the kid sitting just to the left of my kid. She kept keeping an extra chair between herself and George.

No other kids had an empty chair in between them. It really started to seem like she thought George had cooties or something. I watched him really closely to see if he seemed to notice, and he did! I could tell that he noticed, and I swear I saw the hurt in his eyes.

This went on for what seemed like forever. I got angrier and angrier each time the kids shifted, and there was that empty chair. It was so obvious that she refused to sit right next to George! Oh, I wanted to march right up on that stage and straighten her out or mangle her up or something.

Then Georgie got his word, "hurriedly", and he missed it, so he came down to the audience and sat. And the kids shifted up on stage, and that girl kept a seat in between her and the new next kid. And then her and the new next kid. And again. Turns out it wasn't personal. She just likes an extra seat no matter who is sitting to her right. And George could see that as plain as anyone.

So then, finally, I forgave it, and I felt extremely grateful to be so very wrong about everything all the time.