Reviews and Special Prayers

 Trying to get a good blog header photo in the sun

 

The sound of the ocean and the sunrise from this morning

for Barbara!

 I thought this was funny.

It, for some reason bugs me when people all over the internet

post pictures of their ashes.

I don't know why.

Probably because it seems like bragging or something.

"Look at my ashes!"

Prayer is more of a private thing for me.

(that's why I have a blog--haha!)

When I think about it though, after wondering why it bugs me,

it is actually a really good thing.

Seeing other people making it a "normal" thing to do,

go to Mass, get ashes, pray and sacrifice for Lent.

It's actually a really good thing to do.

 

 We have TV down here!

We've been watching American Idol.

We haven't watched in like 3 years.

I really like how they do it now,

it's focused more on the talented and not the untalented.

Now that Simon Cowell is not on anymore,

it's not so negative, comments are not made for attention.

All these judges are sincere and really nice.

We don't have TV back home, just Netflix,

so this show will be missed.

 A couple of the girls and I saw this movie here on the Island.

I hesitate to review it, I'm not sure how I feel about it.

Remember, I love happy endings.

This doesn't really end like that,

it kind of shows what happens after the "happy ending"

 

It is a musical, so if you don't like musicals, you won't like it.

The funniest scene I thought, was the song "Agony" with 2 of the princes:

 

 

I loved Meryl Streep as the wicked witch.

If anything, see it for that.

I didn't care for the way some of the characters

were portrayed, after their "happy ending",

I think the writers could have had them go a different bad way.

Or better yet, just a different way.

 

OH, and Johnny Depp?

He was the big bad wolf!

His part was short, and awesome and kind of creepy.

And kind of funny.

That's kind of what we expect from Johnny Depp though, isn't it?

 

 I am really going to miss Texas Salsa.

There's something different about it, it's just better.

It's not as thick and it tastes fresher.

 

 If you love pickles (I do)

they also have the best pickles down here in Texas!

These are the best.  I think I could eat a whole jar!

 

 We've I've been using a Swifter Sweeper here in the condo we are staying in.

My review for this is:

It just seems so wasteful!

I miss my old mop.

You know, it's a sponge mop

and you use it and use and use it over and over again and again.

It only costs you the price of the mop.

 

With Swifter Sweeper, sure it's easy,

(so it's perfect for renting a condo)

but those sheets are very spendy, like 12 bucks for 24 sheets.

That's 50 cents each and we I use at least 6-8 each time I mop.

 

What do you think?

 

 Farmer's Market Lettuce.

Nothing like it.

I love it, I crave it.

This is the spicy mix, but I also love the mild mix.

(it's clean and lasts all week)

I will really miss seeing the people that sell this.

Lauren is the owner's daughter and she's a real sweetheart.

Here's their farm

 I also got some of this yummy drink!

Here's a description

I love their purple beans too!

They turn bright green when they are cooked...veggie suppers, delicious! 

 Another fun product we've found

(maybe MN has this now too, I don't know)

It's really good, and addictive. 

 

This is Sarah.

She is a close friend of my friend Becky.

Becky is trying to raise money for Sarah.

Here are Becky's words:

 

"My friend Sarah, who has been fighting cancer for five years now, was just told a couple weeks ago that there are no other treatments for her. The cancer is moving extremely fast and he gave her less than six months. He doubts she will make it to June.

She is not religious but I think she would like to be. She has always been "interested" in the Catholic faith but never has taken the leap to commit to it.

I am more worried for her spiritually than I am for her physically. My brother and I set up a Go Fund Me account with her permission, and there have only been four donors---which one of them is me. It is depressing.

Her husband wants her to go see the Eiffel Tower, as this has always been her dream. I understand that to her, this is a distraction and a way of using her time rather than sit around waiting to die. But in the meantime, my brother and I have something in the works---we are going to also send them to Lourdes since they will already be in France. I think she would be open to it, especially since basically people are paying her to go...

My brother actually has everything lined up for her to go (including her family.) Do you have any idea how happy they will be to go together? Right now, they don't think it's possible for even Sarah to go. This could be her last chance, I so much want her to experience Lourdes. I went there and loved it. She needs healing. If not a physical healing then a spiritual one. She needs graces to get through this without trying to avoid it by using distractions. She needs to face God once and for all."

Sarah and her beautiful family

 

 

Will you please pray for Sarah and her family?

If you feel motivated by the Holy Spirit, donate HERE

Thank you so much.

 

 

Our time is dwindling down.

We leave for home in 5 days.