Friday Favorites

Lent starts tomorrow (Ash Wednesday).  Lent - in the traditional church is 40 days and nights before Easter, not including Sundays.  It's a time for reflection, sacrifice, and lament over Christ's death.  It doesn't include Sundays, because of the reality that Christ HAS risen, and HAS redeemed us from our punishment of eternal separation from God.Being raised Catholic - it was tradition to "give up" something for lent.  It was something done out of a sense of legalism - you do this, because this is what you do for lent....When i left the Catholic church - i abandoned "giving something…

1.  Favorite reason for music - I was telling my choir just the other day about this clip.  It sums up why music means so much to me - it accesses a part of the brain, heart, and soul that nothing else can possibly access.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdg9FMp7f8?rel=0]2.  Favorite photo montage - I enjoyed flipping through these photos…3.  Favorite educational weather graphic - 4.  Favorite HUH? (courtesy of my brother - Garrett)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ii2ctMbYWU?rel=0]5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service -"Here You come, running to find me …."

1.  Friday nights, I have a date with my wife - my favorite part of the week.2.  Thursday mornings I have breakfast with my oldest boy - runs a close second to thought #1.3.  Who cleans up roadkill?4.  Is there a more polarizing topic to discuss than politics?5.  We are 2 weeks and 3 days away from the 2nd original Children's Musical from my wife - Mandy Sears.  We are 4 weeks and 3 days away from the 2013 Easter-season worship service.

1.  Favorite problem solving flow chart - 2.  Favorite weather coverage from Wednesday - [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/58630097 w=451&h=250]3.  Favorite additional coverage from Wednesday - [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/58630164 w=451&h=250]4.  Favorite mashup - "Call me maybe" meets "Taken" (special thanks to my brother Garrett for this one)5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "and now I see, and now I know, and now I will never leave Your arms, Oh Lord…"

1.  Schools were delayed for three hours yesterday, because of rain.2.  I heard 3 claps of thunder, the entire morning.3.  One of these days, the weather really IS gonna be bad, and the schools aren't going to believe it…4.  At one point yesterday, rain was falling straight down, out of the sky.5.  A leaf blew across the road when I was driving to work.  Treacherous.

1.  Favorite picture - in honor of last week's snowmageddon - 2.  Favorite "i'm sure i've posted this before" - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7knUFWY2P44?rel=0]3.  Favorite Bad Lip Reading - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zce-QT7MGSE?rel=0]4.  Favorite music geek moment - 5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "ten-thousand reasons for my heart to find"

1.  I am REALLY missing watching American Idol this seas...HAHAHAHA.  I almost typed it all without laughing.2.  Someone followed me on twitter and had the line in his bio "Looking for lasting value…" Why in the WORLD would he be on twitter?3.  I've decided that after the 583rd invitation to try "I want to add your birthday" - i still won't…4.  It's spring…no wait… it's WINTER… no wait… it's spring… no…. wait…5.  I think the "do not ask me again" button on the iTunes download really means "please ask me three times a day until i relent"

1.  Favorite driving instruction - Pretty sure I was behind him on 119 yesterday.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWAK0J8Uhzk?rel=0]2.  Favorite oldie but goodie - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuj9tU5tAP4?rel=0]3.  Favorite sarcasm - 4.  Favorite news report - One of the many places I lived, growing up, was Bismark North Dakota… It snowed so much one winter that it covered the top of our door.  We cut a path between our house and the neighbors house so we could walk between the two, sharing resources…[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6t-EjrtD3U?rel=0]5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "You dance over me, while I am unaware"

1.  Self-promotion must be exhausting.2.  I bet the flu shot is some sort of mind-control experiment.3.  Genesis 9:114.  If Daryl dies - i'm done watching.5.  Seriously - it's just a little bit colder version of rain...

1.  Favorite unexpected music - Read about this here...[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOPu0_YWhw?rel=0]2.  Favorite marriage proposal - Love it.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_v7QrIW0zY?rel=0]3.  Favorite drum geek out - One of the best drummers of all time...[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmjZ6JPn91s?rel=0]4.  Favorite video from our Christmas program - [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/55913898 w=451&h=250]5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday Morning worship service - "save from our ways, Oh God, Oh God…"