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When Your Clothes Are on Fire

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Emma has been going through fire safety at school.  The other night we talked about what happens when there is a fire.  Emma said we need to have a plan and a meeting point.  We decided on the mailbox and oh yeah, don’t touch the door handle if your door is closed.  Sounded like the routine fire safety.

A few minutes after Emma came home today the girls are getting settled in.  I randomly hear Emma tell Lexi, “Do you know what you do when your clothes are on fire?”  I then see her stand up straight and be still for a beat and then drop to the floor and roll once around.

She tells Lexi to try it so she knows what to do.  The video below picks up right after that.  I think Lexi says she doesn’t want to right at the beginning and walks away and Emma decides to go get a snack.

It cracks me up that she stops, drops and rolls and Emma says “Goood.” And then they both just walk away like it’s so normal. And Emma at the end saying “That’s what you do when your clothes are on fire! For real life!”

Monday Mentions

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  • I read this post and thought man, I wish it was Monday so I could post this right away!  And hey look, it’s Monday!  So go read this post.  And I really shouldn’t need to post this because you’re all reading Billy’s blog by now, right?!
  • These ornaments are so cute.  I feel like playing Bingo when I see them!  Did you know I like playing Bingo?  I really do.  One time at band camp I went to a “real” Bingo place with a friend.  I didn’t win anything but my friend had won $500 there once.
  • I loved this post.  As I commented there, God has brought the theme of obedience to me so many times.  Feelings don’t matter…obedience does!  And sometimes, it makes miracles happen!
  • Bill Cosby is on Twitter. I have it marked to follow him this Friday!
  • I think this scarf is pretty.
  • This post made me laugh.
  • As a devoted fangirl of many things, it made me all sorts of happy inside to see another fangirl meet whom she fangirls over (that was probably all sorts of grammatically incorrect).  Seriously, I almost cried.
  • And lastly, have you subscribed to our Friday Night Lights podcast yet? And you still have 9 more days to catch up!
  • Oh and I just saw this…new New Moon clip!

On My Mind This Morning

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Not a big fan of the video but the song is great. Definitely check out Shane & Shane if you’ve never. They’re even more amazing live.

A friend from our old church (I still hate saying that. I feel like a traitor!  Maybe I should say our last church) called me yesterday. They decided to leave the church and were asking questions about North Rock Hill.  As I was talking, I realized just how much I’ve changed in three months. And maybe it’s not that I’ve changed. Or maybe it is. I don’t know. I know my mindset has changed from say 6 months ago. “Church” isn’t the same for me anymore. And I don’t just mean my Sunday mornings are different. Because generally they’re the same.  But my view on God’s church, His kingdom and how we fit in have most definitely changed. And I’m so thankful to be a part of North Rock Hill.  And I’m even more thankful for what God is showing us and how He’s changed our hearts.  And when I think about the Lord, how He’s moved in these past few years and especially these past few months…how He saved me, how He raised me, how He filled me with the Holy Ghost, how He healed me to the uttermost, how He picked me and turned me around and set my feet on solid ground…it makes me want to shout! Hallelujah! Thank you, Jesus! Lord, You’re worthy of all the glory and all the honor and all the praise!

Lexi-isms in Bitstrips

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Ok, so my friend Denise pointed me to Bitstrips, a site to create your own characters and comic strips.  The only thing I could think of to do was pull out some Lexi-isms.  Not all of them fit the length/format of a strip but this one I thought would do.  Seems to be more funny to me in the blog post but it’s really cute seeing us in comic strip form!