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<\/a>— 1 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Washington bound!<\/strong> I’m flying to Seattle with Daniel tomorrow to see my grandmother. She’s doing OK right now (for the most part) but she’s 94 years old and my mom and I are of the opinion that it would be good to see her before it’s “too late”. (My mom is paying for our tickets and is going to be watching Daniel so I can spend some uninterrupted time with my grandmother and not have to chase him down the hall.) I’ll also get to see my evil twin and his wife again as well as other members of my extended family who I haven’t gotten to see in a really long time.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 2 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Ellen Degeneres pwns a critic.<\/strong> A pastor and self-proclaimed cultural commentator published something in the Christian Post about Hollywood and the gay agenda allegedly espoused by the entertainment industry<\/a>, calling out Ellen Degeneres for “celebrat[ing] her lesbianism and ‘marriage’ in between appearances of guests like Taylor Swift to attract young girls.” Ellen replies in the video below.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 3 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Thankful.<\/strong> My mother-in-law offered to let me take yesterday afternoon for myself while she watched Daniel. I was able to get some prayer time in and get some computer work done before heading to something at church. Thanks Victoria! You are the best mother-in-law in the world!<\/p>\n <\/a>— 4 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n MapMyRun.<\/strong> Is anyone else on MapMyRun<\/a>? I’m definitely not a runner but I track my walking mileage on the site. If you are, let me know and I can add you as a friend.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 5 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Seriously?!?!?!? Seriously?!?!?!?!?<\/strong> I don’t know how many of you heard about the woman’s funeral that was halted 15 minutes into it because the pastor found a picture of her kissing her partner<\/a>. This is probably not going to be a popular opinion but… I am seriously pissed off by this. <\/p>\n Why am I pissed off? <\/p>\n Because the church where this took place was founded by the pastor and his wife to be a place where people fighting drug\/alcohol addictions and gang violence — it’s a place that was founded to minister to outsiders. Yet, the pastor (who could have refused the funeral up until the time it started) decided that this woman was not worth his time once he found out that she was a lesbian. Seriously dude, she was a child of God and you were being asked to help her family pray for her and remember her, not perform her wedding.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 6 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Prayer request.<\/strong> This is related to the first Quick Take. I’m flying by myself with Daniel and would appreciate prayers for good travel, ease in getting through security, and ease in boarding the plane with him. Please and thank you! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/a>— 7 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Progress on my New Year’s resolutions.<\/strong> Let me just say that I *HATE* planks<\/a> and my persistence in doing them is due to stubbornness on my part and not actual stamina. On the other hand, the Bible reading<\/a> is going well and I *am* making it out to walk or at least do *something* most mornings that Daniel is in school.<\/p>\n For more Quick Takes, visit Kelly at This Ain’t The Lyceum<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" — 1 — Washington bound! I’m flying to Seattle with Daniel tomorrow to see my grandmother. She’s doing OK right now (for the most part) but she’s 94 years old and my mom and I are of the opinion that … Continue reading http:\/\/ellentube.com\/videos\/0-ma4x1e5a\/<\/a><\/div>\n