{"id":6856,"date":"2015-03-17T23:19:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T06:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=6856"},"modified":"2015-03-17T23:19:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T06:19:12","slug":"fivefaves-miscellanea-xxx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=6856","title":{"rendered":"#FiveFaves: Miscellanea (XXX)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/fivefavorites.jpg\" alt=\"#5Faves\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>One<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>People-watching in church.<\/strong> My B.A. in Religious Studies was focused around history and practice of various religions which fit into the fact that I love people-watching.  I&#8217;ve found that my spot in the choir allows me to watch everyone and see what they do at various times in the liturgy.  It&#8217;s pretty moving to watch a dad kneeling to light a candle with his 3 year old daughter or to see the guitarist I work with for the Contemporary Service kneeling and praying if he gets to church late.  (I also love him because he kneels during all the parts I kneel for and it&#8217;s nice not to be the only one searching for a kneeler during the prayers.)<\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Two<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Hiding in plain sight&#8221;.<\/strong>  A friend of mine coined this term to describe me sitting at <a href=\"http:\/\/starbucks.com\" title=\"$tarbux\">Starbux<\/a> by myself, listening to my iTunes, and just blocking out the outside world for a bit.  It&#8217;s something I do on my Wednesdays off.<\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Three<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coca Cola.<\/strong>  I gave it up for Lent but it&#8217;s St. Patrick&#8217;s Day today and a number of people I know usually relax their Lenten fast today.  I ended up getting a Coke while I was out with my mother-in-law because I had a splitting headache from all the atmospheric pressure changes.  (Weather-change migraines bite!)<\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Four<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Donna Andrews.<\/strong>  I&#8217;m reading her Meg Langslow murder mysteries and I am very hopelessly addicted.  All of the titles have something to do with birds and the later ones usually involve some play on a saying or the title of an old movie.  I&#8217;m currently reading <u>We&#8217;ll Always Have Parrots<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Five<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>This Guinness commercial.<\/strong>  When I visted Ireland almost 17 years ago, Guinness signs welcomed us into just about every town.  I&#8217;m not a fan of it but the rest of my family are.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Round up your mates for a GUINNESS on St Patrick&#039;s Day\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y07at1bU89Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Go love up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.melodysharmonies.com\/\" title=\"Melody\">Melody<\/a> (our hostess this week while <a href=\"http:\/\/callherhappy.com\" title=\"Jenna\">Jenna<\/a> loves on her behbeh) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.melodysharmonies.com\/blog\/2015\/3\/16\/five-favourites-instagram-edition\" title=\"Five Favourites: Instagram Edition\">the others<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One People-watching in church. 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