What happens when a skewer from the turkey ends up in the garbage disposal?

Thirteen Things about Leslie 1…. 47 years old 2. Married for 25 years 3. Renewed our wedding vows at A Hollywood Chapel in Las Vegas last March. It was amazing!!! I cried through the whole thing. 4. Have 2 children- 22 year old daughter and a 19 year old son 5. Have both parents still and a wonderful 83 year old father-in-law 6. Have 3 sisters, 2 brothers in law, 4 nephews and 1 step-niece 7. Am grateful for a home in Brainerd, MN near our immediate families 8. Travel often- been to Nashville for four days each the last two months 9. Play the flute and have since I was in 6th grade. Took lessons until I graduated from college. Now I only play at church. 10. Graduated from Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 11. Lived in West Virginia for almost 10 years and loved it there 12. Taught 6th grade from 1981-1990 13. I am a deaconess candidate in the United Methodist Church Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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Note sent out to our Friends in Faith in Christmas cards:

As most of you know the new PS3 is out and there was quite the rush at the stores. A news broadcast told of one store that had 50 people in line and only 25 units so they decided to have a race in to the store. In the process one young man was pushed and ran into a flagpole and had to be taken to the hospital. Later in the broadcast they had a segment on the Salvation Army red kettles. They had been put out that day and people were encouraged to start putting in their change. The news broadcaster then made the remark, "And one young man was trampled in the rush to the kettles." Of course he was being sarcastic. But, it sure struck a chord with me. People are asked to give change to those less fortunate and we have to be reminded to do it, but people are willing to run, run over, hurt, attack and rob to get the latest game player. My hope is in your heart you have the desire to run to Christ this Christmas season. That you will feel the need to get in the line, the line of those who are seeking, searching, following the star, searching for Christ.

Found Poem--created at Scarritt-Bennett, Nashville, TN during a spiritual writing workshop
based on three words/phrases pulled from another poem

If only
I could sleep soundly
I didn't wake up at the slighest noise
Then I wouldn't be at this point today

I guarded myself and those in our building
I listened in comfort while being uncomfortable
I watched from a distance-like a television show was outside my window.

If only
I were brave
I could have stepped out of my hiding place

Like her I bang on the doors
I cry out in pain, anguish, defeat, fear
I run silently from door to door and bang
but I don't escape my attacker--
the perpetrator is myself