"Now wait. There's timing here, Kathie Lee."

I wore my gold "One" hat around downtown recently. Got a lot of compliments on it. And yes, it's now my official #annasbirthdaywish yellow wearable, but leading up to Vicki's appearance on the Today Show, it was easy to reference the Tap Pups from the Harrisburg St Patrick's Day parade (last Sat) and to drop in to "watch us, or tape it, Thursday in the 10-11am hour!"


photo source: Vicki's Tap Pups

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We had a great time in the parade, too. (It's been a busy week!)

photo source for all photos not otherwise attributed: Big Frog -- additional photos available on Snapfish (free login & password required)


photo source: Brian Riordan

A few quotables:

• Sneaker taps aren't very sneaky.
• We've got some competition this year, so be sexy! Straight lines! ~Vicki
  Evidently straight lines are sexy. :-)
• On the state of our educational systems, overheard by Big Frog:
  "Why do they have the Mexican flag?"
  Someone needs a good dose of Fun with Flags.
  
• Everyone needs a Brian.
  

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So... see you at the Zembo! The Spring Show is Saturday, May 31, 6pm! (It's in the round! Practice-practice-practice!)
image source: TapPups.com

Everything you say & everything you do

Everything you say & everything you do is the Bible that someone else may need to read. ~James E McConnell Sr

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God, who gave us birth, you are ever more ready to hear than we are to pray.
You know our needs before we ask, and our ignorance in asking.
Give to us now your grace,
that as we shrink before the mystery of death,
we may see the light of eternity.
Speak to us once more your solemn message of life and death.
Help us to live as those who are prepared to die.
And when our days here are accomplished,
enable us to die as those who go forth to live,
so that living or dying,
our life may be in you,
and that nothing in life or in death
will be able to separate us
from your great love in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen.


~United Methodist Pocket Book of Worship p.46-47

#AnnasBirthdayWish -- compiled list of coverage

Today's the day! Happy 11th birthday, Anna!

• Facebook: Anna's Birthday Wish
• Twitter: annajaneknecht, and please use #annasbirthdaywish

Anna seeks Charlotte's Web cannabis oil (non-hallucinogenic) to stop her daily seizures. She has been approved for it in Colorado, but unless Pennsylvania legalizes the use of medical marijuana, she and her mom will be moving to Colorado and leaving her sister and dad behind. Her church community, neighbors, and friends rallied behind her and will be personally delivering hundreds of cards to the Pennsylvania legislators on her behalf.

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• Blog from a church friend: SixDaysBlog
• Fox43 local news report "Mechanicsburg pastor supports parents effort to get daughter medical marijuana", with video.
• ABC27 local news report - Birthday cards sent in support of medical marijuana - primarily snippets of interviews with friends.
• Vimeo video of card party - Alternate version of ABC27 story.
• Carlisle Sentinel article
• My previous blog post, which included links to articles/video about the Town Hall meeting with Rep Scott Perry and the verbage of the birthday cards.

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Today's Anna's actual birthday. Card signing party at the church. 250+ cards, plus coloring sheets from the kids, to be personally delivered to each of the Pennsylvania legislators.


photo source: Kathryn Clymer

The Knecht family: Kaitlyn (Anna's sister) Deb, Mark, and Anna.
photo source: Anna's Birthday Wish on Facebook

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• Facebook: Anna's Birthday Wish
• Twitter: annajaneknecht, and please use #annasbirthdaywish

"Today's the day everything's going my way!"

Even if it's not, exactly.
Might as well frame things up pretty.

Better to tell yourself "I feel good, I feel fine, I feel this way ALL the time!" than to affirm to yourself "I'm alive, I'm awake... and I've got a headache." Because if you go to bed thinking "Tomorrow's gonna be tough," guess what? You're a goal setter and a goal hitter!

Get up in the morning and put your happy socks on.

~paraphrasing Jimmy Meyer on PFN, 3/17/2014

Elton

My Life in 20 Songs Rolling Stone interview with Elton John.


I am such a BTS junkie. I love these insights into the development process.

St Patrick's Prayer

source: Deviant Art by feral canary

Esther

Chag sameach Purim!

Celebrate God saving God's people from mass execution at the hands of the evil Haman. Esther was called "for such a time as this" -- what's your passion? To what has God called you?

I encourage you to join me in reading "the whole megillah", all nine chapters of the book of Esther, this weekend.

May I also commend to you Beth Moore's excellent Esther DVD/workbook Bible study.  (Looking forward to seeing her in person in May!)