What a Man Wednesday.....Shaken not stirred

I have long been a fan of James Bond films. I know, full of violence, sex and skimpily clad women. But, James Bond is working to keep the world safe from the bad guys and he is dealing with the losses of the women he truly loved. He is complex and out to keep us safe.

The JJ - Just Julie, Man of the Week is the new James Bond. Let me tell you that last film Casino Royale was AWESOME and I can't wait to see the new one Quantum of Solace, due in theaters . I will go see it in the theater if I have to go alone!

An interesting face this actor is familiar as he has been in many non-bond excellent films... such as Road to Perdition, Layer Cake, and Munich. Another blue eyed beauty with rugged good looks. Oh, and he looked awesome in the bathing suit in Casino Royale....and looks good in any other suit!

I give you our man of the week..... Daniel Craig

Halloween sneak peak......

44 Reasons I Love Being Catholic...#5

Those beautiful bells during mass. They are called the Sanctus Bells....and most are made of Bronze.

This tradition goes back over 800 years. My cliff note version, NOTE: I am no theologian.....I am just saying my understanding.........they used to ring the church bells...the big ones like outside in the tower to signify mass was starting AND during the consecration and presentation of the Eucharist. By ringing the bells, people who could not make mass could hear that something divine and miraculous was happening at the local church. They could stop what they were doing and make a small adoration or prayer to the Lord. The bells also helped the faithful in the church...and they still do.....to refocus on what is going on if their minds have started to wander. Yes, it happens...... I also seem to recall, when the bells were instituted I am thinking the mass was in Latin and many didn't speak the language so it helped them know what was going on. At some point, the big bells were replaced with the little bells that are now rung in the sanctuary. Its a set of 3 or so bells.

They are rung as the priest elevates the Body of Christ and also when he raises the Blood of Christ. This is actually optional, so you might not hear it if you go to mass. My church will ring them so long as someone is serving with the priest. Its a BEAUTIFUL sound, 3 rings which represent the most Holy Trinity.

When I was pregnant with Sarah Cate, and was at mass when they would ring the bells she always moved in my belly. It made me smile and think of how in Luke when Mary went to tell her Cousin Elizabeth she was expecting and it excited John the Baptist who was in her belly at the time....

Luke 1:41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit,

After Sarah was born, she would look around for those bells, they seemed to calm her. I guess she remembered them. Now when she hears them she looks at me and smiles. It brings me so much joy as I LOVE those bells. I was thrilled on the CRHP weekend when I got to ring the bells during one of the masses. I cannot express how much that meant to me as when I was younger, girls were not allowed to serve on the altar....which has totally changed....lucky girls now who get to ring those bells.

I found the following on the site Adoremus Bulletin referencing bible verses mentioning the use of bells....

The use of bells is mentioned four times in the Old Testament of the Bible. Exodus 28:33-35 describes the vestments worn by the high priest Aaron as he approached the Arc of the Covenant in the Holiest of Holies:

On its skirts you shall make pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet stuff, around its skirts, with bells of gold between them, a golden bell and a pomegranate, round about on the skirts of the robe. And it shall be upon Aaron when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the holy place before the Lord, and when he comes out, lest he die.

This description of Aaron's extremely ornate priestly vestments is repeated in Exodus 39:25-26 and again in Ecclesiastes 45:9:
And he encircled him with pomegranates, with very many golden bells round about, to send forth a sound as he walked, to make their ringing heard in the temple as a reminder to the sons of his people.

The bells were likely included as part of high-priest Aaron's vestments for two reasons. First, they created a joyful noise to God, which is something man should undertake as described in Psalm 98:4

Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth; break into song; sing praise.

Secondly, bells were long thought to possess apotropaic powers, or the power to ward off evil spirits. The bells were seen as tools to be used to avert dangers to Aaron before he entered the Holiest of Holies.

Bells were also used to signify adoration to God during early times, as shown in Zechariah 14:20:
And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, "Holy to the Lord". And the pots in the house of the Lord shall be as the bowls before the altar.

The ancient cymbals mentioned in Psalm 150:5-6 are said to have resembled water pitchers with wide open necks, similar to the bells of today:

Praise Him with sounding cymbals; praise Him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!

SO there you have it folks....I learn a little something new each time I post one of these 44 reasons! I just love the sound and the reverence it adds t the Mass.

See you at #6

Movie Line MEME.....THE ANSWERS

Thanks for playing.....the lines, answers below....

1. You know, junk food doesn't deserve the bad rap that it gets. Take these pork rinds for example. This particular brand contains two percent of the R.D.A. - that's Recommended Daily Allowance - of riboflavin.

2. Can I borrow your underpants for 10 minutes?

3. It appears my hypocrisy knows no bounds.

4. I got a question. If you guys know so much about women, how come you're here at like the Gas 'n' Sip on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere?

5. I think it's safe to say that this party is about to become a historical fact.

6. I have a head for business and a bod for sin. Is there anything wrong with that?

7. Whenever we needed money, we'd rob the airport. To us, it was better than Citibank.

8. I'll have a half double decaffeinated half-caf, with a twist of lemon.

9. I don't care about losing all the money. It's losing all the stuff.

10. If you can't be in athlete, be an athetic supporter.

11. Who are those guys?

12. Somewhere out there is a lady who I think will never be a nun.

13. Have you seen these toilets? They're GINORMOUS!


THE ANSWERS:


1. The Sure Thing
2. Sixteen Candles - so many good lines in this one.
3. Tombstone, man I love Val Kilmer in this one!
4. Say Anything, yeah I know SHOCKER another John Cusack film
5. Some Kind of Wonderful - best kiss movie
6. Working Girl - big hair at its best and Harrison Ford at his prime I think.
7. Goodfellas
8. LA Story - I love Steve Martin
9. The Jerk
10. Grease
11. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
12. Sound of Music
13. ELF

SHARE Atlanta Memorial Service

This Sunday is the annual SHARE Atlanta Memorial service for parents who have experienced a pregnancy or infant loss. SHARE is a wonderful support group that helped me make it through the first year after we said goodbye to our son Caleb. October is actually Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month.

The service is beautiful: music, a reading of names of the babies we are remembering, a balloon release and and many poems are read written by parents of the group. I will be reading a poem I wrote on Caleb's first birthday. I was sitting at my cubicle at work.....Lindbergh BellSouth Center and typed it out very quickly - then I cried for a while. I love this poem. I hope I can keep it together when I read it Sunday.....keep me in your prayers for that pulease and also say a prayer for all the parents who are going into the first holiday season without their babies..... its VERY hard that first year.

Beautiful Boy
Gentle Son
Fierce Independent
Loving one

Anticipation Excitement
Wonder and Joy
We wanted to know you
Our sweet baby boy

Determined to meet us
You arrived earlier than planned
Inspiring to others
A loss hard to understand

Engraved on our hearts
You love always to abide
We walk without you
Yet you are always at our side

Hold my hand
Kiss my cheek
My gentle strong son
Let me feel your presence until day is done

Come in our dreams
Let us hug you and kiss you
Gone from our lives
Now we so dearly miss you

With love from our family
More than one could comprehend
Happy Birthday Sweet Angel Caleb
Our Little Man, Son and Friend

written in loving memory of our son Caleb Andrew 08/17/05

Born at 24 weeks gestation, with us on earth 8 days

MOVIE LINE Meme

My sister from another mother Kathleen, challenged me to her movie line Meme. Boy did I suck at hers. So the challenge my few followers is to identify the film that each of these lines is associated with. I love all these movies, so shoudln't be TOO hard...and I am tired. So play along - don't be shy, just post your answers in the comments section. I will give you the answers in a bit.....

I tag Donna, Josie and Kim - doesn't take a scanner for this one...... to pass the fun along with coming up with a challenge of their own!

My Movie Meme......

1. You know, junk food doesn't deserve the bad rap that it gets. Take these pork rinds for example. This particular brand contains two percent of the R.D.A. - that's Recommended Daily Allowance - of riboflavin.

2. Can I borrow your underpants for 10 minutes?

3. It appears my hypocrisy knows no bounds.

4. I got a question. If you guys know so much about women, how come you're here at like the Gas 'n' Sip on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere?

5. I think it's safe to say that this party is about to become a historical fact.

6. I have a head for business and a bod for sin. Is there anything wrong with that?

7. Whenever we needed money, we'd rob the airport. To us, it was better than Citibank.

8. I'll have a half double decaffeinated half-caf, with a twist of lemon.

9. I don't care about losing all the money. It's losing all the stuff.

10. If you can't be in athlete, be an athletic supporter.

11. Who are those guys?

12. Somewhere out there is a lady who I think will never be a nun.

13. Have you seen these toilets? They're GINORMOUS!

What a man Wednesday....Great Movies, Great Dressing, Great everything

Well, I am late on this one. I saw a pic of our man today while at the grocery store and was struck by his beauty and his talent. What beautiful eyes and talk about someone who aged VERY WELL. Another generous celebrity in raising money for many charities and sending kids to camp who could not otherwise go.

We miss you, Rest in Peace.....

Paul Newman

What a great statement his love for Joanne, his Georgia bride makes toward the longevity of love and marriage.