Use a Movie Devotion

Good Monday morning!

The Showcase Pic is of me and my baby, Roxie. This photo didn't get her "Seal of Approval," but I like it... and it's my blog... end of story.

The Gallery Pics are from my Mother's Day Brunch at Another Broken Egg Cafe yesterday. It was well worth the wait. I have no problem celebrating Mother's Day a week later. A tiny, little wait and a great meal and no rush, rush, rush. I liked it!

Weekend Review

Unlike last weekend, this weekend went very much according to plan.

Our Friday night dinner with friends was successful... and when I use the word "successful" I mean I haven't heard of anyone having food poisoning symptoms. Always a good sign!

Saturday was a work day for EVERYONE (except Roxie). Austin worked at the Chick. Josh worked at the football field AND in someone's yard. Mikie worked at the office. I worked at the house. By the time everyone returned home, they were tired and worn out... except for Roxie.

Mike and I spruced up a little and headed to B & A Warehouse for The Garden Party Silent Auction (which raises money for Alzheimer's), and we had a really good time. It was a very hip and trendy venue, so Mike and I felt right at home. (Are you kidding me?) It was fun bidding on a few things (but not winning) and watching the big items being auctioned off for hundreds and thousands of dollars for such a good cause. I could be wearing a full length mink coat for $700 if I didn't NEED a new camera right this very minute. And as everyone knows who lives in the deep south, all Southern Belles NEED a full length mink coat to wear during our 13 days of winter! It was lovely, and I know that husband got a big, fat kiss when he got home that night.

I guess one of the highlights of the evening was going from food table to food table grazing. To be honest, I was a little worried when I first arrived. There was a large table in the middle of the first room filled with fruit kabobs (sticking out of real pineapples... too cute) and tiny pieces of bread with four or five different dips and spreads to make mini appetizers. Hmmm. It appeared I was going to be able to clear that table all by myself. But wait! There was more!

In the corner of the room, I noticed a table with the small boxes you get when you order Chinese food. Could it be? It was! It was spicy low mien noodles. Lovely!

And when we walked into the main room, there were more little food tables. There was a shrimp and grits table... I passed on that one, but Mikie was happy. There was a sliders table (barbecue AND hamburgers). There was a fish and chips table with really salty homemade French fries. YES! And they had the most wonderful sweet potato fries. DOUBLE YES!

But what about dessert, you may ask? That was the most fun of all. There was a table with three buckets of mini cookies (chocolate chip, shortbread and oatmeal raisin). Hanging from the ceiling were three large pastry icing bags. Once you picked out your cookie, you grabbed the hanging bag and squirted buttercream, chocolate buttercream OR raspberry chocolate buttercream icing directly onto the cookies. Or you just tilted your head back and your spouse squeezed icing into your mouth until you motioned for him to stop. Either way!

I love grazing. It was a good night.

I celebrated Mother's Day Sunday with a brunch with my bunch at Another Broken Egg Cafe. I liked it just as much my second visit, and once again I ordered the blackberry grits. So good.

We finished our day by doing our Family Change Date "thing" and heading to the movies. Iron Man 2 was WONDERFUL! Everyone (male and female) enjoyed this one. And thanks to Melia (who had already seen the movie), we knew to wait to the end of the credits. One little scene was shown. One little scene which gave us all something to look forward to... Iron Man 3 OR The Avengers. Either way, it's gonna be good.

Use a Movie Devotion

I'm going to give you Devotion #3 for your Backyard Bible Club today. It's very simple, and there is little or no prep. However, unless you plan on moving the TV to the back deck and having a movie night outside (which I highly recommend), this Club meeting will meet in your home. Please consider pizza and a movie on the deck or in the driveway. It really makes it more memorable (and there will be NO MESS in your home when it's done).

Depending on the majority of ages of the kids in your Club, I would pick a couple of Veggie Tales DVDs or one of the movies. If the majority of your Club members are guys, try a couple of Bible Man DVDs. If your Club Members are a little older, Joseph - King of Dreams is an action-packed animated movie which will hold their attention.

Begin and/or end the movie with prayer. You may think because your kids have seen these movies multiple times, every kid has seen these movies multiple times. Not necessarily. You never know when sharing a Bible story, verse or prayer with kids in your neighborhood which kids may have never heard it before.

I'll have the last Backyard Bible Club Devotion next week. It will need some prep, but it will be fun and important to share with your guys.

Have a great Monday. We're winding down our school year. It's Finals Week in our little corner of the world. This time next week, I know we're going to have a very different attitude! Tuesday's recipe is yummy, and I have a couple of other things to share. Visit if you get a chance.

Take care, and I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Sincerely,

The Enchanting Belinda