Dare to Live In Dreams: Christmas Concert

Just the three Mennos singing a song at our Christmas choir concert.

The Wizard of Oz

"Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true" -Dorothy

Have you ever watched The Wizard of Oz? It is my all time favorite movie. I've always been fascinated with how Dorothy seems to be living in this dream world. I love the colors and the people and the ruby red slippers and as scared as I am of those flying monkeys, I always watch to see Dorothy accomplish what she has set out to do. I have plenty of dreams of my own, going abroad to do mission work just one of many, but I am not content with my dreams staying just dreams. I want to live my dreams! So after many years of dreaming, I'm taking a page from Dorothy's book and have begun to make this trip a reality. Now, if only I could find those ruby red slippers...

Learning English as a Second Language

You go to an English speaking country and expect to hear English...and you do of course, but some of that English doesn't really translate. There is a gap in the language just like there is an ocean between countries. The following is a collection of words I've learned and will no doubt add to. Enjoy :)

U.K. - U.S.

Kip - nap
loo - bathroom
wellingtons - rainboots
tele - t.v.
petrol - gas
chips - french fries
crisps - chips
biscuits - cookies
give way - yield (road signs)
toastie - toasted sandwich
lolliepop men/ladies - crossing guards
queing -waiting in line
amber - yellow (stoplight)
trollies - shopping carts
take away - take out
bell - ring (ex. I'll give you a ring)
diary - schedule/date book
rota - rotation
Are you alright? - How are you? (greeting)
more'in (?) - addicting (food)
rubber - eraser
boots - cleats
bin - trashcan
wheely bin - trashcan with wheels :)
pudding - dessert
trainers - tennis shoes
mobile - cell phone
jumper - sweater
rubbish - trash
poorly - sick
garden - yard
Holiday - vacation
bun - cupcake
read - study (I studied biology in college)
touch wood - knock on wood
boot - trunk
lift - elevator
till - register
cheers - thank you
a quid - a buck (money slang)
fiver - 5 bucks
veg - veggies
tube - subway
lead - leash
pram - stroller
do the washing up - do the dishes
guillotine - paper cutter
cello tape - tape
A&E - E.R.
he is called - his name is
register - attendance list
pack it in - cut it out
well, proper - so, really (very)
guillotine - paper cutter
nappie - diaper
jump the queue - budge

Favorites

Matthew 6:34 - Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
If you do not know me you have missed nothing. If you do not know my savior you have missed everything.
John 3:30 - He must become greater; I must become less.
We don't know what the future holds, but we know who holds the future.
Matthew 5:14 - You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
We aren't called because we are special; we are special because we listen.
Acts 2:17 - "In the last days, God says, I will pour out my spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams."
People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.
1 Corinthians 7:23 - You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. - Vincent van Gogh
Hebrews 12:14 - Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Proverbs 31:25 - She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. - Gloria Steinem

Friday, December 23, 2011

Christmas Concert

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