This is the movie cover of the show...i couldn't find too many other pictures from
the show...so this will probably be the
only one put on here!
Friday, March 31, 2006
The End of the Spear
A couple of days ago, Lori called me and invited me to go with her and Elizabeth to "The End of the Spear". We were going to meet some of the other guys there too, since it was going to be part of GS. After the show we were going to go out to eat and discuss the show.
So i met Lori and Elizabeth at their house and we drove up to the theatre. The theatre was not the normal theatre we usually go to...this one is farther north and newer (which means nicer and cleaner!). i had been to this theatre with some friends last Sunday , but we had taken back roads. i didn't really know how to get there by myself. But i thought it would be an adventure...and see how well Ana's memory would be (which is usually not very good!). i couldn't remember the name of one turn so i texted Jason (who knew the way last time) to see what it was. He didn't know the name of the road either! He said it was really hard to explain, but,"You go around a corner and when you look straight, it looks like the road goes straight, but it turns. You'll want to turn onto that road that goes right!" So with these wonderful directions and my poor memory...poor Lori just trusted me and turned when i thought a road looked familiar. Lori said that," she has faith in me!" which is a darn good thing because i wasn't too sure where i was leading her!
Lori and Elizabeth and their family moved here to this area from the Cities awhile ago, and Lori is used to road signs, names, and exits...up here, we use landmarks! She kept laughing when i would announce that i thought we were on the right road since, "that sign looks familiar" or "that house is familiar" or " i remember this corner because of a story that was told!".
But never-the-less we made it to the theatre in good time without getting lost- not even taking a wrong turn!!
We met up with the rest of the crew...Deacon Phil, Nick, Johnny, Jason, and Matthew...and heading to the movie! And the show was great! The End of the Spear...abut Elizabeth Elliot's husband who dies trying to tell a native tribe in Ecuador about Christ.
i copied this from focus on the families...plugged in about the movie...it was the best description about the show i could find...and i had a hard time keeping mine in a nut shell!!
"Deep in the heart of the jungles of Ecuador, along the Amazon River basin, the Waodani Indians are murdering each other to the point of near-extinction. Tribal conflicts (internal and external) have led to a staggering 60 percent mortality rate, and the average Waodani male lives to be just over 30 years old. In response, the Ecuadorian government plans to send in troops to stop the killings and "reclaim" the land, essentially wiping out the Waodani.
It's the early 1950s and Nate Saint, along with four other young American Christian missionaries, sense the urgency of this crisis and set out to befriend the Waodani people. Nate establishes contact with the remote tribe using a revolutionary aeronautical technique that he invents. Flying his small yellow craft in a tight circular pattern, he dangles a bucket on a rope (which centers itself due to centrifugal force), using it to lower gifts. Then, on Jan. 3, 1956, after weeks of what seems to be a progressing relationship (the Waodani have begun to place gifts of their own in the bucket), Nate and his friends, Jim Elliot, Roger Youderian, Pete Fleming and Ed McCully, land the plane on a sandbar and make face-to-face contact with the Waodani.
Five days later, their speared and hacked bodies lay in the Curaray River.
The story doesn't end there, though. Narrated by Nate's son, Steve, End of the Spear dramatically shows how that tragic day forever changes the lives of both the missionary families and the Waodani in a remarkable testimony of God's redemptive power."
There is a lot more to the movie though...you must go see this one!
In the end even though the men died in trying, the women kept trying and they succeeded. The one part about the show i liked the most was the little boy, Steve. He went through so much with loosing his father and having to live with the natives that killed his father. He, at such a young age, was able to look past that and accept them as his friends. And him being friends with the one Waodani man, who he later found out was the man that speared his father, was so incredible. The show conveyed hope, fear, beauty, horror, sadness, and joy. Wonderful film!
So after the movie, we went to Applebees for supper and to discuss the show. We ordered, prayed the Angelus, and then Deacon Phil asked some questions. His questions are always so interesting. They really make you think about the show and why something happened and how they were able to achieve it. Like one of his questions, "what did they 'do'?". After many guesses, we came to the conclusion they 1) learned their language 2) exchanged gifts 3) met on their (the natives) own turf or land. So in trying to reach out to someone and tell them, if you want to be more radical, evangelize to someone, or something more simple, ask someone to come to GS, these are 3 important things we can learn from and use.
So i met Lori and Elizabeth at their house and we drove up to the theatre. The theatre was not the normal theatre we usually go to...this one is farther north and newer (which means nicer and cleaner!). i had been to this theatre with some friends last Sunday , but we had taken back roads. i didn't really know how to get there by myself. But i thought it would be an adventure...and see how well Ana's memory would be (which is usually not very good!). i couldn't remember the name of one turn so i texted Jason (who knew the way last time) to see what it was. He didn't know the name of the road either! He said it was really hard to explain, but,"You go around a corner and when you look straight, it looks like the road goes straight, but it turns. You'll want to turn onto that road that goes right!" So with these wonderful directions and my poor memory...poor Lori just trusted me and turned when i thought a road looked familiar. Lori said that," she has faith in me!" which is a darn good thing because i wasn't too sure where i was leading her!
Lori and Elizabeth and their family moved here to this area from the Cities awhile ago, and Lori is used to road signs, names, and exits...up here, we use landmarks! She kept laughing when i would announce that i thought we were on the right road since, "that sign looks familiar" or "that house is familiar" or " i remember this corner because of a story that was told!".
But never-the-less we made it to the theatre in good time without getting lost- not even taking a wrong turn!!
We met up with the rest of the crew...Deacon Phil, Nick, Johnny, Jason, and Matthew...and heading to the movie! And the show was great! The End of the Spear...abut Elizabeth Elliot's husband who dies trying to tell a native tribe in Ecuador about Christ.
i copied this from focus on the families...plugged in about the movie...it was the best description about the show i could find...and i had a hard time keeping mine in a nut shell!!
"Deep in the heart of the jungles of Ecuador, along the Amazon River basin, the Waodani Indians are murdering each other to the point of near-extinction. Tribal conflicts (internal and external) have led to a staggering 60 percent mortality rate, and the average Waodani male lives to be just over 30 years old. In response, the Ecuadorian government plans to send in troops to stop the killings and "reclaim" the land, essentially wiping out the Waodani.
It's the early 1950s and Nate Saint, along with four other young American Christian missionaries, sense the urgency of this crisis and set out to befriend the Waodani people. Nate establishes contact with the remote tribe using a revolutionary aeronautical technique that he invents. Flying his small yellow craft in a tight circular pattern, he dangles a bucket on a rope (which centers itself due to centrifugal force), using it to lower gifts. Then, on Jan. 3, 1956, after weeks of what seems to be a progressing relationship (the Waodani have begun to place gifts of their own in the bucket), Nate and his friends, Jim Elliot, Roger Youderian, Pete Fleming and Ed McCully, land the plane on a sandbar and make face-to-face contact with the Waodani.
Five days later, their speared and hacked bodies lay in the Curaray River.
The story doesn't end there, though. Narrated by Nate's son, Steve, End of the Spear dramatically shows how that tragic day forever changes the lives of both the missionary families and the Waodani in a remarkable testimony of God's redemptive power."
There is a lot more to the movie though...you must go see this one!
In the end even though the men died in trying, the women kept trying and they succeeded. The one part about the show i liked the most was the little boy, Steve. He went through so much with loosing his father and having to live with the natives that killed his father. He, at such a young age, was able to look past that and accept them as his friends. And him being friends with the one Waodani man, who he later found out was the man that speared his father, was so incredible. The show conveyed hope, fear, beauty, horror, sadness, and joy. Wonderful film!
So after the movie, we went to Applebees for supper and to discuss the show. We ordered, prayed the Angelus, and then Deacon Phil asked some questions. His questions are always so interesting. They really make you think about the show and why something happened and how they were able to achieve it. Like one of his questions, "what did they 'do'?". After many guesses, we came to the conclusion they 1) learned their language 2) exchanged gifts 3) met on their (the natives) own turf or land. So in trying to reach out to someone and tell them, if you want to be more radical, evangelize to someone, or something more simple, ask someone to come to GS, these are 3 important things we can learn from and use.
Another great night!
Pictures from the show...
Here is the movie cover...looks like a horror show...but you can't
judge a "movie" by its cover!
This is the mask "V" wore throughout the entire
show...jason was disappointed he never took it
off to show his face! i think it made him look
way to happy for some of the more
serious parts!
Almost looks like Zorro!
From his appearance, you would think "V" to be a cruel guy, but he was actually very nice and
kind of witty. Here they are watching a
classic movie together!
"V"
Some friends and i went to a new movie theatre up north and seen "V for Vendetta". An "interesting" show. i had seen part of the movie trailer, but didn't really know what it was about. i didn't even know that was the show we going to see until i met up with everyone!
i had been painting the downstairs closet when Jason texted and asked if i wanted to go to a movie with some friends. We all left within 20 minutes...it was a last minute idea to go! So the five of us...Mclain, Reece, Nick, Jason, and i squished into Clain's VW Jetta...yep, it was a tight squeeze!
Going up the windy road was fun, those of us in the back, Nick, Jason, and i, didn't really feel too much of the effects from the corners with being squished together! We made it to the theatre just a couple of minutes late. But, one must always make an entrance! For the show being classified as an action/adventure and science/fiction, it was pretty good! Not scary, not too much blood, not believable of course...but the story line was pretty good. And... we were able to share and correspond something from the movie to GS and the book Giussani wrote.
i had been painting the downstairs closet when Jason texted and asked if i wanted to go to a movie with some friends. We all left within 20 minutes...it was a last minute idea to go! So the five of us...Mclain, Reece, Nick, Jason, and i squished into Clain's VW Jetta...yep, it was a tight squeeze!
Going up the windy road was fun, those of us in the back, Nick, Jason, and i, didn't really feel too much of the effects from the corners with being squished together! We made it to the theatre just a couple of minutes late. But, one must always make an entrance! For the show being classified as an action/adventure and science/fiction, it was pretty good! Not scary, not too much blood, not believable of course...but the story line was pretty good. And... we were able to share and correspond something from the movie to GS and the book Giussani wrote.
i had a good time Sunday. i am glad they asked me to go and i said yes.
Friday, March 24, 2006
training my sister...
Last night Emma wanted me to read a magazine to her...so after reading a couple articles from Martha Stewart (her choice!) she decided that she wanted to read it. She looks up at me and says,"how do i read?" So i told her just to say what i say and it will be just like reading. So, one word at a time, we read a little article from "Decorating Ideas" (her choice again!). One advertisement she wanted to read was for Dutch Boy paint. We read a little bit and when it came to saying,"Duthc Boy" i said," oh, we don't like Dutch Boy paint, we only like Hirshfield's paint." So we turned the page and started reading again (one-word-at-a-time!). This time it was about wallpaper and low and behold soon the article said to go to Sherwin Williams! Again after she said,"Sherwin Williams" i said that store is not a good place either. So we turned the page again and this time there was an article for Benjamin Moore paint on the page. So i started reading it with Emma. After she repeated,"Benjamin Moore" i said,"Now we're talking!" (since Benny Moore paint is sold at Hirshfield's) and Emma thought those were the words printed in the article...because she repeated them just as animated as i had said them..."Now we're talking!"
So sweet!
So sweet!
Monday, March 20, 2006
First Day of Spring!
Today is the first day of Spring!! Jump for joy...summer will be coming soon and everything will be green and we can swim in the pool and mow the lawn and go for walks and drive with the windows down and let the warm breeze blow our hair and have bonfires and get-togethers!!
And i can tell it is now spring...for i have started this new season with cleaning my car! i usually don't clean my car in the winter unless it is a quick job...it is too cold outside in the winter and my hands freeze!
So now that it was already 40 degrees outside today...i had to take the opportunity and vacuum out my *very* dirty car. i think i had sand on the floor mats from last fall! But now she is looking spit-shiny-clean!! Thanks to dad's shop-vac and plenty of Armor-All wipes!!
(i think i need to bring her through the car wash tomorrow though!!)
And i can tell it is now spring...for i have started this new season with cleaning my car! i usually don't clean my car in the winter unless it is a quick job...it is too cold outside in the winter and my hands freeze!
So now that it was already 40 degrees outside today...i had to take the opportunity and vacuum out my *very* dirty car. i think i had sand on the floor mats from last fall! But now she is looking spit-shiny-clean!! Thanks to dad's shop-vac and plenty of Armor-All wipes!!
(i think i need to bring her through the car wash tomorrow though!!)
my name"s"
It is truly amazing how people can come up with new ways to pronouce my name. Sometimes it if fairly close...othertimes...i don't know where on earth they even got it!
My name: Ana
Also known as:
"Ana-Banana"
"Annabelle"
"Annie" (mom)
"Banana-butt" (ceara)
"Anna"
(when meeting new people they think
my name *must* be pronounced this way!
Even friends at GS still think this is my name!!)
"Hannah"
(yes, i have gotten this one a time or two!)
"Donna"
(when i worked at the paint store and answered phones
people would always think this was my name!!)
And the newest name:
"Anya"
(at the Irish dance, Sarah thought this was
my name for a little while!)
So when people ask what my name is...of course i tell them "ana", but if they get one of the above correct...i will usually go with it! When and if i correct them on my name and how it is pronounced, they usually comment on it being a Spanish name. Well, here we go again...actually mom and dad gave me the name because it is a Scandinavian name! Spelled "anna", but pronounced as my name "ana".
i wonder how my name will be pronounced next!!
Irish Dancing
For St. Patrick's Day we had an Irish dance at the Church! It was so much fun! Sarah showed us how to dance three Irish dances...something i have wanted to know for a long time! So we had irish dancing, irish snacks, green decorations and plenty of shamrocks!
i went to the Church early to help set everything up. Lori, Elizabeth, Marci, Sarah and Irma were already there getting things set up. So i helped prepare some of the food with Bee...and then Sarah taught us how to dance three irish dances. She wanted some of us to know how to do the dances before the guests came and she taught them how to do it too. i think we danced for about an hour.
Then it was time for the fun to began! There were actually quite a few people who came...many homeschool families and friends from the Church. We started off with just chatting with everyone...then the festivities began. The first dance The Waves of Torah, had so many people in it that we had to break up into two groups! a few times of practice and then with the music!
Then the next two dances! i can't remember the name of the second dance...i only know it as the Irish Swinging Dance...because the lass from the top and the gent from the bottom would meet in the middle and have to swing around six times! And then the lass from the bottom and the gent from the top would meet in the middle and do the same! Very fun...a little hard to get the hang of at first...and after spinning in a circle...a little dizzy...but i would do it again anytime! Elizabeth and i were partners on this dance and we started at the top so we could lead everyone. Luckly we had practiced the swinging before we started the dance for when we had to swing all the way down the line!
The third dance, the Bonfire Dance, was very interesting. Everyone would stand in a circle and hold hands and go toward the middle and then back and then to the right then to the left...that part was easy. Then the lass' would go to the middle and spin, then the gent's to the middle. Then the hard part...switching partners! Jason and i were partners on this dance and when it came to switching to another partner...we were a little confused and couldn't quite figure it out! So we didn't switch, because the dance started up again, so we just stayed together again!
The entire night was a blast! Mom and Dad came with all the kids...mom and dad didn't dance, but Ceara, Laura, and Lisa did! They were having fun too...with all of their friend's dancing too! i got to dance with them on the swinging dance! Colter, Missa, and Emma didn't want to dance either...but they had fun watching.
Now two days later...i can tell that i was dancing!! i am a little sore from three hours of being up and having fun!!
But it was worth every minute of it!
i went to the Church early to help set everything up. Lori, Elizabeth, Marci, Sarah and Irma were already there getting things set up. So i helped prepare some of the food with Bee...and then Sarah taught us how to dance three irish dances. She wanted some of us to know how to do the dances before the guests came and she taught them how to do it too. i think we danced for about an hour.
Then it was time for the fun to began! There were actually quite a few people who came...many homeschool families and friends from the Church. We started off with just chatting with everyone...then the festivities began. The first dance The Waves of Torah, had so many people in it that we had to break up into two groups! a few times of practice and then with the music!
Then the next two dances! i can't remember the name of the second dance...i only know it as the Irish Swinging Dance...because the lass from the top and the gent from the bottom would meet in the middle and have to swing around six times! And then the lass from the bottom and the gent from the top would meet in the middle and do the same! Very fun...a little hard to get the hang of at first...and after spinning in a circle...a little dizzy...but i would do it again anytime! Elizabeth and i were partners on this dance and we started at the top so we could lead everyone. Luckly we had practiced the swinging before we started the dance for when we had to swing all the way down the line!
The third dance, the Bonfire Dance, was very interesting. Everyone would stand in a circle and hold hands and go toward the middle and then back and then to the right then to the left...that part was easy. Then the lass' would go to the middle and spin, then the gent's to the middle. Then the hard part...switching partners! Jason and i were partners on this dance and when it came to switching to another partner...we were a little confused and couldn't quite figure it out! So we didn't switch, because the dance started up again, so we just stayed together again!
The entire night was a blast! Mom and Dad came with all the kids...mom and dad didn't dance, but Ceara, Laura, and Lisa did! They were having fun too...with all of their friend's dancing too! i got to dance with them on the swinging dance! Colter, Missa, and Emma didn't want to dance either...but they had fun watching.
Now two days later...i can tell that i was dancing!! i am a little sore from three hours of being up and having fun!!
But it was worth every minute of it!
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
"Right on, Dad!"
i was listening to a home-video that was playing in the living room while i was typing up my last posting...and i when i heard this from dad i thought..."that is so true dad!"
A long time ago dad had his little red pickup...part of it was an S-10 and the other part was an S-15...a friend of dad's called it an S-12 1/2! Dad was showing off in his pickup stormin' out of our driveway making the dust fly and creating a loud sound...when he came back down the driveway,
A long time ago dad had his little red pickup...part of it was an S-10 and the other part was an S-15...a friend of dad's called it an S-12 1/2! Dad was showing off in his pickup stormin' out of our driveway making the dust fly and creating a loud sound...when he came back down the driveway,
Mom told Dad, "I thought you were going to blow up your truck!"
Dad said proudly, "It's a Chevy!"
Absolutely Dad!! a Chevy can do anything! "Like a Rock"
visiting with a friend...
Today...i got to visit my friend Jacy! i have not seen her for...it seems ever so long...around Christmas. She is on spring break and came into town and called me up to say she was coming and if i wanted to meet her. So after our Spanish lesson today...i went to a coffee shoppe and we caught up on all the new happenings with our lives. She brought her boyfriend, Orion...and i was finally able to meet him! She has talked about him a lot and now i have met him...i thought they were so sweet together! i am very happy that she has found someone to be with!
We had a great time chatting about school, the jobs we are going into, movies, family, the Church, upcoming events, next time we will meet...
And we chatted over coffee...and i actually had a coffee today! The first time in four months! a single...tall...soy...chocolate...raspberry...blended...thingy...with whipped cream drizzled with chocolate! it was actually very tasty...although i became very hyper tonight...any amount of caffeine affects me...just ask mom...i had great fun annoying her tonight!
We had a great time chatting about school, the jobs we are going into, movies, family, the Church, upcoming events, next time we will meet...
And we chatted over coffee...and i actually had a coffee today! The first time in four months! a single...tall...soy...chocolate...raspberry...blended...thingy...with whipped cream drizzled with chocolate! it was actually very tasty...although i became very hyper tonight...any amount of caffeine affects me...just ask mom...i had great fun annoying her tonight!
Monday, March 13, 2006
Coming up...
Oh, Dear...coming up at the Church...and Irish Dance and gathering. On Friday, for St. Patrick's Day, the GS and CL crew is going to be putting this event on. We are going early to help set up for the meal and to learn an Irish dance! That is the part that is starting to scare me...i don't know how well i am going to be with the dance! But i'll give it a try and see what how it goes!
i'll let ya'll know!
i'll let ya'll know!
scrapbooking...
My scrapbooking adventures have actually been many lately!
At work, we got a new line in...Bookworks from EK...so i was asked to create a book using all the new products. i brought a bunch of stuff home and went through my pictures until i found a theme that was going to work. i hadn't done anything with my graduation party pictures, so i decided to create a spiral bound book using my graduation party as the focus. i worked on that book throughout the week that i was a nanny. A black book that i covered with patterned paper with red, gold, blue, and brown tones. The book definitely has a cluttered shabby chic look...lots of words rub-ons.... i felt like i was being conceited, since i had pictures of me in it. But i guess it was my grad party!
i am still working on the scrapbook for the college's ASL club. i have a few more pages to complete for the 2003 Deaf Awareness Days and a few pages for this past year. But i now have all the completed pages in the album i bought for it. A vey nice black, cloth, Pioneer 12x12 post bound album, with a window on the front cover where i am going to write in K & Company ASL letters "PAH" club and "ASL" club...and i think i am including the years.
but i think that is about all for scrapbooking adventures for me.
At work, we got a new line in...Bookworks from EK...so i was asked to create a book using all the new products. i brought a bunch of stuff home and went through my pictures until i found a theme that was going to work. i hadn't done anything with my graduation party pictures, so i decided to create a spiral bound book using my graduation party as the focus. i worked on that book throughout the week that i was a nanny. A black book that i covered with patterned paper with red, gold, blue, and brown tones. The book definitely has a cluttered shabby chic look...lots of words rub-ons.... i felt like i was being conceited, since i had pictures of me in it. But i guess it was my grad party!
i am still working on the scrapbook for the college's ASL club. i have a few more pages to complete for the 2003 Deaf Awareness Days and a few pages for this past year. But i now have all the completed pages in the album i bought for it. A vey nice black, cloth, Pioneer 12x12 post bound album, with a window on the front cover where i am going to write in K & Company ASL letters "PAH" club and "ASL" club...and i think i am including the years.
but i think that is about all for scrapbooking adventures for me.
Spring Break...
My spring break was spent being a nanny! Sure i have babysat many times and stayed at a families home for a night or two, but this was like...really...being a nanny! Sunday to Sunday...quite literally, 9am on the start of the week and left at 10am on the last day.
The two kids, a girl and a boy, were great! They were really easy to take care of and very nice and sweet. The whole week was really easy...because i would drop the kids off at school at 8:15 and pick them up at 3:15. So i would be able to go and do whatever i wanted. i felt bad for the kids though, having to go to school all day.
After i picked the kids up from school we would go back to their house and have snacks, unwind from the day at school, do homework, play mancala and uno, watch movies, eat supper, and talk to their mom on the phone.
On Saturday, David had a basketball game in a town rather far away...so after getting him up at 5:30 in the morning (but going back to bed once i got home!) and over to a friend's house to catch a ride up there...Michelle and i came over to my house so she could play with my sisters. They had a lot of fun playing outside, playing barbie dolls, paper dolls, and making a fort outside. As for me...i scrapbooked!
But overall the week went good. An interesting way to spend my spring break!
The two kids, a girl and a boy, were great! They were really easy to take care of and very nice and sweet. The whole week was really easy...because i would drop the kids off at school at 8:15 and pick them up at 3:15. So i would be able to go and do whatever i wanted. i felt bad for the kids though, having to go to school all day.
After i picked the kids up from school we would go back to their house and have snacks, unwind from the day at school, do homework, play mancala and uno, watch movies, eat supper, and talk to their mom on the phone.
On Saturday, David had a basketball game in a town rather far away...so after getting him up at 5:30 in the morning (but going back to bed once i got home!) and over to a friend's house to catch a ride up there...Michelle and i came over to my house so she could play with my sisters. They had a lot of fun playing outside, playing barbie dolls, paper dolls, and making a fort outside. As for me...i scrapbooked!
But overall the week went good. An interesting way to spend my spring break!
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