The World According to Leslie

…my true love Heavenly Father gave to me….. A Savior to love me unconditionally. Jesus really is the “Reason for the Season”. He has given me (and my family) so much this year! It has been amazing! I look forward to the miracles He is going to perform in 2010! I wish you all a Merry Christmas! Until next time……..

...my true love gave to me....my 2 favorite hobbies. 1. Singing 2. Writing I was going to say singing and watching TV, but I was pretty sure that TV doesn't count as a hobby! Have a great CHRISTMAS EVE! Join in.... it's still not too late! Until next time........

...my true love gave to me... my 3 favorite verses to read. 1. Isaiah 40:31 2. John 3:16 3. The Christmas Story (all the versions in the gospels) What are your favorite verses? NOTE: Just heard from my mom! They are sending Papaw home from the hospital today! Until next time........

...my true love gave to me...four wishes granted completely. 1. My dad's complete recovery (He's getting better! He even drove for the first time last night!) 2. A Full time job for me (teaching high school English--I wished this once and did NOT get the job I wanted! lol) 3. A family that's healthy. (It seems we're trying to see who all can get sick before Christmas!) 4. "World Peace"....It's CHRISTMAS after all, so I had to ask for that...right? :) As you know, my daddy had a wreck in October. Then a week later had to have emergency surgery to remove his spleen--because it was injured in the wreck. Because of this, and the trauma that your brain goes through in a wreck anyways, he hasn't driven since the wreck. Yesterday afternoon, he drove for the first time in a couple of months! I almost cried! :) I have received placement for my Student Teaching beginning in January. Once that is complete, I will be able to apply for my NC Teaching Licen...

...my true love gave to me...my 5 favorite foods to eat. 1. Peanut Butter Candy (fattening! We only make it this time of year!) 2. Mom's fudge (another Christmas favorite!) 3. Peanut Butter Pie (hmm....what's up with the pb today? lol) 4. RED VELVET CAKE!!! 5. Spice Cake (the way my Grandmother used to make it!) Please join in! It's really fun! :) NOTE: My Grandfather (Paul) is having surgery tomorrow. Please keep him in your prayers. They found a tumor on his bladder and they are going to try to get it tomorrow. He's in his early 70's. We are praying that they find nothing when they go in....or at least get it all with one surgery. We know and believe in the Great Physician. So, we know everything is going to be fine! Until next time........

...my true love gave to me...my six favorite stores (or companies)! 1. Catherine's 2. Hobby Lobby 3. Wide Shoe Warehouse 4. Mary Kay 5. WalMart 6. Creative Memories I love shopping at all these places. Clothes, shoes, scrapbooking, make-up. I love it all! Check out my favorite places to shop (or favorite companies). Then join me. List your 6 favorite stores or companies. Until next time........

…my true love gave to me… my 7 favorite authors to meet. (I have not actually met any of these authors, but if I could, these would be the ones I want to meet first! Unfortunately, some of them are dead. ) 1. King David 2. Robert Frost 3. Mitch Albom 4. Margaret Mitchell 5. Nikki Giovanni 6. Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins 7. All the Biblical Authors I know that I listed books already. However, my favorite books are not all by my favorite authors. lol So…it’s your turn. Who are your favorite authors? Until next time……..

…my true love gave to me…my 8 favorite people to see. 1. My parents 2. My siblings 3. All 5 of my brother’s kids 4. Himself 5. Our Daughter, Chasity 6. My Grandmother and Papaw Paul 7. My Grandma Edwards 8. Our Pastor and his wife So…that’s a “few” more than 8 people. I couldn’t stop at only 8, so I had to group them together! Who are YOUR favorite people to see during the holidays? Until next time……..

....my true love gave to me.... my nine favorite places to be. 1. Home 2. Church 3. Georgia 4. Seattle 5. Mountains (specifically TN) 6. Gatlinburg 7. Myrtle Beach (After this summer, I remembered how FUN it is!) 8. Ireland 9. With my family Join in! It's fun! What are your nine favorite places? Until next time........

...my true love gave to me... my 10 favorite songs to sing. 1. O Holy Night 2. Me and You (Kenny Chesney) 3. You Had Me From Hello (Kenny Chesney--I sang it at our wedding) 4. Broken (from the Broken Bridges Soundtrack) 5. A Whole New World (Aladdin Soundtrack) 6. Consider the Lillies (I have no idea who wrote or sang it first!) 7. Days of Elijah (Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir) 8. Amazing Grace 9. I Cross My Heart (George Strait) 10. The Lighthouse (The Hinsons) I have had one person join in on the 11th day! Come on.... REALLY.... it's fun! Jump in on the 10th day of Christmas! I KNOW you have 10 favorite songs! Plus, they don't have to be in any specific order (mine aren't!)!!! Until next time........

...my true love gave to me... my 11 favorite movies. 1. Gone With the Wind 2. Hope Floats 3. The Wedding Planner 4. The Wedding Singer 5. Georgia Rule 6. Cheaper by the Dozen (1& 2--the newer ones) 7. Twilight 8. The Christmas Choir 9. Beauty and the Beast 10. Lion King 11. Aladdin So....join in. Leave your top 11 movies in the comments section. Until next time........

So I'm going to try to do this.... I know that the song is supposed to start with the 1st day of Christmas. However, the best gift of the season actually comes on Christmas, so I thougth I'd start with the 12th day! So every day, I'm going to list the 12-1 (depending on the day) of my favorite of something. Let's see how it goes. (You can join in if you'd like!) On the 12th day of Christmas my True Love gave to me.... my 12 favorite books to read. 1. The Bible 2. The 5 People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom) 3. For One More Day (Mitch Albom) 4. Gone with the Wind (Mitchell) 5. The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald) 6. A Separate Peace (Knowles) 7. The Left Behind Series (LaHaye/Jenkins) 8. The Notebook (Sparks) 9. Walk to Remember (Sparks) 10. Bronx Masquerade (Nikki Grimes) 11. One Stick Song (Sherman Alexie) 12. Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day (Viorst) If you want to join in, leave a comment with a link to your blog post! Until next time..........