A State of Grace...

Watching SCANDAL. If you're not a tv watcher, watch Scandal on ABC.  It's smart, well written and downright good tv.  You'd have to start from the beginning to get it and piece it all together. My Facebook timeline, during the show, is filled with comments and one liners from others who are also watching.  It's based on the life of a real life woman, Judy Smith.  Kerry Washington plays Olivia Pope and she's a "fixer".  Her character is savvy, sophisticated, smart, stylish and stunning at any given time of day.  Scandal is the modern day Dynasty, Dallas and Falcon Crest all rolled into one.  It's high drama.  It's not wholesome though.   It's doesn't take you back to the days of family tv as in I Love Lucy or say Good Times, but it's good drama.  From the beginning of the series, Olivia Pope is having an affair with the President of the United States.  They share a bed or a desk :o) and seemingly a love that makes you want to see it and their union thrive.  They're so passionate until you forget it's immoral and scandalous. But it is good. Olivia Pope has a team of charming, neurotic and treacherous misfits who each have a defined roll.  They've each been saved by Pope from some crazed life happens type of situation.  They lie, cheat and steal to "fix" a clients situation, and they are loyal to Olivia.  It's created, written and produced by Shonda Rimes.  A talented African American woman who's created several solid and long lasting shows, including Grey's Anatomy.  Each week the show ends with a cliffhanger and we're left wishing it could have lasted a little longer.  We wait, trying not to fall off of the cliff, until our next date with our friends in what's sentimentally known as Shondaland.

A white mouse, a bag of gold fish, a toilet seat cover, a bow tie, a bag of office trash and a bag of bubbles and silly string...These were the gifts for the white elephant gift exchange at the Young Life Christmas party tonight.  I serve on the committee for Lake Murray Young Life, and it's a joy to see high school kids hear about Christ, some for the first time.  Tonight's party was for the committee and college leaders who volunteer their time to mentor the kids and share the Gospel.  FUN TIMES!


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In spite of and because of the things in this life, I aim for a constant state of Grace...and it's not of myself...it's a gift from God.