Our Sister, Ali. And why she rocks. Merry Christmas in August.

(This post is a joint-author endeavor, with my sister Julie being the co-author)

Our family is having Christmas in August this year and so far it's been fun and great, and fun. 

When trying to decide what to prepare for my sister Ali, I was at a loss. Ali is literally the queen of Christmas. 

She has everyone's gifts figured out months in advance. 

They're painstakingly contrived and prepared. 

They're thoughtful. 

So, we're going to try and do the same for her. Here comes

The top 10 List of why Ali Davis is the bee’s knees / cat’s pajamas

FAITH: My Mom

So, the last blog post was on failure. It's a terrifying part of our reality and we all experience it sometime or another.

But, lingering on the bad is usually what will inevitably push us to be sad, lonely, and, well, become more of a failure than we were before. That's called a self-fulfilling prophecy by psychologists.

As we approach faith, though, I'm going to talk about someone (whose birthday is today) who has been one of the single greatest examples of faith in my entire life.

It's my Mom, Jennifer Ann Brown (Thompson). I love you, Mom :)

With that,

The List of Why My Mom Is Faith Personified

FEAR: Failure

I’m scared of fear, and of being afraid.

That might seem like an oxymoron, or it might make me seem like a moron, but it’s true.  I feel like I always have been scared – scared of the dark, scared of the unknown, of heights, of spiders, of failure.

And, frankly, I’m a little sick of being afraid.  But I’m also afraid that I can’t overcome it without some help.  

With that, this month I’m going to a list of things I’m afraid of, as well as a list of things that help me overcome my fears.  I bet you’ll relate to some of them! If not, then that sucks! Here we go.  Welcome to....

The List of Stuff that Makes Me Want to Poop My Pants!

Version 2014

10 Things About Grandma Brown

I recently made a post about my Grandma Julie, who is my Mom's mom. Now, it's time for a post about Grandma Brown, my Dad's mom. Happy Birthday, Grandma Brown, and know that I love you! :)

Exercise When You Have No Energy, and other stories

Tired. What to do when one is tired. I think that says a lot about a person, and the state that they're in.

I think that leads to another question, though--

What do you do when you're tired?

How This Blog Works...I think. What do you think?

Writing in a blog has been wonderful, and I've already had to learn quite a bit about how all this works. I admit that I find myself a little frightened, a little intimidated by the prospect of competing for people's attention on the biggest superhighway of information in the history of the world.

And yet here we are! It's nice that real estate on this highway is free :)

But I have a question for you.

And that's not the question :)

Uns Pensamentos Brasileiros

Já que a Copa do Universo está parando o mundo inteirinho, acho prudente (ou, pelo menos, legal) fazer um post do meu querido Brasil.  Espero que o meu escrito dê para entender.

Leiam se tiverem o desejo de rir para caramba. Ou para matarem saudade.