"You know, at any other point in the week, I would consider that a strange question. But it's Sunday morning. So it's really not."
And that conversation (which did, yes, actually happen) is one of the many reasons why I love my church.
After a great deal of internet research, mostly by iPhone, we concluded that the main difference between a fur and a pelt is how much actual fur is involved. I think. (I'm actually still not sure.) But along the way we discovered that furring and pelting are both verbs. (Furring, incidentally, is also a noun.) One of the potential meanings of the word "furring" involves clogging something with a fur-like substance (if not actual fur).
And so I ask you: what on earth would you clog with fur, and why?
These are the sorts of questions that plague me for days. As evidenced by the fact that it has been 5 days, and I am still thinking about this...
So it's still Lent. The fasting thing isn't going quite as fiercely as I'd anticipated (which is probably best for everyone around me, being as how fasting (still) makes me grumpy). But I am most definitely running into my sin around pretty much every corner. This week's highlight: covetousness. I saw this slideshow of an amazing Lego Hogwarts set, and experienced serious envy. I know I should repent... But I really want one.
I've spent a ridiculous amount of time on Pinterest this week. I will say, tho, that my favorite find of the week was a post on behappy.me. I am truly blessed beyond measure to have a friend who instantly came to mind when I stumbled across that quote.
Speaking of friendship... Have I mentioned recently that I am really excited about the upcoming Bold Boundaries conference? I saw a post today on Dan Brennan's blog from a guy named Doug who's going to the conference, and I think it's spot on. He heard someone ask, "Why do we need a conference on friendship?" And his response was essentially: "Because we could all be so much better at it." Amen. I have been personally challenged to rethink the way I think about cross-gender friendship over the past year, and I am really looking forward to a conference that may be ground-breaking in terms of the freedom it could bring to so many.
At the risk of being labeled a "cat lady" like the single, cat-loving person I am (in spite of the fact that I do not currently own a cat): Apple Chauncery may be my favorite cat... er, font... of all time.
And because no 7 Quick Takes post would be truly complete without at least one YouTube video, this one makes me wish my daydream of being discovered as a quintessential background vocalist would actually come true (because there's not much that makes me happier than creating awesome harmonies, and the harmonies in this song are pretty incredible):
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