I love going to the movies

I truly love going to the movies. I would go to the movies every week if I could afford it....or if there was something I REALLY wanted to see.

It's difficult for me to go to the movies, though, not really because of money, but because when I go to the movies, I go TO the movies. (Those of you who know me at all know what I mean!) I honestly THOROUGHLY enjoy the movie I am watching, just as I do a good book I'm reading, or a good speaker, or a good joke. If it's funny, I laugh--OUT LOUD--ok, just loud. If it's sad, I cry--yes, sobbing is typically the real word for it, but who's splitting hairs? If it's action-packed and I'm on the edge of my seat, when we get to the climax, I jump up out of my seat and hoot and holler just as if I'm at a great football game!

Of course I sang every word of every song when I went to see The Phantom of the Opera. Didn't you?!

When I saw One Night with the King in the theaters, I was so caught up in the emotion of the proposal scene, that when the king proposes to Esther, I said, in my normal (whatever THAT is) speaking voice, "You don't have to ask me twice!" (That man, just like my Beloved Gerry [Butler] in The Phantom of the Opera, is H-O-T!)

When I saw Final Destination (the original), I was so scared I had to get up out of my seat and go stand where I could just peek around the corner when I felt I could handle looking!

And, yes, when I FINALLy watched one of The Lord of the Rings movies, I couldn't help shouting out throughout the whole movie all the other stories the movie reminded me of!

When I watch tv shows, I talk to the screen! And that's not just for football games! I will talk to books I read. I'll tell the girl in the story how ridiculous she's being. I even talk to the authors. Take Nicholas Sparks, for example. Every time I finish one of his books, with tears streaming down my cheeks, I'll tell him I hate him for making me cry!

I do the same when I'm reading my Bible, BTW. I talk to God when I read His word because, well, isn't His Word his "word" to me?! (I said that the way I meant it!)

I've had several so-called friends tell me that they'll never go to the movies with me again because I embarrassed them so bad. I've heard conversations on the radio where people are talking about how offensive people like me can be. And don't forget that they now have advertisements at the beginnings of movies before the previews telling people like me to be quiet. When I went to see Ironman 2 with my son on his birthday last month, the guy sitting two seats away from me, at one point, mumbled--loud enough for me to hear, "Just shut up."

I also went to a Michael W. Smith concert last year where I sang my heart out with every single song! I had a BLAST! Sure, I could tell that the guy in front of me found my singing at the top of my lungs offensive, but I was singing with joy to my Lord! My Bible doesn't say I have to sing to Him well! It says to "make a joyful NOISE to the Lord!" I refuse to allow someone else's negative attitude to bring me down or to make me feel as if I have be less than I am or to be someone I am not.

Why is it perfectly acceptable to act like a total idiot yelling and screaming at the top of our lungs at sports arenas, but it's not ok for me to do it in all other areas of my life?!


I gotta say, my friends. If you're one of those who finds people like me offensive, rude, or just plain annoying.....get over it!

The bottom line is this: I've been to a place of a pure living hell in my lifetime...more than once. I have dealt with marriage problems, child loss (3 times), being overweight, loneliness--in other words, true depression. Yes, I admit it....depression that included thoughts of suicide. And that's with God in my life. In spite of dealing with severe depression, I never lost my faith in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, PTL!

With that being said, I have been to the depths of hell and I hated every second I was there. Life was not good when I was there. I do not plan to return that that hell while I'm on this earth--nor do I plan to spend eternity in the real thing!!!!

So if my enjoying life bothers you, either get in the boat and enjoy it with me, or get out of the boat because you are the one rocking it with your negativity!!!! I'd much rather be around others who enjoy life and love Jesus with all their hearts, souls, and minds. God does not want us to live in a state of depression or just surviving day-to-day. My Bible tells me to "Rejoice in the Lord always! And again, I say Rejoice!"

Rejoice doesn't mean to like something and simply say, "That's nice." Rejoice means to be filled with JOY--the JOY of the LORD!!! To shout HALLELUJAH! To sing! To Praise His Holy Name! Glory Hallelujah!

I will say that I do TRY to go to matinees whenever I can to avoid the large crowds in movie theaters or I watch a lot of movies at home--often alone. But when I DO go to the movies, I AM going to enjoy it and I am not going to worry about whether the person beside is enjoying the same as I am or not. We all enjoy things differently and in different ways. You enjoy things your way and I'll enjoy them my way!

Tolerance isn't just for gays, lesbians, blacks, etc., etc., etc.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My parents definitely named me appropriately: Polly Anna. In the book Pollyanna by Elenor H. Porter, the character Pollyanna is someone who always sees the bright side of things even when things look their worst. Yes, even when Pollyanna falls and can no longer walk, she pulls out of her depression to see that life truly is good and well worth living! I want to be someone who can always play the "Glad Game" and always find something good in any and every situation....no matter what.

Know that when I do that even in the midst of trials, hurts, pain, and so on, I am only able to do with the help of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. "The JOY of the Lord is my strength!

"Beautiful"

[Spoken:]
Don't look at me

Every day is so wonderful
And suddenly, i saw debris
Now and then, I get insecure
From all the pain, I'm so ashamed

I am beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring me down
So don't you bring me down today

To all your friends, you're delirious
So consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The piece is gone left the puzzle undone
That's the way it is

You are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring you down
You are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring you down
Don't you bring me down today

No matter what we do
(no matter what we do)
No matter what they say
(no matter what they say)
When the sun is shining through
Then the clouds won't stay

And everywhere we go
(everywhere we go)
The sun won't always shine
(sun won't always shine)
But tomorrow will find a way
All the other times

'cause we are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring us down, oh no
We are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring us down
Don't you bring me down today

Don't you bring me down today
Don't you bring me down today




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