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No.460: The Wednesday Five #13

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Happy Wednesday!

A QUOTE

Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I am not remotely interested in just being good. —  Vince Lombardi

First team meeting as Packers coach (1959), reported in Chuck Carlson, Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Packers Football (2004), p. 149

Obviously, this quote was about football, but I found it inspiring in the context of the spiritual life.  Every day, we have the opportunity to become a little bit holier, to love others a little bit deeper, to live our vocations a little bit better.  We strive.  (This video is on the same wavelength and worth a listen.)

TWO SOUPS FOR CHILLY DAYS

I love fall/winter because I can stretch my dollar a little bit further with soup!  They usually only require a small amount of meat and a lot of vegetables or beans, which helps me feed my crew.  I have recently made the two soups below and love them because they are delicious and they make a lot.  There’s usually plenty for dinner the first night and I’ll have the leftovers for lunch.

A RECOMMENDATION

I got this hair dryer/curler from my parents (at the recommendation of my sister!) for my birthday and I am obsessed!  My hair has a weird wave thing going and I usually have to blow dry and then use some of sort of curler or straightener to look presentable.  But this gadget does both things at once!  It saves so much time and is so easy.  I love it.

THREE BOOKS ON MY NIGHTSTAND

A MOMENT OF HAPPINESS

After years and years, I’m finally almost finished with my “Winter” cross-stitch!  I keep this project tucked away for most of the year and usually pull it out for a few weeks in January.  It’s been a fun little tradition, but I’m ready to start something new.  I got started now in November and can see the finish line!

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