The Cahill's

Whoa, it’s been a while since I’ve contributed to the xanga ring, guess
I was enjoying real life too much It looks like my site was hacked
while I was gone, oh well. I am finally going to post the Sevens thing
that I was tagged with. This will be a little different however because
the purpose of my site is not to talk about me but about bringing glory
to God. With that said…

Seven things I think God wants me to do before I die:
(I had to think about this for several days)
1. Work at STEP this May/June
2. Participate in a triathlon
3. Get married
4. Learn Russian and go there
5. Write a book on Ice cream
6. Suffer for His name’s sake
7. Make disciples


Seven things I don’t do because of God’s direction to me:
1. Dance
2. Drink alcohol
3. Kiss before engagement
4. Lift weights
5. Watch “R” movies
6.
7. Drink Starbucks….j.k.

Seven things that attract me to Jesus:
1. His constant wooing
2. His patience with my slowness
3. His goodness even in my rebellion
4. His “realness”
5. His gifts of ice cream to me
6. His strength and authority
7. His everlasting arms that are always holding me

Seven things I say most often to God:
1. Please help
2. I don’t know what to do
3. What do you want me to do
4. I’m frustrated
5. Lord I offer up myself to you…
6. I love you so much!
7. I don’t deserve this much goodness!

Seven books that have impacted my walk with God:


1. The book of John
2. Jane Eyre
3. George Muller biography
4. Captivating
5. Secrets of winning men (don’t ask)
6. Amy Carmichael
7. The Robe

Seven things I could watch over and over again:


1. The birth of a new life (sort of yuck but so beautiful it gives you thrills)
2. My little sister pray
3. Fire
4. Any of Tom Harmon’s sermons
4. Sunrise
5. Realization dawn on someone’s face
6. My dog running; it glorifies the creator in its own way
7. My nephew’s smile

Seven people I most recently prayed for:
1. Robert Santini – please pray for him, he fell today and cracked his skull.
2. Bryce Reckner
3. Maggie Hicks
4. Jeremy Cook
5. Adrienne Houser
6. Bekah Owens
7. My dad

Man, Timothy is such a good brother!  He  is so much 
fun!  We  played star  wars  trivial pursuit 
the  other  day  and he was great! Well got to go! sorry about the seven sevens.

              
           
           
           
        THE ABDUCTION
              
              
              
     A Jones theatrical production that shockingly
resembles real life.
               
              
              
              
           Viewer discretion
advised – see below
**Caution: This post contains violence, anyone unfortunate
enough to be a single child should have this previewed by someone who
has had experience with multiple siblings.**

This drama unfolds in the somewhat abnormal atmosphere of the Jones
household. Amy is  peacefully sitting at the computer, whiling
away the time, trying to think of something interesting to post.
Suddenly, in rushes Timothy, breathless and excited:

(Tim) Amy! Come outside and see my new trick on the trampoline!

(Amy) Are you kidding me? It’s cold out there! (temperature 43)

(T.) Oh please, it won’t take but a minute.

(A.) What trick is it?

(T.) I can do a flip and land on my feet! (no response while busily typing) come on, you’re almost done with that email.

(A.) All right, I’ll go see.

Please note that all other children had been outside jumping and Amy
was the only one left inside. Amy took off her socks and headed out to
watch this new trick:

(A.) Hey, the trampoline is empty (suddenly suspicious) Are the others waiting to jump me?

(T.) Ummm, (laughs nervously)

(A.) Know what? I can watch you from right here on the porch.
(suspicions are confirmed upon hearing a whispered conversation from
the shadows). Very nice Timothy, that’s really good, now I’ll go back
inside – you can’t get me that easy, I wasn’t born yesterday you know!

Suddenly a random figure rushes out of the darkness at Amy; she turns
and dashes back into the safety of the house. The cry had gone out
however and suddenly the house was swarming with them! They attacked
all at once from every angle and started to drag Amy towards the door.

(A.) Hey! What are you doing! Oof…grunt…pant….struggle….

(unidentified voice) We’re taking you outside.

(A.) What if I don’t want to go outside!? Hey! Help!

Mom and Dad continue talking as if nothing unusual was going on.
Betrayed in the time of greatest need, despair washed over the victim.
Having been thoroughly instructed to never give up without a fight, a
desperate struggle ensued. Fighting, wriggling, twisting and resisting,
Amy fought valiantly against her assailants. It took fully six other
people just to get her out of the house; arms flailing, she grabbed at
corners, chairs and door frames, using them to their utmost advantage.
Once out on the porch, efforts reorganized and redoubled, resulting in
Amy being pried off of the nearby tree. Finally the size and sheer
strength of one attacker over powered the victim as he wrapped his arms
around her and bodily picked her up while two others managed the
kicking feet. (Boy, don’t you hate it when the little brothers grow
bigger on you).

Scene two: The Trampoline

(A.) pant…pant….okay, okay, you win, what do you want?….pant…..cough….pant

(Sibling 1) We want you to get off the computer and play with us!

(Sibling 6) Yeah, you’re boring in there and need to be livened up!

The rest of the evening was spent playing blind man’s bluff (quite an
exciting game due to the potential drop off the edge) and “Bull in the
Ring”; a game of quick movement and spectacular tackles. Finishing the
evening with steam roller (I’ll leave that to your imagination) the
victim  eventually made her way back inside, warmed by the love
that had  been demonstrated to her by the whole abduction.
               
              
              
   Acknowledgements:
 Thank you to Stacie, Lori, Brian, David, Timothy and Katie for an excellent script and screenplay.
Thank you to Amy for her brilliant acting abilities
Thank you to Timothy, the stunt man.
Thank you to my parents who made this possible
And for comments from viewers like you.