{"id":43,"date":"2010-02-22T06:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2010\/02\/o-me-of-little-faith-mad-libs.html"},"modified":"2010-02-22T06:01:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-22T06:01:00","slug":"o-me-of-little-faith-mad-libs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2010\/02\/o-me-of-little-faith-mad-libs.html","title":{"rendered":"O Me of Little Faith Mad Libs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"So I have a new contest idea.<\/span> While reading for my audiobook last wee<\/a>k<\/a>, I was pleasantly re-introduced to one of my favorite sentences from the upcoming book. I smiled when I read it, and I remembered that one of my early readers (my sister<\/a>, who has just started blogging and it’s about freaking time) had marked it with a happy face on an early draft. So I thought I’d post the sentence here…only Mad Lib style.<\/p>\n

That’s right: I’ll give you the parts of speech, and your job is to fill in the blanks.<\/p>\n

The most creative entry will win a two-book prize: a copy of Picking Dandelions<\/span><\/a> (the great new title from Sarah Cunningham<\/a>) and a signed copy of my own Pocket Guide to the Bible<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s the Mad Lib sentence, with a little context to help you out:<\/p>\n

—————–<\/p>\n

The practice of praying in my head — of lining up stray thoughts to present them to God in an official, well-reasoned and coherent manner — is like (verb ending in -ing) (plural noun)<\/span> with a (noun)<\/span> on a\/an (place) (noun)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

—————–<\/p>\n

Sample entry #1:<\/span> …is like plucking eyebrows<\/span> with a cherrypicker<\/span> <\/span>on a restroom countertop<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sample entry #2:<\/span> …is like hammering nails<\/span> <\/span> with a screwdriver <\/span>on a Texas highway<\/span>.<\/p>\n

To be clear, I’m not judging based on how close you come to my original sentence, which I’m sure won’t be nearly as entertaining as these submissions. Nor am I judging by whether or not your entry makes sense, or matches the context, or helps me overcome my prayer challenges, or anything else. I’m only judging by creativity.<\/p>\n

Because creativity is good. And good writing is good. Especially when you’re writing about the difficulties of prayer.<\/p>\n

Have fun. Entries will be closed at 9 am tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb. 23).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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