Cartoon Bloggers Part 4

I'm gonna get right to this, because I have a bunch of folks to immortalize here.

First up, bloggers that were my friends before they were my blogger friends. I am not a Trekkie or a Star Wars fan. Sorry - I don't get it. But my blog roll is awash in them! I literally had to spend minutes of in depth, painstaking research into various characters, but I think my friends are worth it!

Kris at Elephants are People Too as Dr. Beverly Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation

This may come as a surprise to some, but Kris is actually NOT a large, grey pachyderm. She is a beautiful wife and mother who has been a great encouragement to me over the past several years. She writes a conservative political blog that I like to leave stupid, random comments on because some of those people really need to lighten up. Actually, most of the comments are respectful and intelligent. She had some, um...interesting followers, but let's just say they're not allowed to leave comments anymore. As it turns out, the whole Dr. Crusher thing works out pretty well. I just cut and pasted the Wikipedia description and changed a couple of things. Otherwise, it's a pretty accurate description of Kris:

"She is very intelligent, passionate, and caring; she is introverted, reserved, and quiet; she has a very strong will and a sense of justice and will stand up for the underdog, even if that sometimes means going against her training as a Starfleet officer obedient church goer. She is often found playing devil's advocate in the senior staff meetings her husband's bible study class, though she always does so with class and sensitivity, taking the feelings and views of others into consideration." Yeah. That works for me.

Laz from Last Row as Anakin Skywalker (before he turns to the dark side and becomes the voice of James Earl Jones)

(Okay -- I don't have a picture of Laz, unless you include the one where he and his wife are dressed up as Mary and Joseph holding a baby doll in a manger surrounded by a goat and a very sad donkey, and that would just be confusing. So I'm using Danny Phenton because there is definitely a resemblance.) Anyway, like I said, I didn't really get into the whole Star Wars thing, but I've seen parts of all of them. So Luke's father was pretty wicked smart; Laz is pretty wicked smart. Plus, he's a giant Star Wars freak, so I figured he'd be cool with the comparison. But I don't think there's any danger of him going over to the dark side. He's down with G-O-D in a big way.

Christine at Beam me up, God and Princess Leia

Seriously -- this is Christine's profile picture. Star Wars geek? Oh YESH! Another very scary smart person, very discerning, a prayer warrior extraordinaire, a role model, a real artist (like actually trained and stuff), FUNNY -- man, is she funny! Currently enrolled in seminary, which is probably why she hasn't written a blog post in forever! I miss you Christine. Quit surfing Facebook in your spare time and write a post already!

Jude from And Jude Wonders as Kim Possible

Again, sorry -- no picture. I met Jude (or Judi) several years ago and lost touch with her. I am SO very happy to say that she is a core group member of our church plant, and I gotta think that it was God's plan all along. Another very smart person. We share the bond of having made many unwise decisions in our lives "back in the day", but God was merciful on us both. So, why Kim Possible? Well, let's see...hard working executive, single mom of two great kids. Oh yeah, there's this, too: she is a Christian working for a non-profit that runs an AIDS clinic surrounded by some fairly outspoken opponents of Christianity. And while things are not always sunshine and roses, she has witnessed to her co-workers without words for years. She never shoved a bible down any one's throat, but gained respect by the way she conducted herself. So much so, that she was actually able to share her testimony to a room full of people who actually wanted to hear it. None of them are busting our doors down on Sunday morning, but I definitely think some seeds were planted. Yeah...Kim Possible.

Julie at A Preacher's Wife as Jessie from Toy Story 2

Oh, I miss my friend Julie! She and her pastor hubby Jeremy and their 2 cuties moved up to Yankee country (near Dallas) and are growing a cool church up there. Julie, like Jessie is a fan of country music, is spunky and outspoken. She also had quite a bit of heartache at an early age, but she's a fighter and puts her faith and trust in Jesus. Now, all I want to know is, who is Stinky Pete? (Okay, don't answer that one.)

Okay, that's it. This thing is getting really long, and I'm not even half-way down my list. I've got a bunch of pictures and I don't want to lose them during transport from google docs to blogger. (Hey, that was some free techno-geek advice right there, so you're welcome.) My next post will immediately follow this one. Breathe, Helen....breathe! You're next!