We're back - Hodgpodge Wednesday again! No foolin'! See y'all tomorrow! Are you playing any April Fools tricks? Do share!!
1. In honor of the date...when were you last sent on a 'fool's errand'?
Not sure... but I know it has happened!
2. Peter Rabbit, Bugs Bunny, The Energizer Bunny, The Easter Bunny, Rabbit (Pooh's friend), White Rabbit (of Wonderland fame), or the Trix Rabbit...which of these 'famous' rabbits can you best relate to right now?
Hmm - well, since my hubby is across the country right now, and I get to play "Easter Bunny" this year, I guess that would be me! I can also relate to the White Rabbit - "I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!" Three kids, full time job during Holy Week, spring break next week, it's craziness!
3. When did you last find yourself scrambling to get something done? Explain.
Just tonight, when my Little C got his tennis shoes soaking wet at the beach (sigh) and I had to get them washed and dried before school tomorrow!
4. Last time you were up at the literal crack of dawn? Why? Last time you stayed up all night? Why?
I've started walking every morning, and often times the sun hasn't quite risen yet! It's a beautiful time of day - very crisp and clean, the birds are chirping... I don't remember the last time I stayed up all night - probably when my little ones were sick!
5. Crack a book, crack a bottle, crack a joke, crack an egg...which have you done most recently?
6. What's your favorite part of a typical weekend? Tell us why that's so.
Sunday mornings - we have a "NO SCREEN" rule until we get home from church, so it's generally quiet around the house, we may have praise music on, we read, we have breakfast, it's nice to not have the distractions of tv and computer and phone.
7. What's something I'd find on a bookshelf in your home? Other than a book I mean!
We have WillowCreek figurines scattered throughout our home, and several on the bookshelf! I love them because they were each bought/given at special times in our lives - a new baby, a good friend, a deployment...
8. Insert your own random thought here.
It was exactly a year ago today that we got the news about our business partnership dissolving. What a strange time to look back on... we were devastated, scared, angry, betrayed... and while this year has DEFINITELY not been what we were thinking it would be, what it should have been, wow - what a year of growth it has been, and continues to be. But boy do those growing pains hurt sometimes!
I'll admit, there were times I was tempted to just wallow in the bitterness, in the righteous anger, waving my fist at the injustice, attack those who hurt us so deeply. But I felt that poisoning my very soul... and I didn't like it. I knew it wasn't what God wanted for me. And so I fought my way through it. I prayed... hard. I admitted my struggle to close friends, who prayed. Hard. I wrestled over it with the Lord, read the psalms, declared victories in His name, and submitted myself over rand over and over and over again until I was sick of hearing it all... It was hard. I had to let go of my selfish, human desires. So hard to do.
But worth it. Even though it was hard. It IS hard. But always worth it.
1. In honor of the date...when were you last sent on a 'fool's errand'?
Not sure... but I know it has happened!
2. Peter Rabbit, Bugs Bunny, The Energizer Bunny, The Easter Bunny, Rabbit (Pooh's friend), White Rabbit (of Wonderland fame), or the Trix Rabbit...which of these 'famous' rabbits can you best relate to right now?
Hmm - well, since my hubby is across the country right now, and I get to play "Easter Bunny" this year, I guess that would be me! I can also relate to the White Rabbit - "I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!" Three kids, full time job during Holy Week, spring break next week, it's craziness!
3. When did you last find yourself scrambling to get something done? Explain.
Just tonight, when my Little C got his tennis shoes soaking wet at the beach (sigh) and I had to get them washed and dried before school tomorrow!
4. Last time you were up at the literal crack of dawn? Why? Last time you stayed up all night? Why?
I've started walking every morning, and often times the sun hasn't quite risen yet! It's a beautiful time of day - very crisp and clean, the birds are chirping... I don't remember the last time I stayed up all night - probably when my little ones were sick!
5. Crack a book, crack a bottle, crack a joke, crack an egg...which have you done most recently?
I cracked an egg yesterday morning! Also part of my "eat healthier, more protein, less carbs" diet I'm on!
Sunday mornings - we have a "NO SCREEN" rule until we get home from church, so it's generally quiet around the house, we may have praise music on, we read, we have breakfast, it's nice to not have the distractions of tv and computer and phone.
7. What's something I'd find on a bookshelf in your home? Other than a book I mean!
We have WillowCreek figurines scattered throughout our home, and several on the bookshelf! I love them because they were each bought/given at special times in our lives - a new baby, a good friend, a deployment...
8. Insert your own random thought here.
It was exactly a year ago today that we got the news about our business partnership dissolving. What a strange time to look back on... we were devastated, scared, angry, betrayed... and while this year has DEFINITELY not been what we were thinking it would be, what it should have been, wow - what a year of growth it has been, and continues to be. But boy do those growing pains hurt sometimes!
I'll admit, there were times I was tempted to just wallow in the bitterness, in the righteous anger, waving my fist at the injustice, attack those who hurt us so deeply. But I felt that poisoning my very soul... and I didn't like it. I knew it wasn't what God wanted for me. And so I fought my way through it. I prayed... hard. I admitted my struggle to close friends, who prayed. Hard. I wrestled over it with the Lord, read the psalms, declared victories in His name, and submitted myself over rand over and over and over again until I was sick of hearing it all... It was hard. I had to let go of my selfish, human desires. So hard to do.
But worth it. Even though it was hard. It IS hard. But always worth it.