1. Elizabeth Lawrence is quoted as saying, 'Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn." So have you done just that? And what did you leave undone in order to do so?
Well, since I live in the land of 75-degrees-more-or-less-all-year-around, there aren't many leaves changing color... So I'll just go with the figurative meaning...
Last week, before driving my hubby to the airport, I took the afternoon off from work, brought lunch home for him and I, and we went for a walk on the beach. it was wonderful. Stolen time together. Who cares that I had work piling up, that there was laundry to be done, chores to be accomplished... i was having lunch and a slow walk with my hubby. Worth. Every. Minute.
Cleaning up messes! Figuring out our schedules! Praying for strength and discernment!
3. How hard is it for you to 'turn the other cheek?'
I wish it was easier. I really do. It's hard... and takes a whole lot of prayer and giving it to God over and over and over again until, what do you know, the cheek is turned!
4. When did you last turn a drawer, your car, a room, or your entire house upside down looking for something? Did you find it?
A couple of weeks ago, i went looking for a very special (very valuable) necklace. Couldn't find it anywhere. Looked in all of my drawers, in the jewelry boxes, etc. Was thinking that maybe an old housecleaning service had taken it, etc. Then just last week I moved some other jewelry around and there it was! I was sure I had looked there, but who knows... I was just so excited to have found it!
5. 'One good turn deserves another'...were you most recently on the giving or receiving end of that sentiment?
So, on top of my hubby working 2000 miles away for the next year, my three kiddos in band/soccer/church activities, and I'm working full time, our landlord has decided to put our house on the market next month. Oh joy. Sigh. So, my sweet friend Sandi came over tonight to help me walk through my house and figure out what needs to be rearranged, what to move where. I was so inspired after she left, I immediately started moving things around and making Goodwill bags! AND she is going to take items to Goodwill for me as I clean out! AND she offered to help organize cupboards while I'm at work!Talk about a good friend! What a blessing... I think I may be bringing her thank you bottles of wine, chocolates, dinners at fancy restaurants...
6. Red, yellow, and orange are the colors of fall. Also the colors of fruit. If you were permitted only one color of fruit in your diet, which would you choose? This question isn't as easy as it sounds, at least not for me.
Red - strawberries, watermelon, raspberries, cherries!
7. The Hunt for Red October, October Sky, Halloween...which 'October' film is your favorite?
October Sky is one of my all time favorites! But the Hunt for Red October is awesome as well - I mean, Sean Connery, HELLO!
8. Insert your own random thought here.
Seriously...
Have a good rest of your week, friends!
