Wednesday's Hodgepodge

1. Have you ever written a love letter? Have you written one recently? Had one written to you? Did you keep it?
I've written scores of love letters in my time and hubby and I used to write to one another all the time. It's been a while since we've written a love letter with anything other than our phone texts. Maybe it's about time! When I met Johnny all love letters and so forth we're trashed. My love life began the day I met him so the only love letters I have are from him. I have all his letters tucked away safely in a blue glittery wrapped shoe box in my closet. 

2. What's a movie that ends in a way you especially love? 

One of my favorties is Sound of Music. I love the musical and I especially love how the family escapes from the Nazis over the mountains into Switzerland. I love it even more now that I've been there and seen where it was filmed. We took this photo of the Swiss Alps when we were in Salzburg, Austria. Amazing! If you're a lover like me; I blogged about our trip with lots photos from our trip to Salzburg and the site of the filming of Sound of Music.



3. Something that makes your heart sing? And for those of you who are parents, I mean something besides your children that makes your heart sing? 

My first thought is my husband Johnny. He makes my heart sing! Honestly, he really does make me often question what I did to deserve someone who loves me as much as he does. His depth of love for me keeps me in awe. He makes my heart sing!

4. What's the last event you had to attend, phone call you had to make, routine task you needed to complete, or meal you had to prepare, that you did do, but only half-heartedly? 

Oh wow, as ashamed as I am about this it was last weeks Sunday School lesson. I ran out of time and didn't prepare at all like I should have. Our preschoolers learned about the death of Moses and Joshua becoming the leader of Israel and honestly I could have prepared much more.

5. Tuna fish salad-yay or blech? If you said yay, how do you like your tuna salad prepared? Hey, this is the Hodgepodge, right? I love tuna salad! YAY! I like my tuna with no onions and with pickles, mayo, small cubes of cheese and a little mustard. Yes, I know that's not tuna salad but that's how I like it!

6. What's something you 'know by heart'?
I know almost all of John chapter 1 by heart. We started memorizing it years ago with our children and for some crazy stupid reason we stopped just a few verses shy of finishing it.

7. In the spirit of Valentine's Day, what two or three word phrase would you write on a conversation heart for someone you love? That someone could be a spouse, child, parent, cousin, bestie...anyone at all whom you love.
For my Johnny - I'd choose you again
For my daughter - You light up my life
For my son Cody - Your hugs are best

For my son Joshua - You make me happy

For my bestie - Sisters by choice

For Jesus - Thank you!

8. Insert your own random thought here.
Yesterday was really hard after realizing that we had a major problem. Not just a problem but a major, future changing, kind of problem. I was reminded just how good God is. When our backs are against the wall and it seems like there isn't an answer we have to remember that God knows. He wasn't surpised by our problem and He's not worried. We don't have an answer right now to how to solve this problem but we know that God does. When in doubt, DON'T DO ANYTHING! Wait on the Lord. Trust Him to use this situation for His good. That's what we're doing.

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 27:14

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 61:2

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.    John 14:1

I'm joining Joyce over at From This Side of the Pond for Wednesday Hodgepodge.