34 posts tagged “qotd”

Who inspires you to be the person you are today?
Submitted by meuuy.

You know...I'm not really sure there is any one specific person.  I think I've been blessed in this life to have a group of people surrounding me that help me to be a better person.  I think the combination of all those people help me to see that I'm worth more than I give myself credit for, and I strive to live up to how they see me. 

Aww...I kind of want to cry now...hehe :)

How are you celebrating the 4th of July?

I'm just relaxing and enjoying the day. 

Tonight I'll be going to see some firework...which I'm super stoked about because I missed them last year!  Yay :)

Why do you blog?
Submitted by littleduckling.

I do it for lots of different reasons...and I have different blogs for different reasons too!  I know I should only have one...but I'm obsessed. 

I have one that I try to update weekly with my life happenings so people in my life that I don't see or talk to often can stay involved in what is going on with me.

I have another that use as a creative outlet.  I try to write something at least weekly, although I have been slacking on that one.  The people who read it are definitely big fans!  It makes me feel good to know that people enjoy my writing and humor.

And then I have this blog!  I try to contain myself to writing about my more serious side...mostly about my faith...or lack of it!  I sometimes run off track though, and that's ok...blogs don't have rules! 

Thank God for that!

How many houses have you lived in? How is where you live now different from where you grew up?

Off the top of my head I can think of about 15 different "houses" that I have lived in.  I have excluded the different dorms I have inhabited, but included all the different apartments I have lived in. 

That seems like a lot of different locations to live in during my 26 years! 

I sort of "grew up" in more than one house.  The first house I REALLY remember is the one we had in Riverside California.  I remember it being a decent house...but I was young...it could have been spectacular...or it could have been a dump and I wouldn't have known the difference!  After that house we moved into another house in Moreno Valley California.  I know for sure this one was a lot newer and a lot nicer than our other one.  When we moved out of that house we came back to Indiana where we lived for a brief time in my grandparents' single wide trailer.  That was not a very fun time!  I shared a bedroom with my two brothers, and the entire family shared one bathroom.  I think I might have blocked out many of those memories.  After living there for a few months we moved into our own trailer!  That is where I spent my junior and senior high school days, growing up in a double wide.  It wasn't bad.  The location was decent and my mom always made sure we had a nice clean home...but still, there's a bit of a stigma when you grow up in a house like that.  Some people automatically believe that you're one way or another.

At this very moment I live in my parents' new home while I look for my own to buy.  It's a lovely house...so very different from any of the other houses we have lived in.  It's in a quiet neighborhood surrounded by other lovely houses.  There is no stigma about living here.  It's just the kind of house you'd expect my family to live in. 

I guess that's all I have to say about that!   

How are you spending this Memorial Day? How will it differ from Memorial Days past?

I think I'm just going to spend it lounging around.  Yesterday was such an insane day here, I think we all just need to relax.

I honestly don't remember doing anything significant on any Memorial Day...ever.  I think we all just enjoy the extra day off of work.  

What's your favorite type of cheese? Or, if you don't like cheese, why not?
Submitted by Draegon Scribe.

I don't think I've met a cheese I don't like!  I do have a special place in my heart for cheeses you can spread though!  Great...now I'm hungry for some crackers and an entire cheeseball!

What do you do when you get a crush on someone?
Submitted by Desi.

I act retarded.  Seriously, I'm pretty sure there have been a few guys who thought that maybe I was on a one day release from The Home when they met me. 

Except...there's one right now that I haven't acted TOO retarded in front of...maybe it's meant to be :)

What are your top five break-up songs?
Submitted by gt.

I really only have one, and it is "The Grass is Blue" by Dolly Parton

Take a listen:

12 The Grass Is Blue

Dolly Parton

What is your deepest, darkest fear?
Submitted by [Susan].

That even though I believe there is a God...what if I'm wrong?  What if this is it?  That terrifies me...and the only way I can get over it is to pray to God that it isn't true...which I suppose is useless if there ISN'T a God...haha. 

Deep down I know what I believe is true...but I'm a natural born skeptic...and a worrier.  Those do not make a great combination. 

Has anyone ever done something so horrible to you that "I'm sorry" couldn't fix it?

There is something about me...I'm not sure yet if it is a blessing or a curse...but I am incapable of holding a grudge.  I am quite possibly one of the most forgiving people you will ever meet. 

It's not that I want people to walk all over me...it's just that I don't think there's enough time in my day, or room in my heart to hold hard feelings against someone.  This doesn't mean that I will stay close with someone who continually hurts or betrays me...but if someone comes to me with an apology (or even if they don't) I find a way to forgive them. 

It's frustrating at times...some days I do wish I could just stay mad at people!  But most days I'm thankful that at least one part of who I am reflects who I think God wants me to be.  Everything else about me might be a mess...but at least I won't stay mad at you for long!