Anyway, I found an old friend on FB the other night and she had been challenged to write 16 random things about herself. I liked the idea, so here goes....
1. I remember being born. I know it sounds crazy, but I have some vague early memories of some things. I will share them with anyone who personally wants to know, but not on here for everyone because they will haul me off and put me in padded room. An extra note, my mom said when I was about six, I told here that I remembered this. She said she asked me, "What do you remember?" I replied, "I remember falling down, down, down from the dark into the light." Just saying...
2. My dad and I were never close. My earliest memories (after being born of course) are of him and my mom having their last big fight. It was not pretty. However, he died two years ago and truthfully, I will never get over it. I was really mad at first. Not so much now. But, there were lots of things that I wanted to say to him and many things I wanted to hear him say. One of my friends and I had had a conversation about talking to your dad before it was too late. I missed this one.
3. I love London. It is the only city I have ever been to that "felt" like home. The air, the people, the buildings. I don't know how to describe it, but there was something magical about it for me.
4. The thing that makes number three the most interesting is that I have never felt a sense of belonging almost anywhere. I have always had a wandering spirit. I trace this back to number 2, not being close to my dad.
5. I love speed. I should have been a race car driver.
6. I love the stage. There is nothing like performing a song, giving a speech, teaching a class, preaching. Love it.
7. I love the mountains AND the beach. The perfect day is getting up and smelling the fresh mountain air, catching the sunrise over the largest peak, or seeing some of God's creatures grazing near a mountain lake. The perfect day is walking along the beach, picking up shells, wading in the mysterious waters, feeling the sting of salty air against your face and smelling it later in your hair. :)
8. One of my goals in life is to visit all 50 states. I have hit 23 already. Gotta work on the rest!
9. When I was a kid, I collected tshirts from anywhere and everywhere. I think at some point I had about 300 or so. I wonder what happened to those things?
10. When I commit to something, I do so with all my heart. (even though I like the pressure of working on stuff at the last minute, my brain is already there) Some would say I am extreme. Maybe that is true.
11. Most people see me as extremely (there is that word again) confident, but people who really know me know that I struggle with insecurities about important things, like who I am and my intelligence level. I used to worry about whether I was really saved or not and whether I would really know if I was or not. Glad I'm past that.
12. I have a keen sense of justice. Sean taught me that justice must always be balanced with mercy. I am still learning.
13. I think my job is the best one in the world. I get to listen to people's problems and watch their growth and healing. Although there are some rough days in this, the good days make it all worthwhile. When someone "gets" it, has a catharsis, makes a breakthrough, thinks a little differently, that is the greatest thing in the world and being a part of that is awesome. I also love to teach!
14. I am a night owl and a morning person. When I was younger, I hated mornings, but somewhere along the road I began to love being the first one up and out. I'm not saying I want to do that everyday. The coolest thing though is being outside when the sun first starts to cross the horizon. I also like being the last one to bed every night. I know, I am an enigma.
15. I have always loved the movies. I could go to a movie almost every night. My tastes are a bit more discriminating as I have aged, which is probably a good thing!
16. I used to be afraid of dying. I am not so much anymore, although I am not quite ready to go yet. As I age, I think about it more and more. Isn't that strange? Not like I am obsessed with it or anything, but I wonder about it. Like how will it happen? How old will I be? Why did my dad die at 60? The irony of his 80 year old mother dying six months before he did. Will I make it past that? Will I have accomplished the things that God created me for? When I was a kid, I used to sit in the dark in my room and ponder the deep questions of life, "who am I" and "what is my purpose?" I guess some things never change.
I think I will do this again in a month or two! Kind of interesting. What are yours?
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