Crazy Eights
ByI was rather surprised to find that I had been tagged for two memes in one week! This is one that I hadn’t even seen before and so was anxious to do it. 
Debbie over at Real World Martha tagged me with this one – if you haven’t been to her blog you need to go there!! She has some wonderful things there and some really great gift ideas – which is going to come in very handy this time of year!
8 things I’m passionate about:
- Serving God
- Learning God’s Word
- My husband
- My children
- Homeschooling
- Music
- Learning
- Reading
8 things I say often:
- Whatever
- Get your work done!
- No
- Empty the dishwasher please
- Son, come take out the trash
- Did you finish your work?
- I need some money, honey.
- What do you want for breakfast? (lunch? dinner?)
8 books I’ve read recently (and would highly recommend):
- The Bible
- (still reading) A Woman After God’s Own Heart: A Bible Study Workbook
by Elizabeth George (recommended by Missy)
- Monday Morning Faith
by Lori Copeland
- Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels Den (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) (Christian Heroes, Then & Now)
by Janet & Geoff Benge
- Seasons Under Heaven (Seasons Series #1)
by Terri Blackstock & Beverly LaHaye
- Showers in Season (Seasons Series #2)
by Terri Blackstock & Beverly LaHaye
- Times and Seasons (Seasons Series #3)
by Terri Blackstock & Beverly LaHaye
- Season of Blessing (Seasons Series #4)
by Terri Blackstock & Beverly LaHaye
8 things I want to do before I die:
- Visit the 11 states I haven’t been to yet
- Travel in an RV for at least a summer
- Travel to some other countries
- Go on a mission trip – maybe even long term
- Make a difference in as many lives as I can
- Get caught up on my scrapbooking
- Be the kind of wife I know I should be
- See my kids grow up into godly adults
8 songs I can listen to over and over again:
- All of Selah’s songs – hymns as well as their own music
- Chris Tomlin’s songs
- Glory by Nichole Nordeman (and most of her other stuff too!)
- WOW worship songs
- David Crowder songs
- Hymns – most any!
- Mercy Me songs
- Casting Crowns songs
There’s no way I could just pick 8 songs! The groups I listed don’t even begin to cover it. I LOVE music!
8 things that attract me to my friends:
- A love for Jesus
- Fun
- Honest
- A good sense of humor
- A good balance of listening and talking
- Things in common with me
- Respectful
- Sincere
8 things I learned in the last year:
- Just like Debbie said, how to blog!
- That homeschooling high school isn’t too bad!
- That “Reba” is a funny show!
- That sometimes people aren’t what you think they are
- That there are some people in this world who don’t seem to know how to be nice
- That oil companies are VERY greedy (I might have learned that before this last year though)
- That Saturn dealerships really do have quality customer service
- That orthodontics are VERY expensive!
That was kind of fun! Just like the last meme, I’m just going to tag anyone who’s reading this. Please link back or leave a comment so I know you did it though! I’ll want to read yours too.
8 things I’m passionate about:
*putting feet to my faith
*helping others
*loving God
*music
*missions
*familiy
*being real
*standing up for what I believe in
8 things I say often:
*creepy weird
*crazy
*I’m cold
*are you joking
*no way
*yay
*really
*half of forever
8 books I’ve read recently (and would highly recommend):
[hahahaha, is this one a joke? I never have time to read at the moment... so I guess I'll tell you the last 8 I've read...]
*The Bible
*(reading currently) A Young Woman’s Call to Prayer by Elizabeth George
*(reading currently) The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, by Maria Augusta Trapp
*Anne of Windy Poplars, by L.M.Montgomery
*Memories of the Cook Family, by Elbert Clellen Cook [reading currently... it's not widely available, but I'm working on typing it up to use on my new website of my family history]
*Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
*Red, by Ted Dekker
*[my mind is absolutely blank...] I guess I’ll tell you that I WANT to read Bridge to Terabithia soon, and also Tricia Goyer’s Spanish Civil War books.
8 things I want to do before I die:
*have a family
*pass out shoeboxes with Samaritan’s Purse/Operation Christmas Child
*see Monk & Neagle live
*visit Greece and other places where my family’s from
*go back to Nicaragua, meet the little boy I sponsor there
*research the rest of my family
*follow Jesus like I should [every day... not just "before I die"...]
*love others more
8 songs I can listen to over and over again:
*anything by Todd Agnew
*Enough by Chris Tomlin
*Lord of My Life by Pink House
*If This Were All by Pink House
*Blessed Be Your Name
*anything by Monk & Neagle
*anything by Bebo Norman
*Brave by Nichole Nordeman
8 things that attract me to my friends:
*following Jesus
*honesty
*smile/joy
*realness
*fun to be with
*good listener/easy to talk with
*adores kids
*servant
8 things I learned in the last year:
*how to let go of a dear friend
*how to use InDesign
*that there can be such peace in the midst of sadness and chaos when we’re trusting God
*that I have to make time, it’s not just going to appear in my schedule
*how to remember that x is domain and y is range
*how to better put others before myself
*to ask more questions
*that sometimes I have to say no… I can’t do everything, no matter how good the things might be
[...] I saw this post on Mom Loves Being At Home’s blog. I love things that make me think (especially the very last question!) So I did my answers and [...]
Tara, those are great!! Thanks for taking the time to share them!
Meridian, I’m going to check yours out right now!
*Memories of the Cook Family, by Elbert Clellen Cook [reading currently… it’s not widely available, but I’m working on typing it up to use on my new website of my family history]
I also am typing (almost finished) the Cook Family by Elbert Clellen Cook and adding photos to illustrate the story. Clell was my first cousin once removed. His mother Jane was the sister of my grandmother Ollie Myrtle Thacker. How did you get your copy? Are we related? Amazing what you find using Google.
Gary Cooper, Palm Springs, CA
Hi and welcome, Gary! The entry you are referring to was not written by me – it was written by Tara, another commenter. Hopefully she will see your comment and you guys can figure out if you are related! Wouldn’t that be cool!