A sweet, sweet friend of mine sent me an email a couple of weeks ago with lots of questions. As previous posts have shown, I love questions and I'm happy to answer them!! Thought it might be fun to share the questions and answers here.
| How are you? i am good....some moments are better/easier/more wonderful than others...but, all in all, i am good and my soul is certainly well. |
How's your new port?
| it is good! it's very busy and more developed than the port in Guinea. it's really trying to keep the rules and abide by codes...so the security is stricter (which is a good thing!). It's a much longer walk out of the port here than in Conakry -- it's about a mile to get out of the port...where as in Guinea it was a little over 1/4 of a mile. lots of workers - lots of Congolese people to wave and say hello (bonjour!) to....i keep thinking that if someone is needing a bit of a "boost", they should just walk through the port and see how many hellos and marriage proposals they receive....it's guaranteed to be lots (though that may not be the kind of boost they were looking for)(and i'm really not serious about that recommendation). |
What's your favorite snack lately?
| hmmm....good question (they are all good questions!). i think the "mini mix" crackers are my favorite snack -- we got them in Tenerife....and then i found them here!!! they are a bit expensive...so we won't get them often....but they are tasty!! sort of a sweeter and saltier ritz cracker!! |
Have you read any good books?
| i finally finished a book about mother teresa that i was reading....it took me a long time to get through. i really enjoyed david platt's new book "follow me"....i'm reading "the note" right now....not sure of the author. it's pretty alright (there's a movie of it....)(not "the notebook" - just "the note"). i've also been reading a couple of parenting books -- i feel like i needed to sharpen my tools. i picked up dobson's "strong willed child" and another one called "the paradox principle of parenting" - by a guy named john lucas (i think) -- it's all about seeking to parent the way God parents us. it's making me think. hmmm...didn't realize i had quite so many books going at once. |
How's the magnet decor?
| it is GREAT. i can not over emphasize how convenient having magnetic walls really is. it's easy to rearrange things...and fun to super glue magnets onto random objects (remote controls...pencil holders...alarm clocks....). i feel like our cabin looks a little less "dorm-room-ish" this year...we actually have some things in frames (thanks, ikea!). and there aren't quite as many small random things stuck everywhere... |
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Do you gaze at the sunrise or sunset often?
| yes. the way the ship is positioned i get to see the sunrise pretty much every morning. i haven't been watching the sunset quite as much here as i did in conakry....usually we're on the dock or deck 7 starboard around sunset and there's not a great view from either of those places. i'm always amazed by the beauty of our God's creation...and so grateful for the fresh starts and blessed endings. |
Did you use any Spanish during your time in Spain?
| un poco (doesn't that mean " a little"!?!). Nick certainly used more than i did...even though I don't know much Spanish, it still amazes me how much I recognize and can kind of figure out (lucky for me, lots of the signs also have pictures :)) |
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Did you have any interesting conversations with a Spaniard?
| not really. nick managed to have a few -- they all seemed to happen at the playground. the Spaniards weren't particularly drawn to me this go round :) |
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What non people item are you missing the most at this moment?
| the worship at CCC and Crave. those would be at the top of the list. would those be considered "items" though?? if i had to pick an item, i'd pick a Cappucino Blast from Baskin Robbins. |
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What are your top 5 most thankful besides your family?
| top 5? that's tough!!! i suppose i could go with the generic "good health...clean water....comfy bed..." but i'm going to go with the non-generic...what am i most thankful for besides my family? (i still don't think these will be "most" thankful for...just things i'm really thankful for 1)questions. 2) the way God used Teen Advisors to help me become more of who He wants me to be 3)grace. the all surpassing sufficiency of His grace...for me, for you, for all. 4)naps 5)authenticity...especially in relationships. |
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Is the sky star fillled at night?
| i want to say yes...but i'm really not sure. the port (and the ship) has plenty of light at night...so it's tough to see the stars...and i haven't really been out at night to a place where there aren't lights. even during the sail i somehow managed not to go out on deck much at night -- i went out there some...but forgot to look at the stars. feels like something might be wrong with me for that!!!! |
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What is your favorite worship song at this point in time?
| chris tomlin's "lay me down" (and the entire sons and daughters playlist on my ipod) |
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Bible verse?
| the cry of my heart for a long time has been john 3:30..oh that He would increase and i could decrease.....that's what i long for. |
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What is your favorite story to talk about?
| the "she'll take care of you" starbucks story (coming soon to a cash family blog near you....) |
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Hope you enjoyed the questions and answers. If you happen to have any questions that you want answered, feel free to email me diannacash@yahoo.com :)
