Here's a little about what happened this weekend in my world.
If you read my last post, you know that our big Saturday event was going to Little Women with our daughter and four of her five children. It was a wonderful play and we all enjoyed being together and experiencing a great production.
When we got home from the play, we had a delicious deli pizza and a green salad. It was very good.
This weekend was our church denomination's worldwide General Conference, which is broadcast on TV and the internet. We were home all day Sunday watching the conference sessions.
We watched the Conference and loved all of the wonderful messages. I took lots of notes.
Sunday dinner was another ham and cheese roll. I had some ham and cheese in the refrigerator which I needed to use, and we enjoyed the ham and cheese roll last time I made it, so I decided to make it again.
I also made a special treat for dessert for our Sunday dinner - something that I don't do often. Charly had bought this Reese's Coffee Cake Mix last time he went shopping, so I decided to make it Sunday afternoon. It was very good.
Weekend gratitude:
- Seeing Little Women with our daughter and grandchildren.
- Listening to wonderful messages in our church conference.
- Enjoying sunny, blue skies and warmer temperatures.
- Having the entire week off next week for Spring Break!
Praying for:
- Safe travels to Josh's graduation.
- Success for Josh in his post-graduation job search.
- Healing for our son-in-law's knee after surgery, and for my broken foot.
- Our nation, our economy, and our society
That's about it for our weekend, so I decided to answer the Sunday Stealing questions, so here we go.
1) What's the longest you've gone without sleep
I have had a few completely sleepless nights, usually brought on by anxiety. I usually go to bed early or take a nap the next day and that helps, but it takes a few nights of good sleep to really feel better.
2) What was the highlight of your last week?
The highlight of my last week was attending the play Little Women with my daughter and grandchildren. We had a great time at a very well-done production.
3) You have to give a 10-minute speech to a group of high school students. What's your topic?
As a high school teacher, I get paid to give “speeches” to high school students. Mostly, I instruct about the subject matter at hand - reading, writing, grammar etc., but I do give advice on occasion. If I had the opportunity to say whatever I wanted to, without the fear of some parent trying to get me fired, I would tell my students “Get off your phones and off the internet, and live life! Move out of your parent’s basement as soon as you can! Be social. Date, get married and have a family. Get a skill or education that you can use to make a good living. Stay out of debt! Think long-term! You really won’t want to be alone without a family when you are 60 or 70 so get married and have children. Make life work for you! Be kind and be happy!”
4) What is the single best decision you've ever made in your life?
Hands down, the best decision I ever made was to marry my husband. I was only 19 and Charly was 23 when we got married and I do not regret marrying young at all! The second best decision was to have children. Honestly, I wish I could have had more, even though there are always definite challenges and even heartache involved in raising a family. It is still well worth it! I wanted six but I ended up with four. The third best decision was going to college. My college degree has paid for itself again, and again and again and is still doing so. Statistics show that college-educated people even have better health and longer lives, in addition to better jobs and incomes.
5) If you could ask a coworker, friend or family member a question and be guaranteed an honest answer, who would you choose and what would you ask?
I would ask family members who are mad at us and don’t speak to us, what we have done wrong, and what we can do to make relationships better. Then, I would repent, ask forgiveness, and try to do better.
6) Do you cook for yourself when you're home alone?
I’m not home alone much, but if I am, I fix something easy. Grilled cheese sandwiches are a personal favorite when it’s just me.
7) Do you most often access the internet from your computer, your phone, or your smartwatch?
I have an old MacBook and a desktop PC. Right now, I am using the desktop because I have noticed my old (2015) MacBook is starting to cause me some eye strain.
8) Do you have more email addresses or phone numbers?
I have no idea which I have more of. I usually communicate through text, not email, but I rarely make phone calls.
9) What's the biggest source of anger in your life right now?
I’m not really angry, but I am concerned and worried about many things. There are very concerning things going on in our nation right now - things on both sides of the political spectrum. I worry about what is going to happen to our economy under Trumpism 2.0. That being said, I will be completely honest here about what I believe is an even greater danger to our society. I believe that radical ideologies, like "queer theory", "radical feminism", and other evil ideologies that include abortion and transgenderism are destroying our families and our society. I see this every single day in the public school where I teach. When our families are gone, our society will follow. Anyone who doesn’t like the current administration must realize that many people voted for President Trump as a reaction to radical left policies and ideologies. It’s very concerning.
10) Mondays make me feel…
...a bit down because I have to deal with the things I deal with for another week. I am hoping this changes once I retire. I would like to feel energized and renewed on Monday.
That's all for this Sunday. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the week ahead.
Until next time,
😊Deb💖
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
~I Corinthians 15:58
