Ten on Tuesday

Questions brought to you by Chelsea's husband Stephen:

1. Of your current hobbies, which would you choose to spend more time, money, and effort on? Why?
Photography. I would love to have the skills, knowledge, time and the money to put into becoming a better photographer. I love taking pictures and making memories that last forever.

2. List the two other hobbies/habitual activities (not chores) besides the one listed above that you regularly do now and didn't choose in question one.
Painting wall decor and baking

3. Why are you spending time on the above two hobbies/habitual activities at all if you really wanted to spend time on the first one you chose?
I have many interests and I enjoy making things for others, whether it involves baking or cooking meals or desserts, or making things for my kids bedrooms. I want to be multi-talented.

4. Read John 3:16 in the Bible...In what way does this passage affect you? What are your feelings towards these words, positively or negatively?
I memorized this verse at a very young age. I don't think at that age I really fully grasped the concept and depth of this verse until I was older. This is probably the most quoted verse in the Bible and in my opinion it brings me hope, joy, and peace because I truly believe it. God loves each and everyone of us so much that His Son paid the price for our sins so that we could have eternal life with Him. I don't know anyone that would give their child to pay for your sins or my own, do you?

5. M&M's: Nuts, no nuts or peanut butter?
Peanut M&M's are my favorite.

6. Putting away the feeling of pride being a bad thing; what secretly/openly proud about yourself?
That I was able to give birth to two beautiful children. It's not an easy task and I don't like needles.

7. Given one room in the house to do with what you want, not changing the actual size of the room and with all the money you would need, what would you do and be specific?
My kitchen. I would want top of the line stainless steel appliances, black granite counter tops, new back splash, a larger table for entertaining and growing family, stain the custom cabinets to a cherry finish, and remove our tile and replace it with stained concrete.

8. What's the next movie you are going to see? Not what you would like to see, but realistically what you are going to watch next?
Up in the Air. It's next on our Netflix.

9. Use the keyboard only and make your best smiley face.
:-) I don't really get too creative when it comes to this.

10. What makes you cry? What makes you pray? What makes you laugh?
Wow, what doesn't make me cry. I wear my heart on my sleeve. It could be watching my kids play together and just taking that moment in and cherishing it. I just finished making Taylor's one year video, and I cry every time I watch it. I can't believe it has almost been a year. It could be the moment I feel the Holy Spirit speaking to me during my quiet time each day. Most recently, it has been this sweet little girl who is battling for her life. If you haven't read about Layla Grace, please do, you will never be the same.

I pray daily, throughout the day. I wake up each morning thankful for a new day of life and then spend time in prayer after I read my Bible in the mornings. Prayer is such a powerful way of communication and it doesn't just involve speaking or thinking, it involves listening and being quiet.

I love to laugh. I laugh at the silly things my kids do or my husbands sense of humor.