wednesday hodgepodge

1. March is known as the windy month. Which of the following phrases best
 fits your March so far...'throw caution to the wind', 'three sheets to the wind',
 'run like the wind', or 'see which way the wind blows'?


Guess I would say "run like the wind". It has been a busy month...a trip to Tenn,
having family here, finishing projects, cooking for the Ronald McDonald house,
birthdays, soccer games, and work! Some days, a better description might
have been "winded"! ha! ha!

2. Your favorite green food? Your favorite dish made with your favorite green food?


Probably broccoli. I like it raw or steamed, straight or in a casserole, in soup
and with chicken and pasta in alfredo sauce.

3. Ever been locked out of your home-car-office-anywhere? Do tell!

Who hasn't??? I have locked my keys in my car several times through the years,
but I will say it has been a while since I last did it. Hubby hides a key in a
magnetic box on my car, but sometimes he hides it so well I can't find it...not much help!
The last time was on my daughter's wedding day in 2010. You should have seen me lying
on the street in downtown Macon, reaching up under my car looking
for that box...grrr! I was not happy!!

4. Yoda, Kermit, Shrek, The Wicked Witch of the West, Oscar the Grouch, The Grinch,
 or Mike Wasowski (Monsters Inc.)...of the green characters listed, which one's your
favorite and why?

I would say Mike. He was  a good and faithful friend...and he made me laugh!!

5. "The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive."~Joe Batten Do you agree?
 Why or why not?

Well, I think that is an important task of being a good leader, but not sure it is the first.
I think the first might be making the people under him/her feel valuable and capable.
I believe people perform better when they know their leader believes in them.
Also, the leader should be willing to do anything he asks the team to do.
That encourages loyalty. About 15 years ago, I was on a retreat and I saw two leaders
in action, One did these two things, one didn't. It was amazing to see the difference
in the way the two groups responded to their leaders. It was a learning experience for me.

6. Share a favorite song with an emotion in it's title.

Gratitude by Nicole Nordeman
 

Send some rain, would You send some rain?
'Cause the earth is dry and needs to drink again
And the sun is high and we are sinking in the shade
Would You send a cloud, thunder long and loud?
Let the sky grow black and send some mercy down
Surely You can see that we are thirsty and afraid
But maybe not, not today
Maybe You'll provide in other ways
And if that's the case ...

We'll give thanks to You with gratitude
For lessons learned in how to thirst for You
How to bless the very sun that warms our face
If You never send us rain

Daily bread, give us daily bread
Bless our bodies, keep our children fed
Fill our cups, then fill them up again tonight
Wrap us up and warm us through
Tucked away beneath our sturdy roofs
Let us slumber safe from danger's view this time
Or maybe not, not today
Maybe You'll provide in other ways
And if that's the case ...

We'll give thanks to You with gratitude
A lesson learned to hunger after You
That a starry sky offers a better view
If no roof is overhead
And if we never taste that bread

Oh, the differences that often are between
Everything we want and what we really need

So grant us peace, Jesus, grant us peace
Move our hearts to hear a single beat
Between alibis and enemies tonight
Or maybe not, not today
Peace might be another world away
And if that's the case ...

We'll give thanks to You with gratitude
For lessons learned in how to trust in You
That we are blessed beyond what we could ever dream
In abundance or in need
And if You never grant us peace ...

But, Jesus, would You please ...

7. What's a road trip you'd like to take?

Hmmm...there are many places I want to go, but I would not want to drive to them.
But, I do want to go to Charleston, S.C. I've been there once, but only overnight
for a wedding. I want to go and stay long enough to see the city.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

When we went to the antique shops on Saturday, I saw several things that I had when
Hubby and I first married. That always happens, but it still makes me laugh.
Truth is, that was almost 41 years ago and they say an antique is at least 50 years old.
So, I guess it's not just my stuff that's antique...at 60, so am I!! :-)

Thanks to Joyce for hosting this every week...great questions!