Speak Now Hodgepodgers

Welcome to this mid-October version of The Wednesday Hodgepodge. If you've answered today's questions add your link at the end of my post, then hop over and leave a comment for your neighbor there. Here we go-

1. What's something small you tend to sweat even though you know you shouldn't? 

Getting places on time. I am very rarely (as in almost never) late anywhere, but if I'm delayed for some reason I sweat. Or if I even just think I'll be delayed, I sweat. 

2. October 17th is National Pasta Day...do you like pasta? What's your favorite? Cooked at home or eaten in your favorite Italian restaurant? How often do you make/eat pasta? 

Scratching my head on this one...does anyone really not like pasta? I'm sure there will be someone who answers no, but that someone is not me. I love pasta. That being said I don't eat it very often because carbs and all that jazz. 

I don't make my own pasta but do make my own sauces. I love a good Italian restaurant but am also happy with pasta at home. My favorite is spaghetti bolognese. Or marinara with a side of homemade meatball. 

3. Do you consider yourself a spontaneous person? Explain. 

I just asked hubs if he would say I'm a spontaneous person and he said, 'Once you're talked into it, then yes, you're spontaneous' lol. He admits I can be spontaneous, but mostly I like a plan and I like to know that plan ahead of time. Then I can sweat about whether we'll be late or not-ha. 

Also, we're never late. 

4. Who are some of your heroes? Tell us why. 

My dad. Corrie Ten Boom. Joni Eareckson Tada. The 911 first responders, police officers, and firefighters running into those falling buildings when everyone else was running out, our soldiers and their families who make so many sacrifices for us every single day. 

Why? Integrity, bravery, doing something hard when hard is necessary, swimming against the tide of popular culture, having the courage of their convictions, living out their faith...these are all qualities I greatly admire. 

5. Let's wrap it up with something light...Taylor Swift...are you a fan? On a scale of 1-10 how much so? (1=who's Taylor?, 10=a true Swiftie, seen her in concert more than once). If you're a fan what's your favorite T. Swift song? 

I'm not a Swiftie but I do like her music. I'll give myself a 7, although I might rate her higher if she stuck to music, and the business of music, etc. She occasionally gets on a political bent I'm not keen on, but if we're talking music then yes, I like her. Mostly I have tremendous admiration for her songwriting skills. Girl has an amazing way with words. 

Also, she is my own girls peer if you will, so we've all grown up alongside her and her music. I like a lot of her songs, but one of my most favorites is Love Story, which is an oldie but a goodie. I cannot hear this song without picturing my daughters in the backseat of my car singing it at the top of their lungs. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

That last question reminded me of once upon a time when my daughter1 wrote a special birthday post for me and in that post she recorded herself singing the T Swift song-The Best Day. I went on the hunt for that post and then I listened to it about ten times in a row. Be still my heart. 

Thirteen years, one husband, three children, and five moves have happened in her life since she sat on her bed as a recent college grad, in an apartment not far from where I live now. She sang and played the guitar for me for my birthday that year, and this recording is every bit as precious today as it was way back when. Maybe even more so because time y'all. It slays. 

You can hear it for yourself by visiting her blog via the link here-Sincerely-Shannon

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