The Mommy Interviews (The last one)

Well, here is the last of my mommy interviews...this one comes right from the mouth of my youngest...the baby, although he is not a baby any longer :)


1. What is something Mommy always says to you?
I love you (I love that all my boys gave this response to this question)

2. What makes Mommy happy?
Kissing (really???)

3. What makes Mommy sad?
Fighting

4. How does Mommy make you laugh?
Tickling

5. What was Mommy like as a child?
A girl (I like this answer :)

6. How old is Mommy?
39, am I right?

7. How tall is Mommy?
(puts his hand on my head and says “Big”)

8. What is Mommy's favorite thing to do?
Work

9. What does Mommy do when you're not around?
Teach your kids

10. If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?
Beautiful ( I love this answer too)

11. What is Mommy really good at?
Teaching

12. What is Mommy not very good at?
Playing (maybe he was referring to my Wii skills)

13. What does Mommy do for her job?
Teach

14. What is Mommy's favorite food?
Broccoli

15. What makes you proud of Mommy?
Kissing (not sure where this is coming from)

16. If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Spongebob

17. What do you and Mommy do together?
Play

18. How are you and Mommy the same?
Eyes

19. How are you and Mommy different?
Hair

20. How do you know Mommy loves you?
Because you kiss me (what is with this kissing theme??)

21. Where is Mommy's favorite place to go?
Store

The Mommy Interviews (Part 2)

This second interview is from my oldest son...He is almost 12 :)

1. What is something Mommy always says to you?
I love you

2. What makes Mommy happy?
Being with my family

3. What makes Mommy sad?
Leaving my family

4. How does Mommy make you laugh?
By telling jokes

5. What was Mommy like as a child?
You were a little girl (makes sense to me :)

6. How old is Mommy?
40 (Dang...all my kids know my real age...)

7. How tall is Mommy?
I believe you are over 6 feet

8. What is Mommy's favorite thing to do?
Read your Bible (I want this to be true...)

9. What does Mommy do when you're not around?
Go to school and teach

10. If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?
Be for memorizing the Bible (my favorite answer of all)

11. What is Mommy really good at?
Teaching

12. What is Mommy not very good at?
Eating healthy (ouch..this is the second time this answer came around... in my defense, I have been talking about this a lot lately...)

13. What does Mommy do for her job?
Teach preschoolers

14. What is Mommy's favorite food?
Spaghetti

15. What makes you proud of Mommy?
Being with you

16. If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Candace from Phineas and Ferb

17. What do you and Mommy do together?
Eat dinner with each other

18. How are you and Mommy the same?
We are in the same family

19. How are you and Mommy different?
Well, “I’m a boy and mom’s a woman (good observation Moose)

20. How do you know Mommy loves you?
Because you love me with all your heart

21. Where is Mommy's favorite place to go?
Your school

The Mommy Interviews

I saw this interview on another blog and decided to copy it because it looked fun. Plus, I wanted to see what my kids think about me. I think this interview is geared toward younger children, but I thought it would still work with my kids. I will post all 3 of my children's responses to this interview over the next couple of days...

This is from my darling middle child-9 years old (I don't think he was totally in the mood to do this interview, but he did complete it) On some questions I wrote my own comments in parentheses...


1. What is something Mommy always says to you?
I love you.

2. What makes Mommy happy?
Being together with family

3. What makes Mommy sad?
Being alone

4. How does Mommy make you laugh?
By staring at me

5. What was Mommy like as a child?
I don’t know, I was not born yet

6. How old is Mommy?
40 ( I wish he didn't know this answer :)

7. How tall is Mommy?
11.5

8. What is Mommy's favorite thing to do?
Watch TV (Ouch)

9. What does Mommy do when you're not around?
Wash and clean the floor

10. If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?
I don’t know what that means

11. What is Mommy really good at?
Writing

12. What is Mommy not very good at?
Trying to stay healthy (double ouch...actually I have been talking about this lately to the kids...I promise I am not justifying myself :)

13. What does Mommy do for her job?
Teach class

14. What is Mommy's favorite food?
Doughnuts (totally not true)

15. What makes you proud of Mommy?
Doing the laundry

16. If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?
I don’t know

17. What do you and Mommy do together?
Math

18. How are you and Mommy the same?
We both love each other

19. How are you and Mommy different?
We have different hobbies

20. How do you know Mommy loves you?
Because you help me out

21. Where is Mommy's favorite place to go?
Smokey Bones

Made to Crave : God Made You Wonderful

I am about to begin this study with a group of friends...can't wait :)

Book Sneeze Review (In Constant Prayer)

The latest book that I chose to review for Book Sneeze (Thomas Nelson) was "In Constant Prayer" by Robert Benson. This book is one in a series of books called "The Ancient Practices Series". Book Sneeze provides the book to me at no charge if I will write a review and post it on my blog and another consumer site. Thank you Thomas Nelson publishers.

I was drawn to this book at first because of the title. In the Bible we are told to "pray without ceasing", so when I saw the title I figured that this book would help me discover what praying without ceasing really means. The book does address this subject, but actually focuses in on a pattern for worship called the "daily office" (aka: daily prayer, divine office, canonical hours, etc). I had never heard of the daily office before as it is not commonly (or at all) practiced in my particular church denomination. In the book, it states the daily office "roots" are from the early Church, and many people that did not grow up with such a practice are very interested in it today.

Again most of the information in this book was foreign to me as I did not come from a church background with such traditions like the daily office, but I tell you after reading this book I see that a practice such as the daily office is not limited to a certain church background. After reading Benson's book I am very interested in learning more about this early church practice. There is too much information for me to share in a book review, but I would encourage all Christians to at least read through this book to see if the practice of the daily office would be something they would want to add to their spiritual practices and prayer life.

Benson's writing is very easy to read, and his transparency and honesty add to the appeal of the book. He writes just enough for you to understand the about the "daily office", but this book is a first step if one wants the daily office to become part of their daily disciplines. Benson doesn't make big promises that if one practices the daily office that there will be all these supernatural answers to prayers, although there might be. That is up to God. But he does mention how it will change us because we are taking time to honor God and give Him the praise He is due. In my opinion, Benson implies that the daily office is not another spiritual practice that is about us, but it really is about God. He becomes our focus. I don't know if that what Benson was trying to say, but that is what I took from his book.

I am planning on reading and finding out more information about the "daily office" and I could see that this practice may become a part of my daily routine and quiet time. I recommend this book to anyone searching for a deeper relationship with God. Read it and see what the Lord may speak to you about this practice.