Wednesday Hodgepodge - Mad World ~ Peaceful Thoughts

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A hodgepodge is a jumble or assortment of things that might not appear to belong together. Joyce at From This Side of the Pond hosts a weekly link-up called Wednesday Hodgepodge that is a little collection of questions for bloggers to answer just for fun and to get to know each other. I always look forward to chatting with friends over coffee, so pour a cup of your favorite and let's visit for a few minutes!

Here are this week's questions - and my answers - for this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge.

1.  What do you love about your life right now?

 

I don't know, that was my first answer, but I was thinking about the circumstances of my life, and to be honest I felt like 'love' was a bit more enthusiastic than I really feel about many of the circumstances. But I reframed it a little in my mind to focus on LIFE. I love my husband and that we have a good marriage and still enjoy each other's company. I love that we have good family relationships and that all my kids love the Lord. I love that we are healthy and fairly active, and have a good church to attend. I love being a part of Scioto Valley Chorus. 

 

2. March 26th is National Spinach Day . . . are you a fan? If so, how do you like yours prepared/served?

 

I'm not an avid fan, but to my surprise, I do like spinach. I like baby spinach in salad, and I like spinach when it's in Italian pasta dishes. I do not eat cooked spinach all by itself.

3. In this current season would you say you need to spend more time looking inward or that you need to get out of your head? Tell us why.

 I think I probably need to get out of my head, because I have good intentions and plans but I don't do well with follow-through and actually getting things done. I've always tended to be a procrastinator, and I've figured out that I put off starting on things I want to do because I don't feel confident it will turn out the way I picture it in my head. Well, of course it won't if I don't even start!

4. Are you following the 'March Madness' madness? (That's US college basketball in case you're out of the loop) What's something that feels like actual madness to you right now?

 Nope, not following at all. I hear about it because that's what people talk about, but I don't know anything about basketball and don't care about the sport at all. 

So much of what's going on in our country and the world is total madness right now. And not in a good way at all. The Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster in Baltimore - that feels especially close to home, because it is pretty close to our home. And that's just the latest in a news cycle that has been chaos week after week. Amid all the chaos and uncertainty, I'm thankful that I know Jesus and the peace he gives!

When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. ~Mark 13:7-8 

5.  How will you celebrate the Easter/Passover holiday this year?

 

Our Maryland family is coming for the weekend and we have some fun plans with them for Friday and Saturday. We'll go to church together on Resurrection Sunday and are planning to grill beef and lamb kebabs for dinner, and to have an egg hunt for the granddaughters.

 

6. Insert your own random thought here.

This past Sunday, my husband's hockey game was in the afternoon, and our granddaughter had not seen Poppy play hockey, so we all went to watch the game.

While we were waiting for Poppy to change after the game, we had fun following the movements of a starling that was inside the building. For awhile he was just flitting about the rafters, but he eventually found his way into the kitchen (which was not open and serving food) and I'm sure he was hoping to get at some popcorn or pretzels!

What do you love about your life right now? Leave a comment and let me know!

I'm sharing in this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge at From This Side of the Pond.

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