5 posts tagged “qotd”

What is your favorite scent or smell and why?  

 

I love the smell of honeysuckle. Absolutely my favorite scent. And I am so happy they are starting to put it in candles, bath products, etc. I remember summers as a kid visiting relatives and exploring the neighborhood we would find honeysuckle bushes. The perfumed scent of the flowered bushes was overwhelming. I suppose it reminds me of being a kid and finding some secret garden - sort of magical, ya know?

 

~Jenn 

What decision changed the course of your life? 
Submitted by Ally.

There are a few specific moments in my life that could be considered as "life changing decisions". The decision to accept Christ in my life, the decision to move out on my own, the decision to not allow my ex-husband to treat me badly anymore and utimately leave him, the choice to find someone who would genuinely love me as God intended.

However, I do remember one distinctive moment that changed the course of my shy, doormat personality.

When I was 15, my step-sister and I were at the mall waiting on the elevator. She is a year younger than me and has a disability that causes her to need a scooter or wheelchair. Anyway, we got to the elevator that had a throng of 12-13 year old kids standing in line for it too. While waiting another guy and his friend (also in a wheelchair) came up to wait with us. Realizing that the kids weren't going to allow us and the other disabled guy use the elevator first, I spoke up suggesting that they move out of our way.

They kindly obliged and once in the elevator the other guy thanked me for saying something because he wouldn't have and would've been forced to just wait there. My step-sis also expressed her gratitude and opinion that those kids would'nt have moved out of the way.

I had never felt so empowered before. I had stood up for myself and more importantly for my step-sis and the other disabled guy who needed services like an elevator just to get around the mall. I had also done so without getting mean, angry or upset but with poise and some humor.

I very much believe this moment gave me the confidence to stand up to the "crowd" of people that we all sometimes have to stand up to. It's hard to be a voice, especially a loud one.

~Jenn

How old were you when you had your very first boyfriend/girlfriend? Do you still know them now? 
Submitted by KIM. 

If I can remember correctly, I believe my first "boyfriend" was in 7th grade. For some time he was my next door neighbor. We lasted a whole 3 days, which also included a very brief kiss. His name was Josh Blankenship. I lost touch with him not to long after that and he later moved to another city/school.

~Jenn

What was the last wedding you went to?  Were you in the wedding?

The last wedding I went to, incidentally, was my very own. So obviously, I was in the wedding as a glowing bride. Michael and I married on 01/25/07 in a very simple ceremony attended by our close family.

~Jenn

Which friend or acquaintance most influenced your taste in music? 
Submitted by Rev Stan.

Sometimes I think watching the good ole' Warner Bro.'s cartoons had the most influence on my classical music taste. Interesting.

Second to that I know that my grandmother gave me the love I have for Patsy Cline. Other than that, I'm all over the map for musical taste's and believe I fell prey to whatever music was popular in my high school days.

~Jenn