Wednesday Hodgepodge

It’s Wednesday … Hump Day.  And that means that it’s time for the Wednesday Hodgepodge.  When you’re done here, why not click on the button above to see what everyone else has to say?
 
1. Share a favorite song lyric.
I better not see 'I can't think of one' on anybody's paper. That's an automatic F in the Wednesday Hodgepodge you know.


Oh no, You never let go
Through the calm and through the storm
Oh no, You never let go
In every high and every low
Oh no, You never let go
Lord, You never let go of me

From You Never Let Go by Matt Redman.  This song will always mean something because I heard this song on the way to DD’s the morning they got the call that they needed to get to the NICU right away for T#3.  I remember singing it, crying and praying.  And God didn’t let go of us through that storm … and He still has ahold of us.
 
And speaking of T#3 … today is his 4th birthday!! 
 
2. When was the last time someone yelled at you?
It’s been too long to remember.  Thankfully. 
  
3. Money, fame, happiness...are they mutually exclusive?
Wow, this is deep, Joyce.  Are you trying to make us think this morning?  ;-)  If you use the world’s definition of happiness, then no, they aren’t … and in fact, to the world, money and fame are frequently requirements for happiness.  But if you use the biblical definition of happiness (better known as joy), then I don’t know that they’re mutually exclusive … I suppose that if one is grounded deeply enough in Christ, it’s possible that he/she can have money and/or fame and joy.  But I would think that it would be extremely difficult.
 
4. What is your favorite dish to prepare for family and friends that doesn't require turning on the stove, oven or an outdoor grill?
Fresh fruit with dip.
 
5. The first week of August is National Simplify Your Life Week. What is one thing you could do this week to simplify your life? Will you do it?
I think my life is pretty simple.  I have a couple of closets and a couple of cabinet drawers that could stand de-cluttering.  Yes, I’ll do it … but it might be later rather than sooner.  ha!
 
6. On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being 100% and 1 being not at all) how tuned in are you to your country's national political scene?
Normally, probably about a 4.  I very rarely watch the news (too depressing); I do check the local and St. Louis newspapers online … I try to stay informed enough to have half a clue.  If there’s a crisis (such as the debt ceiling debate), then I make a little more effort to stay informed (unless it becomes just. too. much … such as the debt ceiling debate or elections).   
 
7. What are your final parting words to the month of July?
Good riddance! 
 
Not that weather so far in August has been much better than it was in July … it’s hit 100 every day with heat indices 10-15 degrees hotter.  But there’s hope in sight … there’s rain in the forecast for 5 of the next 10 days, and by the end of the week, the highs should be at a more seasonable level of the upper 80’s (in the meantime, the highs will be in the lower 90’s, which will still be a welcome relief from what we’ve been getting).   
 
8. Insert your own random thought here.
Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with DD & the Ts.  They had free tickets to the Grizzlies baseball game last night, but DD decided that it was going to be just too hot so they decided to pass on the game.  She mentioned that if DH & I wanted to take T#1 and T#2 to the game, we could use their tickets.  It was definitely too hot for Nana, too.  But T#1 and T#2 did try their best to persuade Nana to change her mind, singing their own version of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”:

“Take us out to the ballgame
Take us out to the crowd
Buy us an apple and crackerjacks”

I wish I could remember the rest of their version of the lyrics.  ;-)  

I have to admit that I did have a bit of regret that I hadn’t taken DD up on her offer … then I checked the weather for the ballpark … heat index was 98 at 9:45 PM.  Nope, last night was a night to stay home and stay cool (not to mention that an early bedtime was likely best for T#2, who was feeling better yesterday … but I could see that she definitely wasn’t 100% yesterday afternoon).  ;-)