Who am I? A wife for almost 40 years. A mom for over 36 years. A sister and a friend, of course. Each of these help describe me. But, even more, I have been a Christian since accepting Him as my Savior when I was 12 years old and, this truth defines each area of my life. I have enjoyed some mountain top experiences but have been through some very deep valleys as well. Valleys of incredible grief and even pits of depression. However, most of my days are ordinary, routine kind of days. But in every one of my days, God has been faithful. He has walked with me whatever the day. He strengthens, comforts, encourages and blesses me with life "most abundant."

A favorite life verse: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:10

Why do I write? Though not quite as private as my dad, I am definitely my father's daughter. I find it difficult to share. And to let others in. But I do love to write. I love to put words into sentences and sentences in paragraphs that help express my thoughts. I hope my words help me share my heart. Share the life that God has given me and all that He has done for me and through me. I write with the hope of giving Him at least a bit of the glory He is due.

A verse to guide my writing: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ. I Peter 1:7

I Choose Dishes Over Laundry

Posted on By jennifer

Hello.  Welcome back to the blog.  Thank you to those who left comments on Wednesday’s post.  Especially those who shared a bit of their own story.  Doing so is always an encouragement and I genuinely appreciate it.  I have also said a prayer for each of you as we recognize Mother’s Day this weekend.  With that in mind, I thought I would end the week with a little more light-hearted look at Mother’s day.  How ’bout a quick Mother’s Day This or That?  I found this on-line as part of a group of games for kiddos to play with their moms.  Moms fill out the answers and the children try to guess what their mom answered.  In the past, we have had the moms join our Junior Church class for some Mother’s Day fun; however, we will not be doing that this year.  But, cute idea.  I will tuck it away for another year perhaps.

No game here.  Just some fun choosing.  My answers are in bold.  I will try to keep commentary to a minimum but, no doubt, there will be some – lol.  But I will end here…so let me just wish each of you a special weekend.  However you celebrate, or don’t celebrate, I pray your heart is encouraged and that God gives grace where grace might be needed.

This or That:  The Mom Edition

Wash Clothes or Wash Dishes – for some reason, I enjoy doing the dishes.  These days, I prefer it over the dishwasher.  Is it a phase??

Order Take-out or Cook at Home – we eat out but never order take-out.  Can’t remember when (or if) we did so the last time.

Facebook or Instagram – I have neither but I had IG once and even recently considered starting it again.  But that idea passed quickly.

Be a Host or Be a Guest 

Coffee or Tea – I do love iced tea.  Love it.  But if we’re talking hot beverages, coffee would win.

Comedy or Action Movie  – the lesser of two evils here.  Truthfully, I would not watch either.  Give me a period drama.

Camping or Cruise – I can’t imagine ever camping.  Or thinking it is a vacation.

Netflix or Amazon Prime – (sigh)

Wake up Early or Sleep in Late

Craft or Bake – definitely think my crafting era as ended.

Girls’ Night Out or Family Night

Pizza or Burgers – I enjoy a good (veggie) burger from time to time, but given a choice, I will always pick the pizza!

Carpet or Hardwood – odd way to end, but I didn’t make this:)  We have both.  Hardwood is no fun to clean and carpet is cozy.  I like cozy.

I was surprised how different my answers were compared to what they would have been a few years ago, or certainly when my children were younger.  Not only do seasons change, but I change.  I used to really enjoy crafting.  Not so much these days.  I also used to enjoy hosting.  That has definitely changed.  And the whole dishwashing thing?  I almost find it relaxing.  What is that all about?  Like I said, life changes.  I just found them interesting.  Anyhoo, pick one or two (or the whole thing) and let me know what you would choose.  Again, have a lovely weekend!!

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Comments (6)

  1. Happy Friday, Jennifer! I’m with you when it comes to washing dishes. When we redid our kitchen several years ago, I had it offered to put in a dishwasher, and I opted for cabinet space instead of the dishwasher. I find having my hands in the warm water relaxes me…especially noticeable if I’ve been tense about something. 🙂

    I would always choose tea over coffee though. Coffee is just something that I’ve never acquired a taste for.

    We don’t do take-out either…probably has something to do with our location to restaurants. By the time we would drive to pick up the take-out and then drive back home, the food would be cold. lol

    And I’m always for waking up early. 🙂 My mom used to say that I could get up and have half a day’s work done before she had her first cup of coffee. lol

    Praying for you, my friend. xx

  2. I agree on a few of these with you. Also agree that several of my answers would have been different a few years ago. I think it’s neat that some interests and views on things (inconsequential ones especially) change as we get older/life circumstances are different, etc. We are big on ordering out- I like the break from making meals but we usually prefer to do our eating at home so voila- take out solves both of those goals :). I love hardwood- I may not be cleaning it well, though, because I don’t spend a lot of time doing that task, lol. Am with you pizza and being a guest and I also don’t have FB or IG. Have a great weekend!

  4. Oh, I love when you do this!!!!!

    Wash Clothes or Wash Dishes – truly neither lol but laundry

    Order Take-out or Cook at Home – due to health its been take out more BUT normally cook at home

    Facebook or Instagram – NOTTA.. nope to both

    Be a Host or Be a Guest- HOST

    Coffee or Tea – not a hug fan of either but coffee more

    Comedy or Action Movie – personally, a mystery person but I would choose comedy

    Camping or Cruise – oh I LOVE BOTH

    Netflix or Amazon Prime – Prime

    Wake up Early or Sleep in Late- LATE for now used to be early

    Craft or Bake – craft when I can

    Girls’ Night Out or Family Night- Family

    Pizza or Burgers – Pizza ( ARE YOU VEGETARIAN??)

    Carpet or Hardwood – Hardwood

  5. I’m playing catch up as I was in Williamsburg attending a 2-day stitching event. It was such a wonderful time.

    Wash Clothes because I can do other things while the machine does its thing.

    Cook at Home or Eat Out – the only time we do take out is for the local Chinese place. They don’t offer dining in.

    Instagram – I don’t have a Facebook account. I basically share my cross stitch stuff via Instagram with snippets of life.

    Be a Guest because hosting isn’t in my wheelhouse.

    Coffee or Tea – I pick both.

    Comedy or Action Movie – it depends on my mood. My only ask is there be not a lot of swearing.

    Camping or Cruise – NEITHER ONE

    Netflix or Amazon Prime – NEITHER ONE

    Wake up Early

    Craft – I didn’t inherit the baking or cooking gene.

    Girls’ Night Out or Family Night — BOTH

    Pizza or Burgers – BOTH

    Hardwood with a few throw rugs by the entries and bathrooms.

  6. Jennifer, happy Monday! And what is it about laundry. Maybe it’s the sorting or drying and hanging and folding and putting it all away neat and tidy? I don’t know, but it’s a rhythm I enjoy. It’s satisfying.

    Not sure if I’d feel the same way if I had a whole bunch of kids around, but for the two of us, it works.

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