The Eight Meme

Julie from Julie’s Journal tagged me for a meme called Crazy Eights. I’ve been putting it off because I’m kind of sick of memes but this one seemed original to me. You have to put some thought into to it too, not just answer questions off the top of your head. So here goes:

8 Things I’m Passionate About

1. My faith in Jesus Christ – it keeps me going and makes me happy!
2. My family, especially my Hubby and daughters – they are so important to me. My extended family is always there for me. It’s a good feeling to know they all have my back.
3. Blogging – finding my voice after years of being sick, sad, depressed and angry has helped me get my life back on track.
4. My church – it’s my second family and knowing that it spreads the Word of God to our community makes me want to work hard to keep it growing.
5. The United States – sounds corny, but I love my country. I don’t agree with all that our government does (i.e. the war in Iraq) but to have the ability to speak out against it (even though I support our troops 110%) helps me to know that I’m blessed to live here.
6. My daughter’s education – I have one applying for graduate school and one in elementary school, but I’ll fight for them to have the best education by volunteering, being involved, and providing the money necessary for them to attend college and post-grad school.
7. Reading – yes my family can’t survive without computers, video games, webkinz, etc. but books come first.
8. Health – Since I’m sick I am sure to maintain my younger daughter’s health. I can only advise my older daughter.

8 Things I Want to Do Before I Die

1. See my youngest grow to be an adult.
2. See my Grandchildren. I can wait, a long, long time though!
3. Travel in an RV with my Hubby.
4. Get to live with Hubby while he’s retired.
5. See my church have a youth group and need a larger facility.
6. See family members and friends accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
7. Go to Hawaii.
8. Be a mentor or advocate to someone with a disABILITY.

8 Things I Say Often

1. Sweetie
2. Wow!
3. Hun
4. I forgot
5. Uh Huh
6. Oh No!
7. Really?
8. Don’t make me repeat myself!

8 Books I’ve Read Recently

1. Parenting in the Pew
2. Living Well With Chronic Illness
3. Stories From a Woman’s Heart
4. Two From Galilee
5. What’s So Amazing About Grace?
6. The Secret Power of Speaking God’s Word (re-read)
7. My Name is Asher Lev (re-read)
8. The Borrowers (don’t laugh, it’s a really good book and my dd was going to read it and..)

8 Songs I Could Listen to Over and Over

1. Amazing Grace
2. Your Song – Elton John
3. The Great Adventure – Steven Curtis Chapman
4. Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles
5. Last Night – Traveling Wilburys
6. Under African Skys – Paul Simon
7. Free Falling – Tom Petty
8. Because the Night – 10,000 Maniacs

8 Things That Attract Me to My Best Friends

1. Sense of Humor
2. Kindness
3. Friends are Like Family
4. Honesty
5. Openness/Sharing Feelings
6. Understanding of My Illness/Situation
7. Willing to Just Hang Out
8. Likes to Talk/IM/Chat

8 People I Think Should Do Crazy 8s

1. Lori
2. Natalie
3. Holly
4. Jenn
5. Deb
6. Sue
7. Rae
8. Breezie