THE SEVENS

At the suggestion (request, urging, demand?) of my friends Lindsay and her mother, Lora, I put together my answers to the sevens quiz. Here goes.

Seven Things I Cannot Do Well
1. Say no.
2. Cultivate deep friendships
3. Cook without making a big mess
4. Stop laughing at my own jokes
5. Keep from blushing when I’m embarrassed
6. Get up in the morning without snoozing the alarm
7. Avoid killing houseplants


Seven Things That Would Attract me to a Future Husband
1. Age 10: male
2. Age 20: dark hair, tall, muscular, rich, excellent dancer, romantic, British accent
3. Age 30: kind, good job, doesn’t mind that I have gray hairs already
4. Age 40: doesn’t smoke, still has some hair
5. Age 50: has teeth
6. Age 60: remembers who I am from one visit to the next
7. Age 70: alive
Just kidding. Sorry, people, my REAL list is confidential. There’s no telling who might be reading this blog! But if anyone really cares, it’s possible that there might be a tiny bit of truth in this. In that case, it’s noteworthy that I’m almost halfway between twenty and thirty. And for anyone who really, REALLY cares, don’t worry, my real list is much more significant than this nonsense.


Seven Things I Say Often
1. Hi and How are you? (They mean the same thing.)
2. Please and Thank you (I’m very polite.)
3. Okay (I’m agreeable, too.)
4. What!?! (I guess I’m not always agreeable.)
5. Yeah, right (Sometimes I’m sarcastic.)
6. This is one of those things that requires balance. (when I’m waxing eloquent)
7. Ummmmm. (when I’m the opposite of eloquent)


Seven Authors, Books, or Series I Love
1. John Piper
2. Janette Oke
3. James Herriot
4. Charles Swindoll
5. Tale of Two Cities
6. Christy
7. Ben-Hur


Seven Movies I Watch Over and Over Again
(I don’t know about over and over again, but I do own all of these)
1. Phantom of the Opera
2. Lord of the Rings
3. Sound of Music
4. You Can’t Take it With You
5. Batman Begins
6. Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken
7. Left Behind

Seven Things I Hope to do Before I Die
1. Go on a hot air balloon ride
2. Get married and have children
3. Hike the Grand Canyon
4. Ride a motorcycle
5. Visit a castle
6. Go skiing
7. Lead someone to the Lord
8. See the Great Wall of China
9. Start a business
10. Have a porch swing
11. Get a piece of writing published
12. Learn to stencil
13. Read David Copperfield
14. Go through the Panama Canal
15. Drive a Mini Cooper for a day
16. Tour Israel
17. Save someone’s life
18. Plant a tree and have it stay alive
19. Wear a formal gown
20. See an iceberg breaking
Oh wait!! It was only seven things! Okay, add to the list of things I can’t do well: “Follow rules.”

Seven People I Want to do This
1. Are
2. There
3. Seven
4. Who
5. Read
6. My
7. Blog?
I’m not sure about this. ;-)