Lots of stuff has happened in this month, though. To explain my lack of activity for the last few weeks. We traveled the Alaska Highway as a family in a two-vehicle caravan. I have several thousand miles and lots of drive time under my belt now. Lots of drive time. And lots of miles.
And we made it here to Alaska. And then got a call that we're not going to Japan any longer. Which led to a day of crying and so now we're working out what to do and are going to start trickling back east.
At any rate, Sarah and Hannah over at Sister Sketches nominated me for the Sunshine Award. In accordance with the guidelines, I would like to give them my most hearty thanks for nominating me!
Rules:
1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and link to his/her blog.
2. Nominate other bloggers and let them know on their blog.
3. Answer the list of ten questions given.
4. The Sunshine Award must be posted on your blog.
I will see about the nominations in a little bit. I really need to see about following some more blogs. Sigh.
Now for the questions!
1. What is your favorite Bible verse?
I have difficulty narrowing down anything to the "favorites" category, but I'm going to go with Isaiah 43:2. "When you go through deep waters, I will be with you." Just because we're treading through some pretty deep waters and it really is a comfort to think about.
2. Would you sacrifice your life if it would save that of a stranger's?
It would depend on the situation, but I like to believe that I would do whatever I could to save a life.
3. Given the chance to swim with dolphins...would you accept?
Eh.... maybe. If it was in a controlled pool that wasn't awful deep with people around. Not in the open sea, though. Not a fan of deep water.
4. Are you more "fascinated" by light or darkness? Why?
I'm really not sure, because I love sunshine because it brings the world to life but at the same time I'm a nocturnal creature who thrives in the night hours and prefers late nights to any other times in the day. So both, I suppose, just because of the brilliance of the afternoon sunlight and the peace and quiet of the dark.
5. Can you speak in a different accent?
Sort of. I can't keep my British/Irish/Scottish very straight, which equates to a very garbled accent, but Australian isn't too difficult for me.
6. Would you rather be disliked or forgotten?
Forgotten, I think. It feels more mysterious that way. I dislike conflict, too, so yeah, I'd prefer to be a passing memory then a remembered annoyance.
7. Has the ocean ever filled your dreams?
To be quite honest, I really don't understand this question. If you mean, have I ever dreamed of the ocean, it's possible. I don't tend to remember my dreams all too often, though.
8. Assuming you have one, how often is your journal put to use?
Well, I was doing pretty well with it two months ago and now I've dropped off again but hopefully am going to pick it back up again before too long. Just to try and chronicle this massive upset in our lives and other details like Sam Anders and such. (Don't ask.)
9. What is your favorite fictional character of all time?
Dear heavens, what a question. I can't answer that. I have too many favorites. If you narrowed it down by show or movie, then I could help you out, but all time? Nuh uh. Not possible. Too many awesome characters to pick from. My current love is Starbuck. But I could name a dozen more.
10. What is your favorite hymn?
I'm not really a huge hymn person--I prefer my Christian music to be contemporary-- but All Creatures of Our God and King is one I enjoy. If that counts as a hymn. Which it might not. I'm not sure...
So yes. There we go.
Writing is all gorked up currently. Got a new show in the brain along with adjusting to the part where we're not going to be living in Japan for the next three years. Hopefully I'll be able to kick my brain into gear before too long, but we'll see.
As always, thank you for your patience and thank you again for the nomination, Sarah and Hannah!
Ad astra per aspera.
To the stars, with difficulty.
