vanity fair

I like reading the back page of Vanity Fair, and yes I often/sometimes start at the back of a magazine. It is a questionnaire....
I will now give it to myself....
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
--> A piece of land with a farmhouse on it. Picture rolling hills or a lake. Having a huge family. Sitting out in the yard by the campfire, at dusk. Sharing stories, and laughter, and singing along with the acoustic guitar.
Which living person do you most admire?
--> Beth Moore.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
--> Fear and impatience.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
 --> Being judgmental, and crass.
What is your greatest extravagance?
--> Quilt material, and Starbucks Caramel Machiattos.
What is your favorite journey?
--> The one that leads me home.
What do consider the most overrated virtue?
--> Minding your own business. (When it comes to friends and family only)
On what occasion do you lie?
--> To protect someone I love.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
--> "That is ridiculous."
What is your greatest regret?
--> Anytime I didn't say what I needed to, and the moment then passed. (I love yous and apologies included)
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
--> My God, my husband, my children.
When and where were you happiest?
--> At the birth of each of my children.
What is your current state of mind?
--> Hopeful, anxious, exhausted.
What is your favorite occupation?
--> Homemaking, "missions" work (aka, reaching out to people)
What is the quality you most like in a person?
--> Honesty.
What do you most value in your friends?
--> Openness and truthfulness.

I like this. And I like to sit at my kitchen table and read in the sunshine. I like to pray on my bed in the night. I like to walk at dusk. I like to sit under the stars. I could stare at a body of water for hours. I like to feel the burn of the sun as it kisses my skin. I like the power of a summer wind as it warms my soul. I like to search the meanings of names. I like to make up my own quilt pattern. I am changed when cuddling my sleeping babes. I like to worship on my own. I need to sit for coffee with my friends once a week at least. I love when the conversation turns to heart matters. And most of all, I love how God can turn a burden into a joy.