Seven 7s

Friday, March 24, 2006


Some time ago, many were listing their "Seven sevens" in various blogs--seven answers to the following seven topics. Finally, here are mine...

A. Seven things I want to do before I die

1. Read through the Bible--chronologically

2. Write a meaningful (and successful) book

3. Visit the “Field of Dreams” in Iowa and the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY

4. Go to Noah’s Ark water park

5. Have enough money to live on

6. Visit far-flung friends

7. Be a better Christian/husband/father/son/brother/friend/etc.

B. Seven things I cannot do

1. Swim (or even float)

2. Fix or build anything

3. Understand opera

4. Run long distances

5. Eat sauerkraut or rhubarb

6. Turn back the clock

7. Read music

C. Seven things that attract me to my spouse

1. Commitment to family

2. Makes rice pudding like my grandma used to

3. Good legs

4. Faithful to tasks she deems important

5. Dresses well

6. She treasures her friends

7. Good kisser

D. Seven things I say most often

1. It’s just an observation. (following a well-thought out statement, often followed by #5)

2. I’m not a very verbal person by nature. (it has been a learned skill)

3. I’m not in charge of that. (it’s not my fault--really)

4. I’m two shoes from leaving. (a simple statement of readiness)

5. It‘s not personal. (it was an objective observation unrelated to you)

6. Let‘s move on to The Next Big Thing. (I’m tired, bored, uninterested)

7. It’s not that big a deal. (because, in the big picture, few things are)

E. Seven books (or series) I love

1. The Bible (prefer NKJV)

2. The Savage Nation, Michael Savage

3. Treason, Ann Coulter

4. Any historical baseball coffee-table-type book

5. The Proper Care And Feeding of Husbands, Laura Schlessinger

6. Godless, Ann Coulter

7. More Than A Carpenter, Josh McDowell

F. Seven movies I can watch over and over again (or would if I had the time)

1. “The Bogart Trinity” (Casablanca, To Have And Have Not, The Maltese Falcon)

2. The Thin Man (series)

3. Shall We Dance (with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers)

4. Animal Crackers (or Duck Soup, or most any Marx Brothers movie)

5. Rio Bravo (favorite John Wayne movie)

6. The Princess Bride (so many memorable, quotable lines)

7. You Can't Cheat An Honest Man (or most other W.C. Fields movies)

G. Seven people whose lists I would be most interested to know

1. Mr. Carley

2. My families

3. Sherry

4. Janet

5. The Mols

6. Mr. Jenkins

7. Grace


1 Comments:

At May 05, 2006 1:28 AM, Rossi said…
A. Seven things I want to do before I die

1. Read through the Bible--chronologically

2. Own my own space~with a fireplace please :)

3. Have a room totaly dedicated to stamping/computer/crosstich

4. Have a four poster bed~espresso wood color

5. Have enough money to live on

6. Find my friend Belinda

7. Pass the next test of silence

B. Seven things I cannot do

1. Swim (or even float)

2. Parachute Jump

3. Multiply big numbers in my head

4. Watch a child be hurt

5. Change peoples responses

6. Make people accept the gospel

7. be a child of the living God

C. Seven things that attract me to my spouse

1. Commitment to God

2. Commitment to family

3. A good heart

4. Willing to help others

5. A good Father

6. A good Builder

well, i almost made it

D. Seven things I say most often

1. I have no idea~really i do say that

2. Works for me.

3. TROY!!!!

4. TYLER!!!!

5. I'm outta here.

6. YIPPIIEE!!!!!

7. That's a God thing.

E. Seven books (or series) I love

1. Uncommon Heroes~ Dee Henderson

2. Cape Refuge~Terri Blackstock

3. Love Letter from God (some call it a Bible)

4. Redemption series~Karen Kingsbury

5. Max Lucado~~anything

6. Francine Rivers~Redeeming Love~or anything else but, that's my fav

7. Newpointe 911~Blackstock

F. Seven movies I can watch over and over again (or would if I had the time)

1. “Scarlett Pimpernel” (Jane Seymour version)

2. You've Got Mail

3. Sound of Music

4. While You Were Sleeping

5. Regarding Henry

6. The Princess Bride (so many memorable, quotable lines, sink me!)

7. Oliver

G. Seven people whose lists I would be most interested to know

1. Jesus

2. Dawn

3. Lois

4. Cher

5. Mary

6. Mark

7. Michelle