Five for Friday

Quilly had this Five Word Meme on her blog and invited others to play; if we agreed, she would send each of us five words of her choosing about which to share. I laughed when I got my words - she said she didn't start out intending to have them all start with them same letter, but it just kinda happened. But the word geek and alliteration lover in me thought it appropriate since it was for my Friday post!

So, here goes! I'm sure you're dying to know what I think about:

1.) Faith
First on the list and first in priority. I can't imagine life without it. And yet it's not the faith itself that sustains me, but the object of my faith, which is Christ. One can have much faith in an erroneous and powerless object or religious system and be doomed. But even a small amount of faith in the God of the universe Who is omnipotent, omniscient, just, and sovereign, will change hearts, lives, the world.


2.) Food
Can't live without it! I'm a Texas gal and I like my beef - steak, burgers, roast, BBQ. And Mexican food, of course! I cook most nights and my kids take their lunches. I'm a bit of a baking snob - I grew up making stuff from scratch and that's still the way I do it. I like crunchy foods - tacos more than enchiladas, salad more than soup, etc. And popcorn. And I'm not very adventuresome when it comes to food. I like what I know and what is traditional.


3.) Flaw
Way too easy for me to spot! I'm such a perfectionist about so many things. The last 5 or 6 years I've learned much about grace. (But misspelled words and misuse of apostrophes still drives me batty!)


4.) Fame
Way overrated. Except in blogs, maybe! LOL Seriously, a life in the spotlight holds no appeal. I want to know my friends love me for who I am, not for the light that might spill over onto them.


5.) Fear
The feeling that comes just after I click "Publish Post". . .!
What happens when #1 falters or is placed in myself and my abilities - or in anything other than God. It used to paralyze me when my kids were tiny - the fear of "what if" something happened to them. I'm lots better. I think. We'll see if it stays that way when my boy gets his license in a few months and drives off alone for the first time!


Well, that was harder than I thought it would be when I saw the list. What happened to words like fall and friendship and foolishness?! Just joking, Quilly -- it was good to stretch my brain a bit!

If you want to play, let me know in the comments and I'll email you 5 words.