What is "tagging" anyway?

I just recently read my daughter's blog and realized she had tagged me. OK. What does that mean? As a little girl on the farm we often played tag around the yard, running wildly from one tree to another trying to avoid the inevitable "touch" which meant we were "it"! Being tagged "it" was then your turn to chase while others ran away. Well, if the blog "tagging" is similar Rebecca has "touched" me and I am it. What does "it" do? I decided to check other "tagged" bloggers and have discovered that when you are "it" you are to list 6 things that people may or may not know about you-so here goes:

1. I am a "sweetoholic". Every meal MUST end with some kind of sweet dessert, even if that means a single carmel or a packaged mint. In a little zipper pocket buried in my purse I carry a stock of little sweets. When I eat at a restaurant I don't have to order a big dessert because I carry my "fix" with me.

2. I love theater!Watching a broadway musical transports me into a land of pleasure.
Not only do I enjoy watching performances but standing up on stage as an actor or director produces its own thrill.

3. I have long and skinny feet, size 11 narrow. If it were possible I'd shave off an inch or two and be able to participate in shoe sales and wear trendy styles. Unfortunately I must deal with this "deformity" and pay big bucks for conservative, basic shoes. Can you guess what I would change on my body if God gave me a choice??

4.I have developed a love/hate relationship with popcorn. Since childhood Sunday nights have been reserved for the "popcorn" supper. Yes! I looked forward to the smell wafting from the kitchen and the taste of warm butter and salt surrounding each crispy kernel. Yummy. Sadly I have had to stop eating this special snack because of my stomach problems. Now I can not stand to be in the same room with a bowl of steaming popcorn. In fact just the other day my husband and I visited a restaurant where the waiter greeted your table with a hot tub of what used to be my favorite snack. All the while he was taking our order I eyed the tub knowing it was a forbidden treat. Just before he left I asked him to remove the popcorn from our table. I just could not deal with the temptation. Age may bring wisdom but it removes certain special delights!

5. I hate loosing at board games. Generally, I am a people-pleaser but when you start rolling the dice I turn into a competitive "monster". I've been known to use such tactics as whining, disrupting, complaining, and pouting. Try as I may I can't seem to keep my emotions at bay. It's better I stick to baking the cookies while others enjoy the game!

6. I love to listen to books on CD while on long road trips. The hours melt away and I am transported into worlds of adventure, romance, and suspense. Hunter tolerates the "gooey" novels but prefers the true life stories. We have been known to miss a few turns and have to backtrack on our journeys. Now, with the large motor home, we must be more watchful as you can't just take a quick u-turn in a 43 foot RV!

If you have been one of my blog readers you know already that I love scripture so I want to share a special one I rediscovered recently.
"Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vine; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation. The Sovereign Lord is my strength! He will make me as surefooted as a deer and bring me safely over the mountains." Habakkuk 3:17-19
I took the idea behind these verses and applied them to my life.
"Even though my feet are too big and I can't find stylish shoes to wear; even though there is no cure for my chronic stomach ache; even though I haven't seen my grand baby in weeks; even though my family and friends are often not around; even though the RV STILL needs repairs, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation. The Sovereign Lord is my strength!"

Try using these verses and inserting the current stresses of your life. It's an uplifting exercise.