Well now! I am glad to find myself at another Random Question Wednesday.😍 Isn’t it amazing to make it through a week and then looking back see the abundant goodness and leading of our Lord and Savior?! I am so thankful for the truth found in Isaiah 48: 17 as it says, “I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.” He teaches us to “profit”(or as one translation says, “who teaches you what is good”) and leads us in the way we should go! Aren’t you glad for the leading and directing of the Sovereign and gracious Lord? I sure am!!🧡 Reminds me of a verse a friend shared with me this week, “For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.” Is 41:13. 😊 Because of this truth, we can confidently face the days ahead with joy and gladness of heart, fully trusting the Lord with the path He has each one of us on.“He knoweth the way that I take”(Job 23:10)!!🙏🏼 Praise the Lord, HE is faithFUL! 😃 And now I get to have a little midnight fun with Random Questions! I thought it would be super fun to do a “This OR That” round this week. 👏🏻👏🏻 PLEASE READ: For the This or That questions you must post the first answer that comes to mind. DO NOT overthink or adjust your answers according to the popular vote! 😉 After you have left your answers I would love for YOU to leave a completely random question for everyone to jump in and answer at will!! Ready? Here we go!! 🎉
- Pancakes or waffles?
- Text message or call?
- Swim in a pool or in the sea?
Would you Rather be too warm or too cold?
And as always, ending my Random Question Wednesday with a few random photos from my iPhone!🙌🏻❤️ I had a blast making and jarring Apple Butter this week. Something I have done since I was very young and very much enjoy it! 💁🏼♀️Anyone out there tried or like apple butter? 😃🍎 Besides time spent chopping apples, days have been filled with great work, Cute coffee shop finds, sweet visits from sister-friends, blessed truth found in God’s Word, and (of course) Winnie.😉 Happy Wednesday-Thursday y’all! 🙋🏼♀️
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.”
Isaiah 41:10
1) Definitely waffles! 🧇😍
2) Text message! Seriously, the idea of making a phone call turns me into a nervous wreck 🙈😂 they just scare me! 🤷🏼♀️😝😂
3) In a pool! I’m not the best swimmer, so I would be scared to attempt swimming in the sea 🌊😅😅
4) I would rather be too warm! I tend to get really bad earaches when I’m cold 🥶
Now a question for everyone else!
Do you like white chocolate? 🍫
I am not a fan of it, with the exception of🤍 white chocolate chips with regular chocolate chips in cookies! 😍😋
Rachel thank you so much for the encouragement you shared in this post! ‘Twas a huge blessing to me! The verses you shared were the perfect reminder for me! So thankful for the leading and direction from the Lord! ❤️🙌🏻
And LOVE the pictures!!!! That apple butter looks deeeeeeeeeliciousssss!!!!! 😍 I love apples butter!
You can sure see how loved Winnie is just by looking at those pictures! Just look at Emmi and Rebekah’s faces and they pet him! 😍 Looks like y’all had fun with your friends, and whatever that dessert is looks sooooo yummy! 😍😋
Loved this post, Rachel!!!!! 💖💖💖
Aw, so thankful you found it encouraging Anna!! That is a blessing to hear.😊❤️ THANK YOU for sharing 48:17 with me a while back!! I’ve been thinking on it daily.
Ooooh! Not a huge fan of white chocolate chips unless they are in blonie brownies.😁 Tooooo sweet for me!
Happy Thursday, Anna!!!! 🤗🎉
I answered everything exactly like you, this week, Anna! I have never been a fan of white chocolate. I agree with Rachel: it was too sweet, and nothing at all like chocolate.
I’m so glad you are fully recovered!!
Hehe! Cool!!! We’re twins the week 😉😁😐 Yeah…. White chocolate is way too sweet for me as well…. Gives me a sore throat 🤷🏼♀️
Ah! Me too!!! Thank you so, SO much for all your prayers!!! You have been such a blessing to me! ❤️
I like white chocolate in moderation….I like it better than regular chocolate but that’s because I don’t like regular chocolate.😶 I like butterscotch chips better than both white and regular!! 😋🙂 Yummy!!!😁😀
Good morning Anna!!
I hear you on the sea swimming!! I’m NOT a good swimmer (my definition of swimming is more like standing out in the water, or trying to paddle around with a life vest on!😂), but this summer we went to the ocean with friends, and I was terrified!! Those waves were so strong, and I do not like going underwater!! BUT, looking back later, I think if I would have got my mind around it, I would have enjoyed it more.😉
Hmmm, white chocolate…I do like white chocolate chips! So, it’d say I like it, but I don’t normally just go chomping a white chocolate bar (if there is such a thing)!😁
I’m sending you a big hug today!
Yeah!!! Those strong ocean waves terrify me! 😱😂🌊 And your definition of swimming is about the same as mine 😋😄
Oooo!! Just received that hug! 😉 Thank you!!! I needed that! Here’s one for you: 🤗💕 Hope you have a greeeeeaaaattttt day! 😁
Thank you for that HUG, Anna!!!💕 Puts a smile on my face!! Have a wonderfully, super blessed day!!!😊
waffles, if I had a waffle iron. pancakes are a good alternative tho. 🙂
text…but I would like to overcome my fear of phone calls.
hands down, the sea…unless the pool is filtered by a salt system, then I would settle for a pool… especially not being near the sea.
too cold! I can always put more clothes on.
In answer to Anna’s question. I love white chocolate, especially from Germany.
And thank you for the verses you shared, Rachel. It’s a good reminder that He will perfect that which concerns me. He will bring it to completion at the last day.
Yes, HE will! Love the promise found in Phil 1:6, “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ”!! We can rest confident in the finished work of Christ Jesus on the cross and the blessed truth that He will continue that good and perfect work in us to the end.❤️😊
“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.”2 Thessalonians 3:3
1) pancakes, I think!
2)text, definitely! I’m terrified of making phone calls!😐
3) the sea😊
I think I would rather be too cold, because you can always put on more clothes! And I do NOT like being hot and sweaty!🥵
Random question for everyone; cereal or toast for breakfast?
Thank you for the verses, Rachel, they really encouraged me!☺
Ooooo! Hmmmm….I think I would choose toast! There’s so much you can do with it…. Just butter; butter and powered sugar (not my favorite), butter and jelly; butter and peanut butter; peanut butter, butter and jelly; just peanut butter; apple butter; mozzarella cheese melted all over it (yuuuummmmyyyy!!!!😍) ; The list is practically endless!
TOAST!!! With butter and cinnamon sugar. 😍😍😍
Loved reading your answers, Abigail!! I hope you have a tremendously blessed and productive day!!
A verse for you: “For Thou art my HOPE, O Lord God: Thou art my trust from my youth.”PS 71:5🧡🙋🏼♀️
What a great verse! I’m going to have our girls memorize it!
Cereal, as long as it’s hot. I love oats, grits, chia seeds and raisins cooked together. Then I add butter, just a bit of raw honey, plain yogurt and almond milk. Yum!!
😯 oh! Do oats count as cereal?! I didn’t know that! 😆 I guess I really do learn something new each day! 😁🤷🏼♀️😉
Yuuuuuummmmm!!!! That combination sounds soooo tasty! 😍 I’ll have to try that some time!
LOL! Yes, oats and grits are cereal grains, as well as many other grains. It is delicious! I hope you do try it someday. You can add so many toppings and experiment…
I would choose toast with butter and cinnamon sugar on it!!! SO yummy!!!!!! 😊😊😍😀😀
1) Waffles!
2) Text… I think I’m with everybody else on this one…phone calls can turn me into a nervous wreck!
3) Pool. For some reason swimming in the sea does not sound inviting.
I would rather be too cold, for sure!
Thanks for doing these posts, Rachel! They are so fun!
Loved your answers, Sarah! So fun to see you stop by. 😁❤️ I think I should host a waffle party one day. A good waffle is a favorite for me too! 🧇😃
I am so glad you think they are fun!! I enjoy posting them.😍 Enjoy your afternoon!!
Handpicked for you: “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” Proverbs 11:30
1. Waffles! I love the little pockets that hold the toppings.
2. Texting! Unless the subject is too long or complicated for typing.
3. Pool! I love the sea. I even used to scuba dive, but for just plain swimming, I prefer a pool.
4. Hot! This is a hard one. Being sweaty hot is miserable, but being shivering, teeth-chattering cold is worse, I think.
So…Favorite subject? Reading or writing?
“I love the little pockets that hold the toppings.” EXACTLY!!!!! So do I. 😊 I am a huge believer that each waffle pocket must have its fair share of butter! 😉 And I also agree with you on rather being hot! Not hugely fond of being shivvering cold. 😅
Amen! Love your thoughts share in regards to Jesus Christ, THE Captain of our salvation!! Praise the Lord for that. 🙌🏻🧡 I was reminded of these verses from Hebrews 6 when reading your comment:
“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.”
Reading or writing?! 😳 How can I choose?! 🙈Hmmmm…..I suppose I’ll choose writing, because I love, love, LOVE writing letters! 😍
Wow!! that’s a hard question!!! I LOVE them both SO much but I think that writing would have to win out…. I write to 26 pen pals and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! I love, LOVE, love writing to them and keeping in touch with them!!!!!! 😁😍😍😍😀😀😁 It’s just WAY to much fun!!!
Rachel, I forgot to answer your apple butter question: I love apple butter!! It used to be my absolute favorite jam, but I had to give it up when I gave up sugar. Love your stack of little apple butter jars. And how pretty is your cupcake mound! How fun and creative!
Loved your devotion!
Jesus is the Captain of our salvation (Heb. 2:10), and as our Captain, He is faithful to care for us and guide us through life for His glory, honor and purpose. We are His foot soldiers, His beloved troops. The church is His body on earth (Col 1:24). He is our Head (Col 1:18). How wonderful and sure is the plan of our God, and how amazing that we share a tiny part in it!!!
Good morning!!
Hmmm, in school I think my favorite subject was SPELLING!!!😊 So much fun! And reading or writing?? Ooh, writing makes me nervous, but I still do it every now and then.😁 I’ve never really turned into much of a book worm…funny, because my family and extended family are quite known for reading and having lots of books, but that’s just not me so much.😁 I do love hearing from people, so maybe we’ll say writing.
Have a VERY blessed day!! Thank you so much for sharing that encouragement!!
@Martha Joy, I’m not a book worm either so you aren’t alone!😉🐛📚
Waffles
Pancakes give me a stomachache, but waffles don’t.
Texting
I get so nervous making a phone call, even if it’s to a friend!
Swimming in a pool
I can’t swim well, so I prefer a pool where the water isn’t over my head.
I think I would rather be too cold. When I’m cold, I can just put on another jacket or a scarf. Plus boots, a sweater, and a scarf are so cozy to wear.
To answer the other questions: I like white chocolate! It’s just terribly unhealthy for you :(
I would choose toast. I love toast with either jelly or honey on it. And cinnamon toast is really good too!
Reading or writing? Can I say both? I LOVE doing both of them and couldn’t pick a favorite.
Here’s my question: Pumpkin pie or apple pie?
It’s definitely pumpkin pie for me!
Loved seeing all the pictures, Rachel! Winnie is so cute! I hope we can meet him sometime!
“I get so nervous making a phone call, even if it’s to a friend!” You know, I do too! Even the closest of friends… I wonder why phone calls are so nerve-racking for some people? 🤔 I know I depend a lot on facial expressions when talking to a person so that is something lost over the telephone!😊
APPLE PIE for me!!!! 🍎🥧 As much as I love pumpkin desserts, I am not a huge fan of pumpkin pie.
Thank you, Hannah! I loved your answers and question. Oh! Can’t wait for you to meet him either. Next visit y’all have over here I will have to introduce you to him.😃🧡 Have a beautiful evening!!
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”1 Cor 15:58
Apple pie!! 😍I do really like pumpkin pie, but ever since Rachel’s sister gave me her apple pie recipe, apple pie has been my favorite!!! That recipe is sooooooo good 😍😋
I don’t just love either of those pies but if I had to choose I would choose apple. 😀😊😀
I’m with you, Hannah! I preferred pumpkin pie, but not with all the strong spices typically added. I don’t care for pumpkin pie spice. I used only cinnamon and a bit of cloves. I loved apple pie too, but always seemed to get a piece of apple core stuck in my throat. Both are good warm and served with vanilla ice cream!
Oops, I have to amend my pumpkin pie spices: I used cinnamon and allspice when making pumpkin pie.
Good morning Hannah!!!!!
Can I just say…PIE!!!!!!😁 Both are so yummy! I love pumpkin things, but you know, I guess it is hard to beat a good old-fashioned apple pie!😋🍎🥧
Have a beautiful day!
Definitely pancakes!!!!!!😁 I like waffles…. but I LOVE pancakes!!!!😍 🥞well, the pancakes that we make are Swedish pancakes and are thin and flat and aren’t really puffy so they’re not like regular pancakes but I LOVE them!!😊😍 I actually made a big batch of Swedish Pancakes for our breakfast this morning!!! 😊😁😀
Well, I don’t really text a lot but I am scared of talking on the phone so I would probably choose text!! 😂
I’ve never been swimming in the sea so I guess I would choose a pool as long as it wasn’t a public pool because those tend to be not very clean sometimes! I’m not a very good swimmer but I think it would be fun to swim in the sea as as long as there were no sharks around when I was swimming!! 😮😉😅
I would rather be too cold… You can always put more clothes on when you’re cold but there’s only so much you can to to get cooler when you’re really hot! 😀
Thank for sharing those verses!! They were so encouraging to me!!!😊😊
Here are a couple questions for YOU!! 😉😁😀😊
What is your favorite emoji?? (If you can choose!). 😂
What is your favorite way to eat an egg??🥚🍳
Have you ever been hunting and if you have, did you like it??
Loved the fun questions and can’t wait till next Wednesday!! 😊😁😀
Yum!!! Swedish pancakes sound delicious!! 😍 Are they anything like German pancakes??
I’m so thankful those verses encouraged you, Caroline!!! 🧡 They blessed me so much I had to share. 😁
On!! Fun questions!!! Let’s see….
What is your favorite emoji? oh! That’s super hard to answer!! I have a few. I tend to use these two the most: 😍😱
What is your favorite way to eat an egg?? Fried “Over well”!! 🍳 I have one every morning for breakfast! 😁
Have you ever been hunting and if you have, did you like it?? NEVER HAVE!!! Once I give it a try I’ll let you know how I like it. 😉🧡 Have you been hunting??
Thank you for your fun random questions, Caroline!! You always ask fun ones. 😍🙌🏻🎉
A verse for you:
“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:”Proverbs 3:3
Oh yes!! I do not like runny eggs at all!! 😛
Thank you for the verse!! I love that verse!! 😊😊
Yes, I HAVE been hunting several times….A few years ago Daddy took me out a lot to turkey hunt one year and that was my first experience hunting and I really liked getting up early and hiking around in the dark and cold morning and moving around quietly to different places during the day listening and looking for turkeys!!! It was kind of scary the first couple times because I wasn’t used to hiking around in the dark, but I got used to it!😂 I never actually got anything but I still enjoyed it a lot!!😁 And then in 2018 Daddy taught me how to use a gun and he went out with me early in the morning and we sat in a blind for maybe 1/2 the day and then (in short 😂) I got a 6 point buck!!😮🙂 I guess it was just beginners luck!! I haven’t been hunting since then because he hasn’t had a chance to take me out again but I really want to sometime!! I enjoyed the experience though and with a family as big as ours all the meat we can get is good!! 😀😃😀 Sometime I want to learn to shoot with a bow and maybe hunt with a bow as well but you have to be pretty strong to be able to hunt with it and still be an accurate shot!! 😄😄 I hope that all made sense. 😶😉🙂
Oops!! forgot to answer you pancake question!!😶😲 No, they are really not at all like German pancakes but we also make German Pancakes and I like those even better than Swedish pancakes!!!! They’re so yummy and buttery!! 😁😁😀😀😁😁
I so loved hearing about your hunting adventures, Caroline! The ability to hunt and the knowledge of how to properly use and handle a gun is definitely a great skill to have. Great job on the 6 point buck!!!!! 😱 Aren’t you so thankful for fathers who will invest in our lives and take time to patiently teach us? God has been gracious to give us loving parents!!❤️😊 Let me know if you ever make it bow hunting. That would be a fun experience!!
Yes!!! I am so very thankful for fathers who invest in our lives and take time to patiently teach us!!!!!! I have learned SO much from my Daddy and he is amazing!!!!😊😃😀 I will definitely let you know if I ever make it to bow hunting!!!😀
Emojis: My most used emojis are the rosy-cheeked smile and the grinning smile.
Eggs: I heat my pan, add olive oil, crack in two eggs, careful not to break the yolks, then turn the heat WAY down and put a lid on the pan. The eggs are ready in a couple of minutes, runny or not, depending on the length of cooking.
Hunting: No way! I couldn’t actually kill an animal, unless it became a necessity. I used to put fish back that I caught. ;-)
Hmm… I’ve never tried cooking my eggs like that. I’ll have to try it sometime. :)
Yeah. I understand how it would be hard to kill an animal… I guess I hadn’t really thought about it a lot….It’s not that I particularly enjoy the act of going and killing the deer but I like the experience of going out in the woods and hunting to get meat for my family. When you live in a family of 16 people all the meat you can get is nice!!
I understand. Food is so expensive these days. (You are soooo blessed to belong to a family of 16!)
😀😀😀😀😀
Yes!! I am very blessed!! So many different personalities to learn to get along with!! 😀😀
Good morning to you Caroline!!!
Oh, we had pancakes for breakfast too!!!😀 Do you have Swedish background, or do you just enjoy Swedish Pancakes?😉 My great-grandad’s parents both came over from Sweden, so it’s fun to have a bit of a “cross the pond” connection.😊
To answer your fun questions…
1. Ooh, a favorite emoji is hard, because there are so many funny and adorable ones!!😊😜🤔 Like those.😁 But, I would also say this one is popular in my writing🤗…
2. If they’re fried eggs, pretty well done.😉
3. And yes, I have such a special memory of going hunting last January with my dear big brother, and getting to bag my first buck!! What special times together.🧡 And now, he just got married last weekend!!!💗
Well, have a fantastic day!! Thank you for the fun questions!!😊
Hello Martha Joy!!😀
That’s funny that we both had pancakes for breakfast!! 😂😁😀
We don’t have a Swedish background we just love Swedish pancakes!! 😁😀🥞 That’s neat that your great Grandad’s parent’s came over from Sweden!! 🙂🙂
YES!!!! there are SOO many great emojis!!!! I often use WAY to many emojis in my emails and comments!!!😶😮😁I recently figured out how to access my emojis when I’m commenting on here so I’ve been using them a lot!!😀😂🤣😃😊😃😉 And I use this one 🤗 LOTS as well!!!!!😁😀
Yes! I definitely like my eggs well done too!! 😀😂
Sounds like a special memory getting to hunt with your brother.🙂🙂 that’s great that you were able to get one!! :)
Congratulations to your brother!!! My oldest sister got married a few months ago and we miss her a lot! 🙃😶🙂😊
You have a fantastic day as well!!!! 😃😃😃
P.S. What did I say about me using too many emojis??!!!??😂🤣😂
Oops!!😮 I forgot to answer your question about Apple Butter as well!!! I do like apple butter though I prefer apple sauce!! We have 76 apple trees and have actually been canning apple sauce and apple wedges this week and we’ll be making apple butter as well I’m sure!! Just this past week we’ve picked 12 big bins of apples so we’re going to be busy making things with those for a while!! 😁😀😁 I LOVE apples SO much!!!!!! 😍😍🍏🍎😍😍 YUMMY!!!!!!!! 😉😊😁😀😂😉
Do you like apples??!??
😱😍💗 no way?! 76 Apple trees!!!! I wish I lived near by!! That’s such a blessing. When I was around 10 we had a small apple orchard on our land and the apples we picked were so good. 🍎🍏 Happy Apple preserving to you, Caroline!!! 😁
Yes, It is a very big blessing!! If they kept well in the mail and didn’t get bruised I could send you one, but I’m not sure what condition it would be in when it finally got to you!! 😮😶😆😏
You are so blessed to have apple trees!!! I eat one a day. I love them, especially this time of year! Unfortunately, store-bought is not as tasty and juicy as eating them right off the tree.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away right??? 😉😊😂😁😉
They are very good right off the tree and I’m afraid we’re quite spoiled by them!! 😂😁😉 I love them SO much!!!!! 😊😍😊
Good morning everyone!! Okay, here goes…
1.. I like both, but for some reason I’m gonna say pancakes.😀 We actually just had them this morning!!🥞
2. Often texting!! I love the idea of keeping in touch by VOICE and not just writing, but usually I’ll be more likely to text someone, instead of getting up my nerves to call. Why oh why, because I love talking, lol!!🤷🏼♀️😂
3. Ooh, I’m not the best swimmer. I enjoy “swimming” in the river though, so I’d say the sea would be more exciting than a pool. Haha! I swam in the ocean this summer, and it was a bit of a terrifying experience😮😁, but looking back now I think I’d enjoy it more. Hmmm, I guess I didn’t really answer the “this or that” though, did I?🤔😂
And too hot or too cold?? I’m gonna go with too cold. You can put layers or lots of quilts at night. There’s something so unpleasant about being too hot when you’re trying to sleep though.😅
#2! I completely agree with you, Martha Joy! I do prefer texting as actually calling someone does take me mustering up a bit of courage. Not exactly sure why. 🙈😅❤️
Loved seeing your comment come in!!! Always enjoy your answers.😁
“Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.”Ps 72:18