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Joyce has music on her mind this week!  Hop on over after you post your own answers, link up, and visit others to see how they answered the questions.

1.  Share a favorite song lyric.

Ohhh…not a deep question but one that is difficult to narrow down!!!

Hmmm…one of my favorite songs has always been Amazing Grace, so when Chris Tomlin came out with his version, titled Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone), I was in love.  The words are so powerful because they speak of a Christian’s release from the penalty of sin because of Christ’s death and resurrection.

My favorite lyric from this song is this…

My chains are gone
I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains
Unending love, Amazing grace

Here’s the link to the video, if you haven’t seen it.  I cry with gratefulness almost every time I listen to this song.

2.  When was the last time someone yelled at you?

Yesterday.  I have teenagers.  Need I say more?

3.  Money, fame, happiness…are they mutually exclusive?

I’m going to admit that I did not know what this phrase meant, so I googled and learned that “mutually exclusive” means that things cannot exist at the same time.

With that definition in mind, I will have to say that no, I don’t believe that the above things are mutually exclusive.  I do think it’s possible to have money, be famous, and be happy.  It’s a matter of prioritizing.  I know there are Christians who are wealthy, famous, and have happy lives.  Why?  I suspect it’s because they put God first.  True happiness comes from putting God first, then family, and everything else after.

4.  What is your favorite dish to prepare for family and friends that doesn’t require turning on the stove, oven, or an outdoor grill?

Is this even possible, Joyce?  Of course, you are an extraordinary cook, so you probably know of something.

Oh wait…I just thought of the Strawberry Bottom Cheesecake Pie.  I found the recipe years ago on the label of a pie crust I was buying for Thanksgiving.  It is one of my family’s favorites!

5.  The first week of August is National Simplify Your Life Week.  What is one thing you could do this week to simplify your week?  Will you do it?

Well, I could win the lottery and then have enough money to hire a maid.  That would certainly simplify my life!!  Will I do it?  It’s all according to if my numbers go up those little chutes on Saturday night!

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6.  On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being 100% and 1 being not at all), how tuned in are you to your country’s national political scene?

I would have to say I’m at a 5.  I hate politics.  I refuse to watch all of those political shows.  They make me gag.  Seriously.

I think what’s been going lately with the debt ceiling issue is appalling.  I am ready for the next presidential election.  Let’s just say that I’m going to be all about “change.”  😉

7.  What are your final parting words to the month of July?

It was nice knowing ‘ya, with all of the adventures (I’m thinking of my Alaskan cruise) I had.  See you next year!

8.  My Random Thought

I am so glad that The Bachelorette is over.  I think that this season did me in and made me decide not to watch in the future.  Besides the fact that I did not care for Ashley (no offense if she’s reading this…yeah, right), all of the drama was just too much.  I’ve also found that I just don’t have the stomach for watching people’s hearts get broken this way.  I am getting really aggravated that the media makes so much money off of situations like this.  Grrr…

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