What is the best purchase you have ever made?
The day I bought a sweater to keep me warm. I was at the Mall of America.
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Five Activities I Do for Fun
Having fun encompasses many areas of one’s life. So much in this world brings joy and creates fun for so many. But what brings fun for one is different from what brings fun for someone else. For me, there are a number of activities I do for fun. Here is a list of five.
- Write fiction
- Make jewelry
- Read
- Put jigsaw puzzles together
- Go for walks
Of course, there are other activities connected with these items that create fun, but these are the main ones.
Living a Long Life
I wouldn’t want to live a hugely long life in an imperfect world such as this one. I instead look forward to a very long life living forever with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in heaven.
Capture Attention: Billboard Designs for Creative Expression
I am not sure what my billboard would say. That would take much careful consideration. I do know the content I would put in it. Since I am an award winning author, and I design and make beaded jewelry, I would figure out a way to create a billboard that included both modes of creativity.
Balancing Past Reflections and Future Aspirations
It’s difficult to say which I put more thought into regarding the past or future, but thinking about each is equally important. Learning from one’s past allows us to grow and mature inside. Having aspirations for the future is equally important because in this way we are giving ourselves goals to work toward.
My Journey Through Higher Education: Two Colleges, Three Degrees
I attended just two colleges. For my undergrad degree I went to Saginaw Valley State University for a degree in Secondary Education with a Major in English. Later, I went to the University of Phoenix Online twice. Both times were for Master Degrees. One was in Adult Education and Distance Learning, and the second one was in Education Administration and Supervision.
Mindful Relaxation: Embracing Adult Playtime
I do play in my daily life. To me, as an adult, playtime means mindful relaxation and exercising fun time. We should all have time to ourselves or with others when we are having fun outside of our work life. Yes, some say work can be fun, but I’m not talking about work.
Now, what is playtime according to me? Outside of work playtime is putting a jigsaw puzzle together, playing a game on my phone, taking a walk, game night with friends, and taking a trip somewhere. For example, on December 8, 2025 we took a long drive through and over the mountains to see Crater Lake. The beauty was out of this world gorgeous. Also, every so often we invite friends over to play board games or card games. Putting a jigsaw puzzle together and going for walks helps clear my mind.
Fame, Humility, and Our Shared Humanity
I can honestly say I have never met anyone famous or infamous. As human beings we are all the same. No one person is any more important as another. It is what we do in life and what we become that makes us famous, and it’s God’s Will behind it. It’s important to note that, once we are granted the status of being famous, we remain humble throughout.
Mistakes and Memories: A Journey Through My Youth
I would relive my teenage years. There are mistakes I made I would like to set right. At the same time, if I had not made those mistakes, I would not have learned all that I had. It’s when we don’t learn from them that keeps us down.
Great moments I would relive are all the times we played baseball with the neighborhood kids and parents. Sometimes we would turn it into a hot dog roast.
Family vacations I would also like to relive. I am from Michigan, USA by the thumb region. Many of our instate vacations were in the northern parts. Those places are Sue St. Marie, Mackinaw Island, Mackinaw City, Boyne City, Lake Charlevoix, Tahquamenon Falls (just to name a few). In 1971 we took a trip out to Oregon, USA (west coast). There, we visited my Aunt Hope and Uncle Jim for a week. At the time I was homesick, but I still remember having a great time.
Fascinating Historical Event
One historical event that fascinates me the most is the Russian Revolution. My grandfather was a body guard for Czar Nicholas II and was able to escape. This escape was by the pure grace of God. The option presented to him was to join the Bolshevik army or be shot. So he escaped. It wasn’t easy. His journey was hard because they had his name. He was on their list. But here is a piece of information I just learned. He had changed the spelling of his last name to the German spelling.
In WWII the Germans over ran the Russian village he grew up in, and he was told there were no survivors. Prior to this event he and my grandmother corresponded with his family in Russia all the time. I have a difficult time accepting that his whole family was wiped out during the war. So I started searching on ancestral websites and the internet using my grandfather’s last name. For years I couldn’t find anyone with that last name. Then in one search online I found out why. The name he used after leaving Russia and from that point forward was the German spelling and not the Russian spelling. I found the Russian spelling and found a whole slew of relatives dating back to the late 1800’s. So, to keep himself from being found by the Bolsheviks, he changed the spelling of his last name.
Don’t get me wrong. He still had some difficulties along the way. In one instance he had to disguise himself as an old man because it wasn’t an old man they were looking for. The disguise worked. In another instance, he hid himself in plain sight by going up to a Russian officer and starting up a conversation in Russian. Again, he didn’t get away by himself. The Lord was with him every step of the way. If he hadn’t gotten away, I would not be here.
WRITE TIME AND AGAIN 