Instead, it’s a Random Thing:
My mother and I were on top of Mt. Schweitzer near Sandpoint, Idaho, when my father died. I know this because I kept the summer chairlift ticket stub with date/time stamp and compared it to the death information.
Surely there is a story behind this one:
At age 20, I was already a mom and a widow. (I wouldn’t recommend it to anybody but if I lived my life over again I wouldn’t change a thing because Nicole is the best thing that has ever happened to me.)
In one of her other Things, she said she worked with great satisfaction with indigenous peoples. i suspect that thing is related to this Thing:
I used to bite my nails and thought I would for the rest of my life, after living in Mexico and not ever wanting to put my hands in my mouth, [...]
In fact, probably many of us have at least one brush with a famous person who would make a Top 25 list. Here’s a good one:
One day I was in the clubhouse bar of a very exclusive golf club & was watching Tiger Woods play in his 1st US Open on TV. Some guy sat [...]
And yet, we all know there are Christians who turn up their, um, noses at overly pierced people. Which probably inspired this Thing:
I really like my nose ring. I like to see people’s reaction, especially those who still have issues with stuff like that…lol…yes, Jesus loves me too…even with the nose ring.
In honor of my dad coming home from the hospital today, here are some Best Random Things related to parenting:
I talk to my nine month old non-stop. When we go shopping I ask him questions about what he thinks of what we’re going to buy, or if I should buy one thing or another. People [...]
Surely you have a less busy traffic history than this person. If not, well, maybe it will make you feel better to know that you have company:
I was in seven car accidents with my first car (although one of those doesn’t count- my car was backed over in a parking lot). I have been rear [...]
Here’s an example of a long-ago memory. I envy people who say they recall such specifics from their very first years.
I can remember the exact moment when I learned to read on my own. I was 4 years old, the book was “Go Dog Go”, and I was trying to read before bedtime.
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