Answers - 3rd installment

October 22, 2006

More answers…(from the question here)

Christie asks:

Do you still have that red sweater and maternity jeans? Or are you done having kids? lol, I loved that story about your dermatologist, btw….Christie

For those of you who are new (or don’t recall), Christie refers to this post. And the sequel. And the other sequel.

Hi there Christie.

The jeans are in my closet, but that sweater? Gone. I grew to HATE that thing. With a passion…although I’m kind of bummed I got rid of it because it would have made a cute purse.

Are we done having kids yet? Not sure. If I was pressed, I’d have to say I don’t think our family is complete. But who knows. What I’d love to do is adopt several siblings (like 3) from Africa. I’m also open to giving birth to more. Let’s just say I’m in deliberations with God (and my husband) about this.

Lindsey asks:

What are your favorite comfort foods?

and…

If money were absolutely no option, where would you go on vacation and why?

Hey Lindsey.

Comfort foods. Hmmm. First, mashed potatoes with gravy. Second, ice cream. Anything else is a very distant third.

Vacation: India. As a missionary kid, I’m grateful to have traveled quite a bit. I’ve never been to India, though, and I’d love to go. I’m not sure what it is about it that I find attractive except that I love Indian food and I LOVE those pictures of the colorful spices in burlap sacks lined up in the public markets. I have the idea that the people are equally beautiful.

Last but not least, Joann asks:

My parents were an interracial couple, married in the 1960s. Is it hard to be an interracial couple these days? If so what is the toughest part? What is the best part?

Joann, I didn’t know that about you. Sweet.

I don’t find it particularly difficult. It was different when we first started dating, though. That was almost 15 years ago. (HOLY COW. Did I just write that? I KNEW I was getting old.) The toughest part was figuring out how I would fit in his family and vice versa. But we figured it out. I think I can safely say we both feel fully accepted and loved by our families. We are blessed.

There are a lot of great things about it. My prayer is that our relationship serves as an example of God’s love and grace. I’d also like to think that as a pastor and his wife, we contribute to a multiethnic congregation by virtue of who we are. And our children are scrumptious (if I do say so myself). My husband calls them chocolate chip cookies…their skin being the golden brown of the cookie and their dark eyes being the chocolate chips. Me? I’m the sugar cookie of the bunch. Not that I’m ashamed of my sugar cookie-ness, but what I wouldn’t give for their skin!

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4 Responses to “Answers - 3rd installment”

  1. crickl's nest
    October 23rd, 2006 @ 12:07 am

    Thanks for answering my silly question…I just threw that in as what first came to mind. I loved those funny posts. We have 4 kids and the last came 5 years later than my youngest. She was a pleasant surprise…..we couldn’t decide if we were done either. lol

    Some info for you: There is a blogger named Mary at Owlhaven, have you read her blog? http://owlhaven.wordpress.com/ She has several adopted kids from Ethiopia and has a second blog just on Ethiopian adoption! *I think I am spelling Ethiopia wrong…hmm* Anyway, she has a wonderful blog and talks a lot abotu her children…of which she has a bunch!

    OH, and my oldest daughter…who is 19…is feeling a tugging toward India to do mission work there.

    Thanks and God bless!

  2. Kathryn
    October 23rd, 2006 @ 4:25 pm

    I’m glad you are an interracial couple. There has been so much misunderstanding about that, so much prejudice. There is really only one race, the human race. I know there are many people who can relate to what you said about the way people reacted to you when you first started dating. What you said about your kids was beautiful too.

  3. joannmski
    October 24th, 2006 @ 7:42 pm

    So cool! Thanks for the answers, Amy. You are always so great about being open and sharing.

  4. Laur
    October 26th, 2006 @ 4:23 pm

    what is your favorite recipe to make?

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