Donovan Craft. The man can rip a telephone book in half. I've seen it.
What unpleasantly strong aroma have you recently experienced?
I could say something crude like farts or bathrooms but I'm not going to go for the easy answer. There was a certain man that had come up to Curtis and I as we were going to our car after dinner in Deep Ellum. On the way in, Curtis had given about $4 to another man. This second man was particularly hard up and was asking for money for the bus so he could get back to his shelter. Curtis gave him some money (I very rarely have cash) and gave him another little gift which prompted him to hug me. The aroma that hit my nose (that I had faintly picked up when he was 4 paces away from me) was enough to cause my eyes to tear up.
Many over-the-counter medications come in “extra strength” varieties. What’s something in your life that doesn’t but should?
Memory aides. Ginko biloba and all those other memory boosters never did anything for me. It would have been very helpful in college as I was trying to remember all that stuff and even now as I have conversations with my husband or counsel people and have to document it later. I'm a list maker. If I write it down then I'll remember. If I don't, then it's a crap shoot.
When times are rough, what’s most effective at boosting your inner strength?
Besides the obvious spiritual things (going to church, reading my Bible, prayer, all of which work for me, by the way), I would have to say spending quality time with my family. Curtis and I just recently finished a project together. We put together one of the hardest puzzles, ever, and then framed it and hung it up. Playing Phase 10 with my family or Cranium. Magic tricks with my brother and crafting with my sister (in-law). These are the things that boost my inner strength. Of course, spending quality time with my Lord and Savior is number one. Yep, I still went for the obvious spiritual thing.
What’s your favorite song whose title or lyrics contains the word strong?
Right now my brain is having a sneeze trying to think of songs with the word strong in it. Of course, I immediately go to Kelly Clarkson but I wouldn't say that's my favorite song. So, then I remembered a song I heard recently and though I can't say it's my favorite, I can say that it's my favorite that I can remember right now. Matthew West wrote a song called Strong Enough. Here's my favorite part:
I know I'm not strong enough to be
I know I'm not strong enough to be
everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up
I'm not strong enough
Hands of mercy won't you cover me
Lord right now I'm asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
For the both of us
