Last time you wrote a hand-written letter?

Longest book you've read?

Item you can always be found with?

Favorite 90's one-hit-wonder?

perfect Saturday agenda?

Eating a cupcake - frosting or cake first?

Olympic sport you'd participate in?

Best prank you've successfully pulled off?

Favorite 80's movie?

Three items currently in the trunk of your car?

Glasses or contacts?

Role you've played in a parade?

Power's out - light a candle or use a flashlight?

Store bought or hand made?

Jessica is grateful for:

• Sunsets!
• Mountains!
• Moonlight!
• Coffee
• Zumba
• Kid sisters
• Daddy dates

Item you've won bidding on Ebay?

Word you commonly misspell?

Favorite kind of pie?

Longest road trip taken and where?

Favorite soup?

Free opera tickets, do you go or sell them?

Front seat driver or back seat driver?

Silver or gold jewelry?

Favorite items at a salad bar?

Where you were on 12.31.1999?

Recurring dream?

Favorite board game?

Rather plan a party or just attend one?

Planner or procrastinator? Example?

Favorite kind of cookie?

You're a Disney character, which one?

First job?

Amount of places you've lived?

Ever collected something?

Favorite band/singer in high school?

Reality show you'd appear on?

Dream car?

Amanda is Grateful for:

• A job that I love.
• A house that I love.
• Ballard beginning to feel like home :-)
• A Savior who never fails.

Three guests you'd have on your own talk show?

Worst concert you've been to?

Three things that will be obsolete in ten years?

Dare to sleep in a haunted house overnight?

Book you're reading right now?

Current hobby?

Favorite summer activity?

Best concert you've been to?

funniest joke you know?

Furthest you've traveled?

Speak a second language?

Sweet or Salty?

You have to lose one of your senses, which do you choose?

Free skydiving lessons, do you take them?

TV show you would like to be a guest on?

Favorite dessert?

Best gift you've received?

Favorite Season?

Ketchup or Mustard?

Song you'd sing karaoke to?

Favorite game when you were a kid?

First record or CD that you bought?

Oldest piece of clothing that you own and wear?

Favorite time of day?

Rather live to be 100 and sick, or 50 and healthy?

Favorite restaurant and why?

Book that's influenced you greatly?

Broken toe or broken finger?

Scariest thing you've done for fun?

Making dinner for a special guest, what do you cook?

Title track to your life?

CD in your car right now?

Best pizza toppings?

You’re a superhero, which one and why?

Birth order?

Irrational fear?

Last concert you went to?

You're a piece of furniture, what kind?

Favorite spring activity?

You're offered the US Presidency, first law you pass?

You're the eighth dwarf, what's your name?

How you celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

You can drive/ride/fly anything to work, what is it?

Favorite holiday?

You're performing in a circus, which act are you?

Favorite age and why?

Amanda is Grateful for:

• God's guidance in deciding on housing for the big move in June, and a lesson in delayed gratification, self-denial and humbleness through it all
• amazing community in Tacoma!
• Great family and friends I get to visit in MT
• Encouragement, prayer and counsel at my job :-)
• Coffee
• Graduation in 6 WEEKS!

Kyle is Grateful For:

• A God whose "grace abounded all the more" when my sin increases


• Good music


• Stoked for the Sounders game on Saturday with Mark Palfreeman and other friends!


• Having lunch with Pastor Phil today

Cats or Dogs?

Poolside or Beach?

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Bodies that heal all by themselves - thanks Jesus!
• A CG full of amazing cooks
• POTROAST! Yummy food that I can eat and that will keep be full for more than 30 mins!
• Sun!

Amanda is Grateful for:

• A job that I love
• Beer and Bones with great company :)
• Encouraging words from friends
• Strength from the Lord to get my Business Strategy paper done - He knows I couldn't do it without Him!

You're on the cover of a magazine, which one? why?

City apartment, suburban home or country house?

Brooks is Grateful for...

• Awesome friends and family.


• Carl's Jr.


• The opportunities God has provided for me.

Hat that describes your personality?

Shane is Grateful for...

• My dad letting me drive his vehicle while he took my car in to get worked on... what a stud!
• Costco Turkey Burgers... I recommend you all try some
• So many Easter volunteers... As we get closer to the 24th I get more and more goosebumps more and more frequently as I think about the amazing feat the church is going to pull off as a body!

RV, Sports Car, SUV, or a Bicycle? Why?

Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip?

Jessica is Grateful for:

MY COUSIN BECAME A CHRISTIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Toothpaste - squeeze from top or bottom?

Live on earth or in space?

Where you lived at age 5?

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Ephesians 1
• God's irony (aka sovereignty)
• A day off (tomorrow)
• Very good devotional time with roomie this AM
• Being declared RIGHTEOUS
• Grace upon grace..

Amanda is Grateful for:

• appreciative words from co-workers that make all my work beyond worth it
• loving my job!
• spontaneous dinner date with a galpal (shoutout Jessica!)
• restful evenings
• feeling loved
• Ephesians 3

First live concert you attended?

You're a kitchen appliance, which one and why?

Fruits or vegetables?

Past time period you'd love to live in?

Theme song that plays when you enter a room?

You're a spy - what's your alias?

Magazines you subscribe to?

Kyle is Grateful For...

• Ubertavern
• Beer
• Sounders
• Old cassette tapes of cheesy Christian rock bands

Household chore you dislike the most?

Jessica is Grateful for:

• 1040s done - for me and roomie!
• New budget
• Prayer
• A full pantry and fridge

Chocolate - dark, milk or white?

Favorite kind of sporting event to attend?

Morning person or night owl?

Professional Wrestler - what's your ring name?

Favorite breakfast food?

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Coupons and discounts galore!
• An abundance of good food - that is evidence of grace!
• Starting the day with sun and The Son/the Word
• Thursday -> one day closer to FRIDAY!

Mark is Grateful for:

1. a God who not only forgives us when we trip and fall, but invites us home to himself, the solution
2. Tim Keller, for creative and insightful words that boost my affection for this God
3. friends that know how to get out of the way to point people to Jesus

Shane is Grateful for...

• March Madness live brackets online (I never fill one out, but like to see how all of UW's potential opponents are doing)
• Halls Mentho-Lyptus Cherry cough drops
• My Skullcandy earbuds, for when I need to crush

Wake up to music or a buzzer?

Amanda is Grateful for:

• Run Kid Run - My Sweet Escape in the iTunes Shuffle
• Potstickers, The Prince & The Frog, and sweet fellowship with miss Jessica Nguyen :D
• Random and loving texts from my best friend in MT
• Awesome co-workers who make me laugh!
• A sovereign God who is always with me :D :D

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Slumber parties
• Legit dentist - Thomas Vo if y'all are looking for one!
• Starbucks breakfast

Fashion trend you would bring back?

All-time favorite movie line?

Jackson is Grateful for:

• Zack - especially when he sneezes :-)
• Patience when Zack is unhappy even after I have tried everything.
• Hot chocolate on a cold day.
• Meals from friends.
• Online sermons.

Famous person you've met?

Amanda is Grateful for:

• breaking up into smaller groups at CG on Wednesday (since we average 25-30 people) in preparation for replication, and then hearing from numerous people that they loved making more intimate connections :D :D
• Meeting with Deacon Mike Davis at FDW on Sunday before church to discuss me possibly being the admin for FDW CG's
• Huskies beating the Cougars last night
• God's peace in the midst of a tough week
• New encouraging friendships
• watching the Graf kiddos tomorrow!

Really hot or really cold?

Kyle is Grateful For...

• No more Costco
• Awesome staff conference the other day, God has blessed us with incredible leaders
• Being blessed with a loving father and mother
• June 25th is one day closer

You're room is usually clean or messy?

Lanna is Grateful for...

• Finally getting a good night sleep
• Answered prayers about a good night sleep :)
• A new and encouraging book: Fearlessly Feminine
• 6 weeks left until baby Isla!

glass half empty or half full?

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Hope!
• Skiing
• Laughs and making/reliving good memories with community
• Volunteer Park Cafe
• CG tonight - missing one week feels like missing one month
  

Danelle is Grateful For

• Finished 1040 for 2010, woot woot!
• Family to come home to
• Seeing my boys getting more active
• TF

Modern convenience you couldn't live without?

Shane is Grateful for...

• New faces and encouraging words at Community Group
• Relaxing game nights with friends
• "The Cloud"
• My first ever moleskine... had it a week, and I already feel like I'm fitting in better at church

Amanda is Grateful for:

• An Awesome CG Leader+Wife who have become great friends
• Ladies group tomorrow morning
• Seeing the best cousins in the world a lot this weekend :D :D
• End of Quarter is near!!
• Free stuff from Trader Joe's!

Punctuation mark that describes your personality?

Something you have of sentimental value?

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Prayer. Lots of prayers from lots of people who love Jesus.
• Grace.
• Providence.
  
• Amazing friends.
  
• Love I don't deserve.
• Honest conversations.
  

Ultimate vacation?

Dessert that describes you best? Why?

Danelle is Grateful For

• Gianna Elise Bettle - my new niece born yesterday
• My two boys who give me hugs and make me smile
• "Heaven is For Real" great book that gives me comfort and helps me envision heaven, it's going to rock!

Middle name? Do you know why?

Jackson is Grateful for:

• Amanda - Healthy
• Zack - Healthy
• Carolyn - Helpful
• Joy of being a dad
• Challenge of being a dad and good husband

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Community.
• So many prayers. Blessed beyond reason.
• Jehovah Jirah - I can be with family for my uncle's funeral.
• 24 hrs out of town with two of my best friends.
  

Shane is Grateful for...

• Friends that like to help me work on my car
• http://www.esvonline.org/
• Post-It Notes
• Leadership that's fun enough to create a Sarcastic Thursday Award, yet wise enough to know when to retire it...

Kyle is Grateful For...

• Finally remembering my headphones so I can listen to heavy metal, ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, Bruce Springsteen, or whatever else I please.
• Being able to go to Susanna's apartment for lunch today!
• My first Gold Star Outing tomorrow
• A God that fervently pursues us no matter how much we run away or how hard we resist.

You're a teacher, for what subject?

You're designing a billboard, what does it say?

clubs you did in High School?

Ellen is Grateful for...

• Great friends to meet with and have intentional, life giving, conversations
• Time to relax and watch 45 mins of TV - thanks Bones!
• Baby Zack & Amanda healthy and happy :)

Stranded on a desert island, what do you take?

You're an ice cream flavor, which are you and why?

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Free Crossfit
• God gave us bodies that heal all by themselves!
• Subway. Turkey bacon avacado!
• My roomie Hilary
• Lots of laughs :)
  

Since we have new staff...Is there a story behind your name? What is it?

You're invisible for one day, what will you do?

Amanda is Grateful for:

• Serving the underprivileged with friends from my old Bible Study
• Mac N Blue & Mac N Jacks
• Reading more
• Pizza, Laughing & Quelf with great friends
• The Decemberists at the Paramount this Friday!
• My church family @ MHFW

Ellen is Grateful for...

• Playing games & watching TV last night with Justin. A chill evening!
• Justin became a member on Monday!
• God's grace towards and pursuit of His people!
• Upcoming weekend with family and friends.

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Peppermint coffee
• Day 1 of morning devotionals with my awesome roomie!
• 1 Corinthians 15, particularly verses 1, 2 and 58: Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain... Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
• 2 Corinthians 10, particularly vv 5-6: We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.

You get 15 minutes with any living person, who is it and why?

Mark is Grateful for:

Midterms are done. Satisfied with grades.

Amazing community band dinner last night with King's K.

Actual 2-day weekend! (first since Dec)

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Colleen - a stranger who showed me kindness and compassion
• Honest, gospel conversations with my baby sister
• Free breakfast
• Free coffee
• Sarcastic Thursday!
  

You're writing a book, what's the title?

Kyle is Grateful For...

• God's faithfulness in blessing me with this internship!
• Everyone in the Finance Department for being friendly and welcoming
• Working within 5 minutes of my fiance's apartment so I can eat dinner with her a few times throughout the week
• Still thankful the Packers won the Superbowl...been waiting 14 years since that difficult loss to Elway and his Broncos.

Lanna is Grateful for...

• My very busy little baby girl - such a blessing!
• Working from home this a.m. - giving emails DONE
• Excited to grab a Mighty-O doughnut on the way to work
• God's sovereignty and care for our little family

Favorite teacher and why?

A.J. is Grateful For:

1) Jesus
2) A great wife and child
3) Husky Sports!

Shane is Grateful for...

• A good word on biblical manhood from Jon Kitna this AM
• The furnace filling up with people
• The chance to take over yellow highlighters and sticky pads :)

Ellen is Grateful for

• The pride sermon yesterday & church!
• Lots of sleep on Friday night.
• Fun weekend with friends & Justin

Amanda is Grateful for:

• Children that bring me joy :)
• Wonderful co-workers that make me laugh
• New friends that make me feel loved
• An amazing God that is always with me

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Chicken & thyme soup w/ barley, potatoes, and whole cloves of garlic. mmmm
• Sleepovers
• Scripture. The psalms.
• Rock Band 3
  

Jarrod is Grateful for

My wife.

An opportunity to serve.

Friendships.

The growth trajectory of Mars Hill Church, and the people that will meet Jesus this year.

Excel Spreadsheets and Dave Ramsey.

Article of clothing that best describes your personality? Why?

24 hours to live, what will you do?

Shane is Grateful for...

• The 520 bridge still being toll-free
• Spirit-led prayer and discussion at CG
• Sleeping in while FDLT conducts interviews

Mark is Grateful for:

• "I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins." Is. 43:25
• Study time paying off with test success
• Coffee tasting better with friends

Weirdest food you've ever eaten?

Jackson is Grateful for:

• Bean bags.
• Pranks
• Good friends
• Wonderful wife
• Dave Jr. on his way

Jessica is Grateful for:

• God goes with us to the hard places
• Prosciutto
• Giving Inbox (0) on Monday EOD!
  

Danelle is Grateful For

• Kings school where I get to meet new friends and some from MH
• Sunshine
• Books

You're getting a tattoo, what's it look like or say?

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Music that breaks my hard heart
• Truth.
• Confidence in the Cross
• "Oh! Great is our God, so we should worship greatly. No song is too loud, no orchestra to stately to hail the majesty of our King - so lift your voices loud as we sing!"
  

You were just given a yacht, what will you name it?

Shane is Grateful for...

Realizing my server at Rock Bottom Brewery (next door to the Danz) while interviewing a potential intern was a girl I'd gone to college with. I was able to share what I'm doing with my life and that my church is planning to move in next door in the coming months. Praying that a seed has been planted with Xochilt (so-chee) and that she might attend a service when we open the new Bellevue campus.

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Gchat - video style
• God's irony
• Allegories
• Long-term relationships and grace
• "Coincidental" schedule match-ups

Shane is Grateful for...

• $2 Lunches
• Lunchtime Husky Football Chats with AJ
• My new ScanSnap

You have the starring role in your favorite film, what is it and who do you play?

Mark is Grateful for:

Meeting the parents.

1/2 day off Sunday.

Awesome, supportive coworkers.

Google calendar.

Jackson is Grateful for:

• Good resumes - awesome candidates.
• Coca Cola Cherry Zero
• Liking my in-laws
• Team Finance
• Living life together

Rees is Grateful for:

• Encouragement
• A new bond with a sister in Christ
• Community Group after-parties
• Jesus

Hidden talent?

Job is Grateful for

• Health.
• Swallowing without pain.
• Emergen-C
• Rest.
• Christ.
• Proverbs 20-27.

Favorite weird food combination?

Jackson is Grateful for:

• Baby boy due in a month.
• Wonderful wife.
• The book of Proverbs - wisdom rocks.
• Naps
• Geek toys.

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Hip Hop Abs - making workout videos fun instead of cheesy
• Trader Joe's
• Women of prayer
  

Shane is Grateful for...

• Flag Football on Saturdays with old high school friends
• Co-Workers who can take work seriously, but not themselves
• Getting my days into a regular schedule and rhythm -- mostly just going to sleep before 1am and waking up before noon

Lanna is Grateful for...

• A relaxing evening and good night sleep
• My growing baby girl
• New Bible study - Daniel
• Free Krispy Kremes at Ballard this a.m. (sorry guys!)

Ellen is Grateful for

• A great weekend with family and Justin
• Jesus being at the center of everything!
• Playing settlers with Justin
• Family

Danelle is Grateful For

• Prayer
• Working in TF for MHC
• High-fiving white guys (see Jarrod's post)
• The book of Job for perspective on loss

Superbowl winner?

Job is Grateful For

• Community Group Replication
• My wife and I are such good friends.
• iPhone makes my life so much more complicated, but also so much more organized.
• High Fives. Cause they are soo cool.

Jackson is Grateful for:

• Community
• Dance parties
• U-District 8pm service on January 24th, 2011
• Amanda, my best friend
• My mother-in-law (this is not sarcastic, she rocks!)

Jessica is Grateful for:

• Reminders that Christ-centered love is worth waiting for
• If I don't get that love, I still get Jesus!
• Derek Webb
• Quality time with godly women
  

Best thing that happened to you this weekend?

Rees is Grateful for:

• God's provision

Most prized possession as a child?

Since we all just returned from Christmas holiday...

What is your favorite memory of Christmases past?

Rees is Grateful for:

• an amazing job
• great friends
• the fact that I'm never alone - 'whoever abides in me and I in him, it is he that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing' john 15:5