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February 8, 2009 by Billy Coffey 12 Comments

Lori over at Life, Love, and Laughter… has been kind enough to award me with not one, but two awards.
The Love Friendships Award states: “These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.
As for the Honest Scrap award: A) First list 10 honest things about yourself – and make it honest (hence, the award ‘Honest Scrap’), even if you have to dig deep! B) Pass the award on to 8 bloggers that you feel embody the role of the Honest Scrap. (This is an award only to display on your blog that everything you write on it is in truth, sincerity, and integrity.)*
A nice one, that Honest Scrap award. So I can honestly say that:

1. Though I no longer believe in monsters (and tell my kids such nearly every night), I still cannot sleep with any body part protruding from the covers and hanging over the edge of the bed. Just in case.

2. All those parties I went to in high school when I would end up stumbling outside and passing out in someone’s yard? I wasn’t drunk, and I’ve always hated alcohol. I just wanted to be by myself and watch the stars.

3. Up until the third grade, I thought there was only one letter in the alphabet between k and p, and that it was pronounced “ellemenna.” Seriously.

4. On our second date, I arranged things so that my wife would come by right at seven-thirty. Which, by some strange coincidence, just so happened to be when Jeopardy came on. While I was getting ready, I amazed her with my vast knowledge of inconsequential trivia by answering every question correctly (I even prefaced my answers with “What is…”). She thought I was a genius. And still does, I suppose. But I can honestly say that I am not. Because the Jeopardy that came on at seven-thirty was a repeat of the one that aired at seven on another channel. I had memorized the answers.

5. I’ve seen an angel. Honestly.

6. I’m not one of those End Times people who pour over magazines and newspapers for evidence of Armageddon. Still, when I look at this world and all this mess, I can’t help but think that something is about to happen. Good or bad, I suppose, is largely up to us.

7. I can honestly say that God will allow us to suffer just so we can better understand the pains other people feel.

8. My fifth grade teacher once told me I would never amount to anything. On the last day of school, I wrote my name down on a piece of paper, handed it to her, and told her to hang on to it. It might be worth something one day, I said. So far, it’s not. But I figure I have a lot of living left, and you just never know…

9. I can honestly say that faith will always overcome doubt, love will always conquer hate, and that there is as much power in a smile as there is in a bomb.

10. And finally, I honestly believe that out of all the thousands of years of human existence, God chose to place us here, now. Not by chance, but by reason. By holy purpose. And the sooner we realize that, the better off our world will be.

So, there are my ten honest things. And in the spirit of keeping the ball rolling, here are my eight new award winners:
Frisbie Family Fun Forever
jasonS
Leslie
Tracy
janelle
Sherri
Becki
KM
Be sure to check these great bloggers out!

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