THE BLOGGER INQUIRER ISSUE # 27
"For Blogging Minds Who Need To Know" ...
WHISPERED PROMISE of Whispered Promises
INTERVIEWS
PRISONER OF HOPE of A Common Housewife in the Fast Lane
At a local Chinese joint in Upstate NY, POH and Whisper meet
for lunch as they have, a couple times in the past. 
Excitedly they catch up on their families as they put together
their lunch plate then sit down for the interview.
Deciding to do the mandatory list first,
Whipser digs right into the first question.
Okay POH, name 5 CD's you have in your player right now.
Third Day - Cry to Jesus
Selah - Press On
Selah - Hiding Place
Vineyard Music Group - Winds Of Worship 8
Revival - From Brownsville
Wow, great sounds of praise coming from your home POH.
*nods*
Little POH, Mr. Hope and Junior have been worshipping together in the evening lately, Whisper.
It was really cool the other night because Senior Girl came home from work, and was FAMISHED, but then she heard us
singing and praying.
(it's very loose, we just do everything all at once)
She ran out to the living room and got on her knees
and put her head on Little POH's tummy.
(I was lying down with my head on Mr. Hope's lap).
Immediately Mr. Hope and I just put our hands
on her head and started praying.
After all the junk that's been hitting us the past few months,
it just felt so good to be so connected with my family again.
Now, what five Bloggers would you want to meet and why?
Well, I already met you, Whisper so you don't count....
not that you don't count, Whisper,
just that you don't count for this question.
You got that, right, Whisper?
You KNOW Little POH would NEVER say you don't count.
*sheepish grin turns to sly wink with the blink of an eye*
*shakes her head at her little charismatic friend*
No worries.
Okay, here goes:
I HAVE to meet Mr. Ornery.
I mean, I've met his parents, seen the photo albums.
He's from the Southern Tier, where Little POH's parents
were born and raised and was like a second home to me
when I was growing up.
I mean, with his (used to be) blonde hair and blue eyes he could be my long lost brother, right? He COULD be, right ?
*nods*
Whit, fer sure !
Ya gotta love the Whitmeister.
He is the Blogstream Professor, isn't he?
Even if you don't agree with sumpin' he says,
you GOTSTA love his earnest and eager way of putting it out there.
We probably don't agree on very much, and he would probably get annoyed with me very quickly if we were seated next to each other
at the country club, but come on, maybe Little POH could show
Mr. Whit that being conservative in some stuff doesn't mean
one is closed minded and can't have a good time.
Randy....
What a character ! He is the best ! I have SUCH a blast with him.
You wouldn't know it because I don't use my blog the same way
he does, but our humor is very similar.
It's not like one of us is the straight man....
It's like Robin Williams and Phyllis Diller are at the same table.
Pretty Rubble, NW Matters, Sherry, Misty & Heide.
Whisper
(had to put you in there, even though I already met you because
you're part of the Tosterones too).
We're Tess and the Tosterones, right?
It's gonna be SO awesome, isn't it, Whisper?
We'll get River and Lucy to come over too.
You KNOW those two have to be involved.....
What would it be without THEM?
We're gonna tour, and Miss Rubble, we call her Pretty Posh Spice,
is gonna make up the dance moves for us, and we're gonna sing
"Stop, In The Name Of Love", "Baby Love" and "Love Child"......
Oh, Little POH is just shivering and SHAKING over here just
THINKING about it.
*nods and slips a forkful of food into her mouth because POH
is chatting with hands flailing and eyes big and round
in her excitement and she has just started*
Okay, now I HAVE to meet Azron, June, Theo, and Attitude Engineer. They are like my Blogstream Pastors !
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I'm gonna put Truth Seeker in here because
he never fails to keep me on track.
I would have liked to meet Zhyg but he's gone Home
and he is better off for it so I can't complain except
that he was such an encouragement to me last winter
that I would have liked to meet him here
before he went home to be with the Lord.
June is setting up a woman's retreat on the lake so yeah,
we'll meet, and everybody can come....
I don't know where I'll put you all but we don't care right ?
We're Superwomen ! We can make do !
Last but CERTAINLY not least ..
(I know this is 6 but since they are under 21 it doesn't count if I go over)
Monsterbox and his Aussie chick Jess (Illusions),
Anthony Casimire, Musicluver and Lizzie.
You KNOW, how much Little POH loves teenagers,
even Blogstream teenagers.
They're the best.
Yup, now what is your favorite alcoholic beverage ?
Virgin Pina Coladas or Virgin Bloody Marys.
I LOVE pineapple/coconut flavor and V-8 juice.
It's important that it not have alcohol in it, Whisper, because you have seen me UNmedicated and you would not want to tweak that too much. It could cause a reaction you are NOT prepared for !
*looks down at her hands, swinging her leg back and forth
with a sheepish look on her face*
Somebody wasn't careful about that once and Little POH turned
into LEETLE POH and well, it wasn't purty.
*can ONLY imagine that day!*
Okay, no alcohol, I promise, so, next is what is your nationality?
My kingdom is not of this world..........John 18:36
*grins*
What is the last book you read?
Prisoner of the Third Cell (about John the Baptist).....
The name is kind of approPOH, isn't it, Whisper?
Indeed it Is POH.
Remember, this is not my question, this is the blogs mandate,
I could really care, but they say to ask the color of your underwear?
Wait a minute.....whaaaaaa? Hey, I didn't sign up for THIS question ! You KNOW Little POH doesn't give out information like that.
I'd tell ya.....but then I'd have to SHOW ya,
and you KNOW I'm way too modest for THAT, Whispa !
Oh, okay, BLACK.
Ya happy now, ya nosey parkers !
*shrugs with palms upward*
Okay, now, what is your middle name?
MY NAME IS....
You sure you want to know, Whisper? Really?
It's kinna weird.
I always wanted to be Tammy Sue or Linda Lou...
*looks oddly at her*
From Who-ville?
..honest I did !
Even Susie Q woulda been okay with me !
So, what do I get ? Constance McCRAY !
POH Baby, I may have to call and thank your parents
that you didn’t choose yur middle name.
You would be a Dr. Seuss Character.
I was forEVER telling people that that was NOT my LAST NAME,
it's my MIDDLE name.
It's like no fair when you make a kid have to learn
that name before they go to kindergarten !
Well, when I married I wanted to hyphenate my name.....
It was too women's lib for Little POH's mother-in-law though,
so I didn't.
Don't want to offend the mother-in-law from the get-go, right ?
Instead, I did what my mother and her mother before her did,
I dropped my middle name and replaced it with my last name.
* nods*
I guess that is a normal practice in some places,
my hubbies family and everyone there does it,
but this Yankee don’t.
I use the one the parents gave me, but I like mine.
Well, I don't use McCray anymore for anything.
Before you ask, yes, it was someone's maiden name at one time.
Like my great grandmother or somebody.
No wrong done with your choice.
Okay, I know you are a big cusser..
So what is your favorite curse word ?
"Shoot"
Usually followed by "com' on !"
Every once in a while I say "freakin'" too.
*ooooos*
I know, not very exciting, right ?
You gotta meet me to know I'm not as boring as I might appear.
Right, Whisper? Right?
Back me up here, Whisper !
Shoot ! Com' on !
*looks up with a mouth full of rice and mumbles
what seems to be a positive reinforcement*
*grins at POH's struggle*
Now, what sound or noise do you love?
Wow, this is hard. I can think of a few.
My five year old grandson asleep on my lap snoring....
that HAS to be the BEST !
Awww !
BTW, I just found out they are most likely moving to
.....*drum roll*.....
TEXAS !
*Leetle POH frowns, stamps foot, wipes tears*
Well, I guess I'm just gonna have to put Theo, Heide,
and Randy's Mom on the family after they move down there.
I think I heard something about Texas being it's own country, Whisper ! No fair !
Oh POH !
People want to know what turns you on creatively,
spiritually or emotionally?
Wow. Tough questions !
1.) Music is big.
I don't create it myself....
but it meets me in my soul somewhere
and can take me places in my head and heart
that I couldn't have gone any other way.
I have to agree, POH does have the music going on every time
I have been there.
2.) Young people with dreams.
I LOVE to meet young people with a dream and have been known to support them spiritually, emotionally and financially.
You have a big heart, that is for sure.
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt ?
I'm a fulltime homemaker so there is so much out there
that I have not attempted.
I am not really interested in doing anything for the money so 'profession' wouldn't be the word I would use.
If I could manage and promote a group of young Christian musicians like I did ten years ago, that would be cool.
What I would REALLY love to do, and believe that I will at some point is use the prophetic nature that God has given me in a larger way. I would love to travel around the United States and as I meet people who have needs I would pray for them, give them God's Word on the matter, and help them have faith to believe it.
That's not really a 'profession' though, more like ministering to people. I'm not interested in making money.
I've had enough in my life to know that it's not the be all
and end all of life.
Heart’s still showing girl.
What profession would you not like to do?
Oh, I can think of a WHOLE bunch !
I don't want to be a waitress.
That work is HARD, baby, and I serve ENOUGH people around here !
I also don't want to cook or wash dishes either !
I've had it with both of those things ! YUCK !
*looks up from her dish*
Dang, I ran out of Crab Ragoons, you mind getting me a few?
*grins wide*
If heaven exists, what would you like God to say to you
when you arrive?
Well, Whisper, you and I know that it DOES exist
and we can't wait to get there, can we?
Oooooo, it's gonna be a blllllaaaasssst!
There are many things I would like God to say to me,
but the best one will be when I kiss His nail-scarred feet and He says,
"well done, thou good and faithful servant"
Oooo, that's going to be the BEST !
I'm living for THAT day, Whisper !
*nods in full agreement*
Okay POH, so far so good, now come mine.
*places a Chinese Fortune Cookie in front of her*
Let’s say this contains any fortune you would want to come true.
What would it say?
Little POH picks up the cookie, winks at Whisper, and says
"that was a grrrreat meal", wasn't it Whisper?
*laughs*
Fortune?
Let's see, I think it says,
"Your family is one of natures great masterpieces"
That's what it really said, Whisper !
Honest ! I'm serious !
*takes it and reads it then laughs*
It really does !
*POH smiles at Whisper*
"I am sooo full, how about you, Whispa ?"
Uh-huh
Sooo, I guess if my family truly becomes one of natures great masterpieces I would be happier than a pig in a mudhole.
Let me ask you this,
if you could live anywhere and in any time period,
when and where would it be?
Oh Whisper ! This is an AWESOME question !
I would LOVE to be one of those barmaids in the old west !
Wouldn't I look so keeeeute in those purty dresses ?
Oh wait, I just remembered, I'd have to be a WAITRESS
among other things...
*looks down at her hands to hide her blushing cheeks*
Never mind, I don't wanna do THAT !
*grins wide*
Mister POH could be a pistol packin' cowboy.
Well, I might like to be a flapper in the 20's.
I LOVE those little sparkly dresses with the fringe on the bottom. Wouldn't that be fun, Whisper?
You, me and Heide could be the "Faboolous Flappers" !
Yeah, that could be good, right?
Okay, that I really could envision for you !
Let’s think…
What five things that you have done in life makes you most proud ?
Whoa. Wow. Let's see...........
1 - Raising my three biological children to be upstanding
and productive adults.
2 - Being the best foster parent I could be for every child I ever had,
and raising my adopted children and helping them over come their difficulties to become upstanding and productive adults.
3 - Taking in Gabriel even though doing so was not the popular opinion with two of my adult children.
They think I am too old to handle the job...........I'll show them OLD, right, Whisper?
*frowns and crosses her arms across her chest*
4 - Standing up to my parents when they threatened
to disinherit me for adopting children.
5 - My work as a youth leader at the church I used to go to
even though I got kicked out.
*feigns shame and chagrin......but winks at Whisper and says that getting kicked out was the best learning experience of her life*
*nods*
Lot’s of reasons to be proud there POH, that takes courage and discipline, not to mention a life of giving.
You have every right to be proud of those.
Now, let’s say you get to spend a day with 5 people (dead or alive). Who would they be and where would you meet?
1- Whisper, you KNOW the first one is gonna be JESUS !
Gee, I would spend ALL FIVE days with HIM !
I mean, I can spend everyday with Him right now, but if I could see Him as He is, I wouldn't EVEN care if I came back.
I'm spending forever and forever with HIM !
He's the most AWESOME guy I ever met in my whole life.
He loves me JUST THE WAY I AM !
Whoo-hoo, right, Whisper?
I mean, how many guys have you ever met can do THAT?
*spins and twirls, hops, and sings to the Lord*
At first I wasn't sure whether He would fit into the 'dead' category or the 'alive' category, Whisper, and then I said to my little self,
"POH of COURSE He's ALIVE!...........whaterya thinkin'?"
Well, He's dead from His physical body, but He's alive-n-waiting for
Tess and the Tosterones in Heaven, right Whisper ?
Oooo, you KNOW it's gonna be the BEST !
*nods*
Awesome choice, I know I will be in awe.
2 - My grandson, Ryan.
He is the cutest, absolute smartest, most lovable child
I think I have ever met.
He explained electricity to his Nana better than any other person has in my entire life.
I loooove that boy so much.
*grins*
Bet he loves you too !
3 - Okay, you're not going to believe this but I wouldn't mind spending a day with Hilary.
She wouldn't have to bring Bill with her.
I mean, I'm sure he's real sweet and nice and all but Little POH has a serious attitude about some Oval Office activities he participated in so..............it would be better not to go there.
Anyway, I have so many questions to ask her.
I'll interview HER for Lucy's blog, how 'bout that?
I would fillabuster her about abortion until she begged me to stop talking and in return she would get that bad law repealed.
and we would be best buds forever and forever after that.
I mean, I can DREAM, right, Whisper?
Yup, no harm in dreamin' Girlfriend.
4 - Bishop T.D. and Serita Jakes.
I would LOVE to spend a day with the two of them.
I LOVE the way that man preaches.
Everything he says is AWESOME !
5 - The band Third Day.
(can the whole band be one person, Whisper?)
Oh I think I can let you get away with that.
Oh, listening to them play both Offerings and Offerings II and
Sky Falls Down and Your Love O Lord.....
that would be like being in HEAVEN !
Great answers, what if you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Uh, well, the two big things I wanted changed,
I've already either changed or am changing, but we won't go there, right, my tight lipped sister ?
*stares at Whisper and whispers shhhhhhhhh*
*raises a brow*
It’s a bright audience POH, they will figure that one out.
Let's see, something else?
Okay, my ADHD.
There are some advantages but there are more disadvantages. Sometimes I wish I was more 'normal'.
What is normal?
Let’s flip the scale, what do you believe are your gifts?
Well, I'm one of those people you either love or can't stand.
I have been told that I am easy to talk to, but I also seem to have a bit too much energy for some people.......
*looks at Whit and scowls*
(you know I love ya Whitster).
I do seem to have a special way with young people,
especially in the 15-30 age range.
Sometimes they grow up and get all serious on me and then it doesn't work anymore. I hate that.
Another thing that I think God gave me is the ability to see other peoples strong points and encourage them in those. Sometimes I see stuff that they never knew they had or wasn't clear to them.
That's what's helped me raise my adopted children to be so productive and get into the areas they are presently in.
They are wonderful assets POH,
I agree, you have wonderful gifting and I am glad you use them
to full capacity, it shows.
What is your worst and best habit?
Worst: Jelly Beans......dat sugar is BAD, Whisper !
Doesn’t help the ADHD, huh?
Best: Blogging........addicted or not, it's the best,
and I'm not sorry I'm addicted !
A lot of addicted Bloggers out there.
How about if you had three wishes but could only use them to
benefit someone else, what and who would you wish ?
Wow. Only three, Whisper ? That's HARD !
Can Mr. Hope be one of the someone elses?
*winks at Whisper as she shakes her head......shoot ! Com' on!*
Okay, how about:
1 - I would wish for Randy to be happy and healthy and stop punching his keyboard playing hands into walls, and that he would be able to make his music, poetry and writing his livelihood.
2 - I would wish for Mr. Ornery to come home to New York and open his bookstore on the corner, called Mr. Ornery's Corner.
3 - I would wish for just enough money to pay off the college loans of my daughter and a young musician friend of mine.
Awesome choices girlfriend, now if we could just find that genie.
Would you say you are generally an optimist, pessimist, or realist ?
Mostly a realist.
I have great faith which gives me an optimistic outlook,
but I also have enough practicality to take the glow off
the rose colored glasses before it leads me down the primrose path.
And now, the last and most important question.
Would you rather have free potato chips or free chocolate
for the rest of your life?
Oh, Whisper, you got this question from Mr. Ornery, didn't you ???
You KNOW you did !
Well, Inquiring minds wanted to know.
Well, I know this is unAmerican and all, but I could live
without chips for the rest of my life.
I'm not huge on chocolate either but if you promise me that it will have nuts, raisons, maple cream, and/or cherries in it, I'll take the chocolate ANY day !
This is it, Whisper? I want more ! More, more, more !
I LOVE talking about me !
*winks, smirks, leans back in her seat and gaffaws*
NOW can I go for a second plate of Chinese, Whisper?
That stuff is gooo-ooo-ooo-oood !
I'm waiting on our next date, Whispa!
You’re on Sista !
*grins and starts gabbing about other things with POH
as they head back up to the buffet*
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Ochoco just found out that he has cancer. Ochoco seems to be doing well, but he asks, "if you that read this are a prayerful person I would love to have you say a prayer for me." I will be happy to do that for my friend (and his family) and I'm asking you to do it too. You can reach him by going to:
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On the 20th day of this past February I awakened from a nights rest experiencing pains unlike I have ever had before. Not severe but in the abdominal area and on my right side kidney area. As the day progressed this pain became increasingly worse, and by 6pm I was in the emergency area of the local hospital. After some blood work, x rays, ultra sound, etc,I was put on morphine and given the following diagnosis.
My right side kidney has a tumor on it a little bigger than the kidney itself, it has burst and was hemoraging. My liver has a suspicious nodule on or in it. My bladder has also a suspicious spot on it. They took my wife aside and informed her that I had cancer in all 3 of these areas.
The next morning she gave me that same news. This past Tues Feb 28 at 730 am I was in the hospitals operating room. My bladder did have a cancerous tumor in it, which they removed. My liver does have a nodule in it about the size of a big marble....non cancerous. My kidney will have more tests done on it this next week and a decision as to what will be done will be given.
This adventure started out a pretty gloomy event, however today things look much better. There have been many prayers going up for me and I thank each and every person for them.
And if you that read this are a prayerful person I would love to have you say a prayer for me. Will keep you all posted as events unfold.
With love Ochoco
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