The Liebster Award

I did a version of this tag last year, but these are different questions, so I'll do it again. I was tagged by Anna S. Brie. Thanks!

Here are the rules:
- Thank the blog who nominated you and link back to them.
- Nominate up to 11 other bloggers to receive the award. To be eligible, they need to have 200 followers or less.
- Answer 11 questions from the blogger who nominated you.
- Tell your readers 11 random facts about yourself.- Give your nominees 11 questions to answer on their blog when they post their nomination.

My Nominees:

I'm just going to leave it open. If you want to do this tag, here's your chance!

My Eleven Questions from Anna:

#1 - What is your favourite book of the Bible?

I have to choose? I love so many books of the Bible. I really like Genesis because that's where everything began and my writer brain is intrigued by the pre-Flood world, I like Luke (and Matthew, Mark, and John) because it's the Gospel and completes the story of Salvation, I like Ephesians (particularly Ephesians 2) because it explains how incapable we are of attaining Salvation on our own but how God gives it to us by His grace, and I like James because it has all sorts of various words of wisdom about the Christian faith. I'm being as indecisive as Philippa Gordon here.
#2 - Do you like maths?

No, not really. I definitely prefer algebra to geometry, though. And my brain is constantly doing math whether I like it or not.
#3 - What is your favourite thing to do outside?

Ride my bike. It's exercise in the fresh air and it helps me brainstorm for my stories.
#4 - What is your dream house?

A rustic farmhouse on several acres with an old fashioned attic. And half a dozen bedrooms and at least three bathrooms. Maybe a secret passage. A guest room with a wardrobe and a Dawn Treader painting, a huge front porch, a beautiful view, a sewing room, bookshelves everywhere, a fireplace, a secret garden outside, a dog and a cat and some chickens, and a husband and kids living there with me, not far from my parents' house.
#5 - Who do you look up to most?

Person I know, or historical figure? I'm not really sure. I'm feeling too Philippa Gordon again. I look up to a lot of people, like my parents and Christiana Loudermilk, and C.S. Lewis, and George Washington.
#6 - What is your favourite word?

Can I claim Phil again? I don't really have a favorite at the moment, though I keep using "perhaps" in my current WIP.
#7 - What are your five most prized possessions?

Hmm. If the house was burning down and I could grab five things to save from my room...probably my Bible, my Ilyon books (I'm counting that as one), my laptop, my kindle, and my quilt. I think. That could change.
#8 - Is there a question you really wish someone would ask you?

I can't really think of any. If it's something I'm willing to talk about, I'll talk about it without being asked, and if it's something I don't want to talk about, you're not getting an answer even if you ask.
#9 - What would you do if you had one month to live?

I'm not entirely sure. But I like to think I would try to do as much as I can for the people around me while I still can. Because as nice as a month long trip to Disney World would be, it wouldn't be worth it. And I don't want people to remember me as distant and uncaring.
#10 - If you could live under water, would you?

I think I would. Not permanently, but it would be neat to experience for a week.
#11 - Light or dark blue?

Light, definitely. I like pastel shades the best. 

Eleven random facts about me:

#1 - I'm not a morning person, and never have been. When my parents were taking me home from the hospital after I was born and we went out into the hall, I covered my eyes against the light.

#2 - I can't stand snakes or salamanders or worms. There was a salamander in our basement recently, and it totally freaked me out.

#3 - I'm supporting Ted Cruz for president.

#4 - I know how to use a pottery wheel.

#5 - Once at the Indiana State Fair, the ladies doing a spinning demonstration invited me behind the ropes to try out their spinning wheel. I didn't stop smiling for the rest of the day.

#6 - When I was eight and nine, I wrote stories about alien invasions. Yeah...

#7 - I think it would be really cool to open a living history museum someday.

#8 - I've now helped with two kitchen backsplashes. FYI, grout stains your fingers, and if you're the one wiping off the excess grout, wear rubber gloves. You don't want your fingers to look like mine did halfway through.

#9 - I can quote just about every line in The Princess Bride, though not necessarily in order.

#10 - When I was nine, I was misquoted in the newspaper. It made me really mad.

#11 - My dog knows that the sound of the smoke alarm means to go outside.

Eleven questions for you (I'm just going to give you the same ones):

#1 - What is your favourite book of the Bible?
#2 - Do you like maths?
#3 - What is your favourite thing to do outside?
#4 - What is your dream house?
#5 - Who do you look up to most?
#6 - What is your favourite word?
#7 - What are your five most prized possessions?
#8 - Is there a question you really wish someone would ask you?
#9 - What would you do if you had one month to live?
#10 - If you could live under water, would you?
#11 - Light or dark blue?