Thank you, Cheryl.
Awesome.
So single spotlight, it is December 4, 2025.
In case somebody's referring back to this, this is your chance
to get spotlighted in a lot of creative ways.
We start out with some fun questions.
I ask you to go run and go get something in the house.
You bring it back.
You raise your little avatar hand and I call on you.
And I try to call on a lot of people.
So if 10 of you go find the item, then I'm going to call
on all 10 of you, then after we have some fun,
I'm going to start spotlighting specific people.
If the guys are on tonight, I always like to try
to spotlight the guys and then I will try to spotlight
at least a half a dozen women who've not been spotlighted yet.
I've got all sorts of fun questions.
And you guys, by the way, start writing these questions down.
You know, sometimes I just make some stuff up
and you're always wondering, like, what do you ask somebody
on a date without finding out too much?
Like, what are some good level two dating questions?
These are all good level two dating questions, typically.
They're fun ways to do it.
Okay. So are you all ready for your very first?
I've got to turn my little light on, though,
because I can't see Bufkus.
All right.
This is what happens when you turn something.
All right.
You have to go find the equivalent
or an actual ugly sweater.
So if you have an ugly Christmas sweater, go get it.
If you wear reindeer ears, Santa ears, something that's
over the top that you would wear
to an ugly sweater Christmas party.
It's really big in the south.
We did not do this up north, but it's really big in the south.
I don't know how if folks do it in Canada.
Cheryl, you can tell me.
But if you don't have an ugly sweater, maybe there's,
like, some reindeer ears or something else that you might.
All right.
So go find your.
Okay. All right.
Are we back?
I don't see Avatar hands yet.
Look at Gale with her headpiece on.
Oh, my gosh.
Pam is ready.
Okay. Raise your Avatar hand if you're ready to show it to me.
All right.
Gale, you are up first.
What you got for us?
Tell us what you got.
Unmute.
My ears.
I love them.
I think I have flowers.
I had to have flowers.
Oh, my gosh.
I love it.
Okay.
Pam Petty, you are ready to go.
Show us what you got.
So I have, it's got a snowman and a snowman.
Is it ugly or is it just cute?
I got to know.
Oh, I think it's ugly.
But can I tell the story behind it?
If it's really fast.
Yep.
Yeah.
So it was my mom's.
And when we were moving her into assisted living, it was among her
things and ready to go out the door.
And I said, oh, I'm going to take that.
And my mom has dementia and a few months later, she said, where's
that Christmas sweater that I had?
Did you put it to Goodwill?
So I told her I did not go to Goodwill.
I'm glad you have it.
Megan, what you got girl?
So I have, I'm trying to pull it up here.
Here we go.
My grandmother's sweatshirt.
And I found it in the attic at my parents' house.
And I think my mom used to wear it too, but she made it.
My grandmother did the embroidery here or whatever you call it.
Yeah.
And I thought it was awesome.
Cause it was an authentic, ugly sweater.
I didn't even know they were doing that in that long ago.
I love it.
So sweet.
Regina, what you got?
I just decided to wear it.
I love it.
Yes.
Extra points for wearing it.
Yeah.
I was like, I have to prepare this for Christmas party.
So I just wore it.
I love it.
All right.
I saw somebody in a headpiece.
Who did I see?
Raise your little hand.
I saw you with a headpiece on.
Where'd you go?
Somebody had a headpiece on.
I saw it.
She took it off.
I'm not going to, I'm not going to call you out on it.
Merrily.
I know you were, I know you had a headpiece on girl.
Okay.
So ugly sweater did not win people over this time.
That's okay.
Y'all are too cool for the ugliest sweater.
I got another one for you.
The next one is if you have a Christmas tree up, go pluck off your favorite
ornament off your Christmas tree.
Go plunk off.
And.
If you don't have a tree up, but you have a cute handheld size
old Christmas decoration, go get it and come back.
Ornaments. Anybody got some ornaments? Oh, okay. Kathy, show
us your ornament.
It's a heart ornament. Anyhow, my son gave my mother hearts
every year. And so she decorated a tree. I kept one of
them. He has the rest. But this is my favorite. She's been gone
for seven years in heaven.
I love it. I love it. I can tell who are my Christmas people
because they're ready to go again. Pam, what do you got?
It is a pine skier that's made from a pine cone.
Love.
He has little skis and a ski pole.
I love it. Gail, do you have one too?
Um, the last year, my word was believe. And I have two
ornaments. This has supposed to light up.
I love it. I love it.
Believe and this little bird says just believe.
Nice. Nice. Regina, do you have an ornament for us?
I do. So it's a globe with a plane because I love to travel.
So it's my favorite.
I love it. I love it. I love it. Tanya, what you got for us?
I have um, this was given to me before my retirement. It's
handmade. It's a cross. It looks like a sport. Of course, I don't
have a tree, but I have other decorations. And so I but I say
this because I just think it's so pretty. It has a cross on it
with little jewels.
So I love it. It's so pretty. Megan, what you got?
Um, I have a couple handmade ones. My sister made these. It
was like an art show. And she gave me them. I love them. And
my aunt, she's an artist as well. And she had made this
before she passed away and gave it to me. So it's a nice little
heirloom.
Love it. Yeah, I love it. Okay, you guys, everybody has to
participate in this one because God forbid if you don't have
this next item, go grab your shower gel. Go get the shower
gel or bar soap. You can get the bar soap. If you use some fancy
soap. We're gonna learn a lot about you right here.
Look, I see a lot of people off camera. I'm not liking this. I
need more people to get on camera. Okay, Pam, what you got?
Tell us what brand it is. And what your scent?
It might be Canadian. It's native. It's all natural. And
the scent is lilac and white tea.
Nice. Nice. I love it. Okay. Look at Gail is on it tonight.
Gail, Gail, Gail, Gail.
I use goat milk from Australia.
Okay. Okay. See? I love it. Very cute. Regina, what you got?
What you use?
I use Vanny cream. It's a very
no scent.
Body. Nice. I love it. I love it. Is it Oh, Kelly, what you
got, girl? I can't see you much. But what you got?
You're muted, though.
Come off mute, girl.
Sorry, I just got it. It's a new one. It's winter candy apple.
Oh, that sounds amazing.
No, good.
Oh my goodness. That's so good. Tanya, did you go yet?
I have dove.
Look at this. The bar is soaked up. No less. Yes. All right.
Dawn, Dawn, what you got?
All right. I have a brand new one. I got this is like a real
expensive one. It's from the body shop. And it's a Moringa
shower gel vegan style. But it was a gift for me. And it is
luxurious.
Nice. Y'all, I just start I just switched over to this. It's
pretty bougie. It's this waterless skin cleanser called
Olivita. It's from Europe. And it's the waterless stuff. And
I'm obsessed.
Everybody keeps telling me that I'm glowing.
They're like, oh, it's because you're married.
That might be some of it,
but I actually think it's the skincare line,
and I just got the shower gel,
because I'll tell you what,
sometimes the most expensive stuff, you guys, lasts forever.
Like, I bought it like four months ago,
and I'm not even a third of the way through my product yet.
All right, I'm gonna go to the next question.
Let's see.
Okay, go grab the oldest thing that's in your refrigerator,
the thing that you think has been there the longest.
Yeah, yeah, that item.
No shame in this, you guys.
I don't care if it's expired.
By the way, I'm now, you guys know I'm married to a nurse
who has found that 90% of my first aid kit supply
is expired.
He goes, you know there's expiration on this stuff,
and I'm like, wait, what are you talking about?
Like, I didn't know that was the thing.
Yeah.
Okay, look at, where is everybody?
Okay, I don't see raised hands here.
Expiration dates are suggestions.
That's what I'm saying, girlfriend.
I've not died yet.
Pam, what's the oldest thing in your fridge?
I probably have older,
but this is a very old, dead sourdough starter
that's probably been in there two years.
Oh gosh, is it working?
Would it still work?
Probably not.
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.
Probably not.
Okay, Megan, what you got?
I didn't realize this was expired
until I looked in the expiration date.
Worcestershire sauce, the hardest thing in this fridge.
Wait, that expires?
I didn't know it expired either,
but I haven't used it in like seven years, apparently.
Oh my gosh, that's hilarious.
Regina, what'd you find?
Hidden dates, and it was expired almost three years ago,
so I better throw it away.
See, I'm just here, public service announcement, people.
Candy, what you got?
Miss Melissa, I'm so glad to hear that honey does not expire.
Candy, what you got?
Say that again.
You're cutting out, girl.
Oh, okey-dokey, is it time to open up the fridge?
Oh, okey-dokey, is it time to throw it out?
That's the question.
I'm having a hard time hearing you,
but can anybody else see what she's got?
Gotcha, gotcha.
See that, you got kids that'll check for you.
I love that.
Okay, any other, like, you guys are so funny.
No one's playing tonight.
Okay, we're gonna ask the serious questions next,
but I got a few more silly ones, hold on.
No, all right, I'm gonna call it,
I'm gonna call it,
because I've got some good regular questions.
Okay, I am gonna make sure, I'm gonna do like,
this time I'm gonna like pull a bunch of folks
to ask these questions, and so I'm gonna pull,
Cheryl, do you want, if you're a guy,
and you wanna be on, get your camera on.
So, and Cheryl's gonna pin all the guys first,
because I think we got like three or four guys here tonight.
We got one, two, we got like three guys tonight.
We're gonna pin the guys,
and then I'm gonna pin a few more ladies.
Are you, I see David Wright's here,
the other David's here, are you David's,
are you guys available to get on camera?
John, you're here, are you able to get on camera?
Yeah, I can, one second.
Okay, all right, and I'm only gonna look at,
I'm gonna change my view, so I only see,
hide non-video participants.
Wow, I don't have very many people on the camera,
so guess who I'm gonna get,
uh, I'm gonna start spotlighting people, man.
Okay, let's see.
Am I spotlighted?
Yeah, you are, if I'm doing it right.
Yeah, I see my face.
Gail, I'm making you, Gail, I'm spotlighting you.
You've never let us spotlight you.
Sarah, I see you.
Okay, wait, Kelly, I'm not, wait, where'd you go, Sarah?
Wait, what, what's happening?
Uh, Cheryl, did we start, what happened?
Did I start, what happened to the people I just spotlighted?
Where'd they go?
You changed your view?
I see Regina, Dave, and Gail.
You do, well, what do I want?
Do I want multi-speaker?
You want, uh.
Multi-speaker, okay, that'll work.
Okay, wait, hold on.
Just give me the names and I'll highlight them.
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.
Oh, canceled.
Okay, um, Anna, oh, I can see Anna.
Anna, Anna looks like I got a nice, clear shot of her.
We're gonna spotlight Miss Anna.
Okay, David, make sure you get the other date.
Oh, David, are you here?
David Henshaw, are you there, buddy?
I'm here.
Okay.
All right, and then spotlight Kelly Stotler.
I'm putting up some OGs tonight.
I feel like my OG's in the little spotlight.
Okay, so I've got my two Davids.
I got Regina, Sarah, Anna, Gail,
and can you get Kelly Stotler?
Will that work?
I'll have one, two, three, four, five, six.
See God's holy number, seven.
I need your camera on, please.
Oh, I thought it was on.
If she can't get it on camera.
All right, so Sarah, you're my upper left corner,
so you're gonna be in the seat of courage, okay?
You know what that means, the seat of courage?
It means you always get to go first.
Okay, so are you listening, everybody?
Here's your first question.
You are cooking for your date for the first time.
What are you making?
Sarah, you are up.
Sarah, can you hear me?
You have to unmute.
I'm sorry about that.
If I was, the question was about cooking for the first time.
Yeah, what you making?
I would definitely have some kind of dessert in there,
probably like a pumpkin bread kind of a dessert,
but as for the meal, I think I'd be making
really hard questions.
I enjoy cooking, so probably like a cheap pan meal
with like some kind of chicken or something.
I'm not a big fan of chicken,
but I'm not a big fan of chicken.
Chicken or steak, lots of veggies.
Okay, I love it.
Regina, what you cooking?
Okay, I love to cook and I do it often.
So I will first ask what his food restrictions are,
if he has any allergies or anything like that.
If none, then I will probably make pasta,
make my own sauce, have some protein in it,
and with some vegetables and make some sugar-free dessert.
Nice, I love it, I love it.
David Wright, what you cooking?
Oh, okay, so I've learned from my mistakes
and so I think what I would make now is bulgogi.
I made chili once and I literally,
I was putting the chili in the fridge
and you know that scene from The Office
where the man slips and the chili falls over?
I actually did that.
The chili fell all over my fridge and I fell in it
and it was hilarious, but I was like,
never again make chili on a first date.
Oh no, oh no, I love that.
See, I was thinking about it
for all of the other reasons, ladies.
If it's got beans in it,
that just could be a disaster in the bathroom.
That's where I, of course, was going with it.
Ha ha ha, it's a good thing I'm already married.
Gail, what would you make?
I love salmon, but I would ask him if,
you know, what he would prefer.
I would make salmon in this watermelon salad that I make.
Nice, I love watermelon salad.
But of course I would have to make a dessert
with sugar in it.
Of course you would, I love it.
Okay, David Wright, you have to go back
and tell some folks what bulgogi is.
So bulgogi is Korean beef
and it's like fermented Korean beef
and it's really good for your gut
and yeah, it's delicious
and it can go with basically everything.
So I would make bulgogi and then probably with.
like kasha, which is like buckwheat grouts,
cause it's gluten-free and it's delicious and the best.
I love it.
Anna, you are up girl, what you making us?
Probably some kind of fish
because it's really hard to mess up.
So if it would be like a white fish,
maybe like a Mediterranean style salad with it,
maybe some kind of grain, if it were salmon,
maybe asparagus, roasted potato, just something healthy.
I don't know.
Nice, okay.
David, Henshaw, what you making?
Probably something, I guess, pasta dish wise, Italian,
you know, sauce and some protein with it, most likely.
And some veggies on the side.
Nice.
I'm not really a huge dessert guy, but
That's okay.
It's probably because I didn't have it
that often growing up, so yeah.
That's good.
I think a stuffed chicken marsala was my go-to dish.
Kelly Stotler, round it out, what you making us?
All right, so for me,
it would depend on what time of the year it was.
If it's in the warmer climate, I would definitely do salmon.
I make a really good salmon that you have olive oil
and garlic and lemons with it and you bake it
and then you put, you know, slices of lemon all on it
and then serve it with asparagus and definitely a dessert.
And then if it's in the cooler months, I make amazing soups.
So I make a really good Thai soup.
Oh, I could use that right now
because it's been raining all day in Nashville,
like 25 degrees.
Love it.
All right, are you guys ready for your, those are good.
You guys made me hungry and you're all like healthy cooks.
I love it.
And I noticed not one of you picked Mexican food,
which I'm totally okay with,
but I always feel like fajitas used to be
like the go-to thing.
Okay, the most interesting dating activity
you thought you would hate,
but you surprisingly or secretly liked it.
So either you came up with it
or the other person came up with it.
And you're like, really?
That sounds like the dorkiest date idea.
And you're like, wow,
that was actually more fun than I thought.
If you did not actually have that date
and you're like, but I haven't had a date in 10 years,
then think of a date that somebody told you about
that you would think, I'm not sure I would like that,
but maybe secretly you would.
Okay, Sarah, you're in the seat of courage.
You go first.
So I'm thinking something that might be super fun
is some kind of a scavenger hunt kind of a date.
So I don't really have too many details on that right now.
It's just kind of a thought and process, but yeah.
That's good.
And it's so funny that you said that,
because I could see me being so annoyed
by a scavenger hunt date.
Like, oh my gosh, this is the dumbest thing,
but then totally getting super competitive and into it.
So I totally get you.
Okay, Regina, what you got for us?
I would say miniature golf.
It's not my thing, but I tried it and it was not that bad.
There you go.
And by the way, you guys, if you are here,
there are, oh gosh, there are only 40, 70 of you on tonight.
If you guys are here tonight,
feel free to answer the questions in there,
because remember, this is community matchmaking.
So, you know, we're spotlighting seven or eight people
up here, but you guys are also spotlighted too in the wings
and people might go, oh my gosh,
you'd be perfect for somebody.
Okay, David, you're up.
What's a date idea that you thought was really nuts,
but you ended up liking it?
Me or Henshaw?
No, right, you're, I'm sorry, you're, yeah, you.
So karaoke.
I was like, oh, I don't know.
Like, I don't really sing.
And it is so much fun.
Yeah, and then like, especially when you like,
my friend was like, just stick to Roxanne.
I was at the bar and they were like, I didn't know.
And they were like,
and this lovely Filipino couple was like, trust me,
you pick Roxanne and every Filipino in here
will back you up.
And I was like, and they did.
It was me and 30 Filipinos all belting Roxanne.
It was amazing.
See, and David, I could totally see you doing karaoke.
I mean, that is hilarious.
I love it.
Gail, what you got?
Two things.
I went bowling and I totally suck at it,
but it was so much fun.
It was like, I mean, I got so many gutter balls.
It was amazing.
I love it.
And you were like,
and shame you.
All right, what was the second one?
The second one was the golfing, was miniature golfing.
There you go, there you go.
We had fun though.
I love it, I love it.
Anna, what you got?
I guess the closest thing I have is,
like I always wanted to get into golf
and my first game of golf was on a date
and I wasn't sure how it was going to go,
like whether my confidence would be completely crushed
because it was like an 18 holer.
Oh boy.
I was playing with like all these guys that were like,
I don't know, they've been playing for a long time
but ended up being the opposite.
It was a lot of fun and it was a good time.
I love it, I love it.
All you adventurous golf people.
David, and by the way, an 18 hole golf date
could be really long.
So you hopefully really liked the person,
people you were hanging out with.
David Henshaw, what you got for us?
I don't know, I just try to think something up.
It's just, I don't know,
maybe going to some kind of museum
but the feature of the current exhibit
is not something I'm really into.
Yeah, that's good.
But probably I could get into it
even if it's not something that's a real big interest.
That's so true.
Before I went.
That's so true.
Like it could be make or break when you go to a museum,
like if you like what's going on.
That's awesome, I love it.
All right, Kelly, how about you?
So I haven't done anything
that I didn't think I would enjoy, to be honest with you.
I love putt-putt golf and I've done that.
And I actually did a scavenger hunt.
I did not know if I was gonna like it.
I guess that's really what you asked.
I didn't know if I was gonna like it or not.
And it was a scavenger hunt
and it was a video scavenger hunt
that I actually found.
I did a lot of research and found this thing
that was available in Jacksonville
and it would give you places to go
and you would have to videotape going to those places
and then submitting it.
So that was neat.
Okay, you guys, you're getting really good day ideas here.
So hang on to that.
Okay, next question.
Something that you accomplished before you were 18 years old
that you're actually still really proud of.
So up to 18 years old,
something you accomplished that you're still proud of.
Sarah, you're up.
I enjoy playing violin.
And so in my high school years,
I had the opportunity to play with a local orchestra
as a winner of a solo competition.
And it was a lot of fun to just share music with people.
I love that.
Can you still play?
I do still play, yes.
That's awesome.
I love that.
Okay, Regina, how about you?
Okay, one of my favorite classes from high school
as a senior was creative writing class.
And we were supposed to write a poem
and my teacher said that it was really good
and she encouraged me to submit it.
Now I didn't win it,
but the fact that she encouraged me to submit it,
that was very flattering.
I'm proud of it.
I love that, I love that.
David Wright.
Yeah, so I actually got to dance professionally
in the Nutcracker once.
So that was a good time.
I just love learning about you, buddy.
Gail, I believe you, buddy.
What about you, Gail?
What you got?
It's my sketching.
I, you know, and I'm still sketching.
I love that.
So you started it young.
Yeah.
I love that.
I never took a class, so.
There you go.
I love that.
Okay, Anna, what you got for us?
This one's really hard.
I don't know.
I can't think of one thing I'm like so proud of.
I'm just gonna say playing the piano,
playing some like tough pieces when I was younger.
I don't play as much anymore,
I don't know.
I love it.
David Henshaw, what you got?
I guess I'll share two quick ones.
I'm really proud of a pen and ink drawing I did
when I was in elementary school
of a cardinal on a pine branch.
And also in high school,
I took an architectural drafting class.
So I designed to custom all original residences
and did a blueprint of them.
Nice.
I love it.
Kelly, what you got?
So I was the first person in our county.
to be dual enrolled. I started taking college classes after my eighth grade year in school
and so I graduated from high school when I was 16 and moved away from home and onto a
college campus when I was 16 years old. I love that. So fun. I'm not surprised girl.
I love it. Okay, think about this one. Something you failed at but you learned so much and
it was one of those things you can now see how in all things God makes something good.
So something that you failed at but you still learned a lot. Sarah, you're up.
Something that I failed at, I mean not, it felt like failure in my eyes like it was my worst
grade ever I guess in college was actually my bible class and it was just so eye-opening.
It was so many new ways of looking at things from more of a holistic like overview of the bible
and just like a lot of cultural and background knowledge and that like the archaeological or
just the background of things I'd not really been exposed to before that class so that was
really hard to take that that was like kind of almost close to failing grade but it was something
that I'm really grateful for that had just taught me so much in that time. That's good.
That's so good. I mean my world is getting rocked in seminary. I thought I knew the bible really
well and I mean it's a lot. It's a lot. Regina. Okay, sorry. It's not going to be a fun one.
This is what I can think of right now. Failed in my recent relationship. It's something that
I was blindsided and the ex broke up with me but I am still grateful because I am learning
to trust God that even when things don't work out, he loves me and I learned to not
become exclusive so quick and to get to know people. Regina, you did so good too by the way.
I kind of helped coach Regina and she was a rock star dating him and his loss and your future
husband's gain. That's all we're gonna say. David Wright, you're up. Yeah, so I didn't specifically
fail but I would say school because I really struggled growing up in school and to the point
that I never thought that I would graduate high school and I actually graduated valedictorian.
So yeah, I went to college and you know have a career and it's been amazing but that was
definitely to God's glory but I never thought I would be able to graduate high school so that
was a big win. Love it. I love that. Gail. Well, mine was also a high school experience but I quit
high school and then I got my GED and went on to college and worked in the hospital but
my sociology teacher discovered in college, discovered I was dyslexic. I kept
you know transposing letters and but I was carrying a 4.0 in college so. Wow. Girl, I would
have never guessed that you left high school. That is amazing to learn that about you. Well,
there's a whole. I'm sure there is. Anna, what about you? Yeah, I think the biggest thing that
comes to mind, I failed so much like with so many things but the biggest thing is this chemistry
class I took in college. I really thought I would be a pharmacist. I thought I would have like this
good stable job but I just kept failing it and I didn't get a lot from the class. Like if you ask
me anything about chemistry, I can't tell you but God really turned it around and you know when I
asked him what I should go for and what I should do, he told me what it was and he completely
changed the trajectory of my life and career so I'm super grateful for that. I love that.
I love that. David Henshaw.
I'm just thinking of something. It's not necessarily the biggest thing. I don't know
if it's so much a failure. It was just more of a disappointment I guess. The first car that I ever
got, my dad was helpful in getting that for me and I enjoyed working on it but I was never able
to get it on the road and it was unfortunate because it was older and the stuff that I like
like a classic car. I mean it's the oldest car ever.
had it was a 1970 model so but I did enjoy it while I had it. I grew up in a place where
there's a lot of land so I drove around on the property at least so. There you go, there you go.
Kelly. Okay this is going to be comical because I shared about how young I was when I started
college. I failed courses that first year in college and ended up on academic probation.
So yeah but I learned that you need to show up for things like it's you know a bunch of the courses
just didn't interest me and you know I was 16 going on 17 and I just so I just wouldn't go
sometimes and I learned you need to show up for things that you know may not you know be up your
alley at times and do the uncomfortable and in order to move ahead in life sometimes. I mean
what a metaphor for life right? Yes. Although that brings up everybody did you guys ever used
to have this horrible dream in your 20s that you were about to go into a final exam and you never
went to any of the classes or was that just me? I'd be like but I didn't go to any of the classes
how am I going to take this final? So there you go. But that actually happened to me. Apparently
that actually happened to you. I love it. Okay that's awesome. Okay this is a funny silly one.
If you found out someone was coming over for an unexpected visit on any given day, best day,
worst day, how much time would you really need to get your house enough ready for that company to
show up? Sarah. In order to get a house ready at the time I'm embarrassed you know you're like
someone's like someone's like hey I'm around the corner and you're like awesome give me x minutes.
How many minutes you giving them asking for? I think it would depend on how prepared I was over
that span of time like before. Assume the worst. Assume your worst case scenario Sarah. My goodness
at least probably 10-15 minutes like that would be amazing. Okay I'll give you a cup of tea though
while you're you know getting ready. There you go. Sounds good. Regina how about you?
I'd say about 30 minutes just at least for the surfaces.
I love it. See my place is so small. I only need like five hot minutes. I mean
David Wright what you got? How fast can you get the house ready? So it's not so much about getting
the house ready but more about me being prepared for the guests. So I would probably need like
three hours just for my mental state to be like okay you are coming into my house. Like just to
me be prepared to be like okay I'm ready to have you come because like it's a lot for me for someone
to be like they're always like oh cool art they start touching my stuff and I'm like put that down
so like I have to be ready for you to touch all my cool stuff. That is hilarious. I mean we just
learned something. Do you guys you see how sometimes these silly questions you learn some really
interesting things about people. Gail how about you? I don't know like maybe a half an hour.
I love surprises though. I mean I would love someone at the door come in and help me with my
gosh. Anna how about you? I mean I'd like to say that I could make it in 20 minutes. Like at this
point I'm just throwing the trash out, shoving the dishes in the dishwasher I don't know how to use.
Depending on who's coming like I have a journal like when certain people come that I can't trust
I'll like hide it. If I know they won't look through it I'll leave it. Just like little things
like that. That's hilarious. I love it y'all. Okay I'm gonna ask everybody a whole group the
whole group a question after we finish. David Henshaw what you got?
I'm not copying Dave but the first thing that came to my head was at least three hours maybe
to six hours so I'm ready. And to comment on your last thing like you had dreams of like
not studying enough for your finals. Well being in bands, wind ensemble and jazz band throughout
high school and in college I always had dreams that you know the night of the concert I'm on
stage and I didn't practice hardly at all. So that were those were my bad dreams.
Oh my gosh, that's hilarious. Okay, you guys ladies take note that the two men
Needed more time than the ladies
This is a lesson that if we want to show up at their doorstep and they freak out and they don't want to just let
Us in maybe it's not about us
Maybe it's about them. So this was a good lesson here Kelly. How about you?
I'm kind of a neat freak
So
People could could just stop by. I mean like on my on my worst day, huh?
I'm not surprised. I mean I
I'm like gosh, is that bad?
But I just I do I like things clean
I mean like I you know, I didn't put the pill I made up my bed today
But I didn't put the pretty pillows on it
But I but and so that was that was like but normally all my pillows are on it
So, um, yeah, it's I wish people would just stop by
I love it. Okay peanut gallery the people that are not spotlighted raise your hand if you're like man come over anytime
I don't care. My house is fine. I
Want to see how many people wouldn't care and they just be like just come on over
Okay, y'all probably made your bed in the morning too didn't you
Nope. Oh
Okay, look at my bold genies bald Cheryl's bald
Wisdom's bald Megan and Pam. We got some bold people. I love it. Okay next question
I've done this one before but this is still a good question. How would your good friends describe you?
Sarah you're up
Friends would describe me as creative as innovative
I enjoy time out. So it enjoys time outside whether it's skiing or whether it's hiking being outside nature
Enjoying time with people around me and yeah investing while and encouraging them
There are a few things that would friends would describe me
Awesome, Regina. How about you?
I would say friends would describe me as adventurous funny
Resilient
Reliable and empathetic
Nice David, right?
yeah, so I actually asked my friends because I had answered this question twice with you before and I
Told my friend my friend watched the interview and she goes that's not how we would describe you at all
Well, they said they said you're really funny they're like you're hilarious but they're like you're the kind of guy we would trust our house
Too so they're like, you know
If we needed one guy to watch the movers or like one guy to watch our kids or like they're like you're really really
Responsible and they're like you're not just a goof. So they're like don't just portray yourself as a goof, buddy. I
Love it. I love it
gal
I love it. I love it. I love you. You're funny. You're funny. You're funny
I actually text someone. How would you describe?
Loving she said loving creative joyful
Hopeful like encouraging I
Love that I love that Anna I
I
Mean my good friend that's a little biased because they're my good friends
So they're gonna be like the coolest person to hang out with but that's why they want to hang out with me
A few of them say go-getter, but that's not true. I think I just roll with it
Like everything that's coming to my life has been from God
And then a super and I've heard that a few times I have a nephew so I try to be involved in his life
Awesome. I love it David. I
Don't know goofy giggly like the dad joke kind of stuff when I'm in a
More upbeat mood, I guess usually which is most the time in groups and then I guess when I'm more reserved
Sometimes more reserved more pensive
At other times, I love it, I love it Kelly
I've been told
I'm wise and insightful and a good listener
fun and
Trustworthy and loyal
Yes, ma'am. I love it. All right, you guys were fabulous. I love it. Thank you guys so much for playing
Cheryl you can unpin them. I see a handful of people
People that are on camera, Marilee from Ontario,
Kathy Gustin from Jackson, Brenda from Illinois.
Is it Wisdeen?
Wisdeen, is that your name?
Am I saying it right?
Okay, I wanted to spotlight you.
I've not seen you before.
And Mickey, Mickey, Denver.
I wanna spotlight you.
So Cheryl's gonna unspotlight all the peeps
and add in the people.
I just mentioned.
Da, da, da.
Mickey, you can do it.
Do you not wanna do it?
Are you gonna let me do it?
Are you gonna let me ask you questions?
You can do it, Mickey.
I won't bite, I promise.
You gotta get used to it.
See, look it, you got a cheering fan already.
Are you still untagging people, Cheryl?
There you are.
Sorry, can you repeat the names?
Because I was-
Well, no, just untag Sarah
and I'll read you the names again real quick.
We have Brenda from Illinois.
Brenda with a SCH from Illinois.
Here, let me see if I could
start spotlighting people and help you.
All right, now I gotta find you.
Mickey, where'd you go?
I'm not gonna...
That spotlight.
There you are.
That spotlight.
Who else did I, is that everybody I said?
That might be everybody I said.
Okay, there's five of you,
but I got a bunch of questions and it's already 10 of.
So we're gonna see, I love it.
See your scene, baby.
I seen it.
Okay, all right.
So, Westine, you're in the seat of courage.
So you're gonna be the first one going every time.
What was your first job?
My first job was working as a cashier
in the gift shop at Hurricane Harbor,
which was a walking distance from my house.
Awesome.
Kathy, how about you?
Sorry, young people,
but I was an Olin Mills telemarketer.
I sold port photographs for people and their families.
I remember Olin Mills.
We used them at the church I worked at, man.
Now you know I'm older.
That's all good.
Brenda.
Well, other than babysitting, I did detasseling corn
and I lasted one day.
It was utterly exhausting
and I was freezing by the time I got home.
I love that.
That's so fun.
Is it Merrily, am I saying it right?
Tell me.
Merrily, like Bob.
Merrily.
Oh, like Bob.
Merrily.
Merrily, like Bob.
Merrily.
Oh, like Bob Merrily.
I love that, even better.
Awesome.
My first job was a summer job in an insurance company
where my mom worked
and I was typing documents on a typewriter.
I learned how to typewriter too.
I love it.
Mickey, what you got, girl?
I worked at Whataburger.
Whataburger can be.
I love it.
Y'all, I worked at a clothing store.
It was so the eighties.
We sold a discount Izod and Polo
and Ricky Schroeder was one of my first people
I checked out at the counter.
I almost died.
Okay, we're back at the top.
If you had to move,
what would you miss most about your home or your town?
Zane.
So I would miss, San Antonio is very friendly.
I would miss the friendliness of people.
Oh, good.
That's good.
Kathy, how about you?
So similar.
I was an army brat and I've used to move, move, move
but I've been in Wichita, Kansas for about 35 years.
And I would also miss the friends
because it is very friendly Midwestern town.
And I was in sales
and I have a lot of friends that were clients
but I'm also willing to move.
So yeah, I'm one of those people
that God says you're gonna move.
I don't know if it's in, if it's here
or where it's gonna be, but I will be on the move again.
Love it.
I love it.
Brenda.
I've lived where I am since 1978.
these seven so the familiarity knowing where everything is um i love the there's a river walk
downtown where i live and so there's just i know where yeah the familiarity i would not miss the
cold though i bet marley just like you brenda i would not miss the cold so when i move i will
be going somewhere that's not cold but what i'll miss is the beautiful fall sceneries that we have
in the region here beautiful colors yeah nice mickey you're up i if i moved i would probably
miss the mountains um i i don't really like the cold but i would miss the mountains there you go
i love that awesome okay next question what tv show are you ashamed to admit that you watch
love is blind right here ms dean which you got uh so i used to religiously watch married at
first sight with my roommate and we would joke that we were the fourth expert so lots of commentary
love it catchy how about you oh gosh we were like twins married at first sight just got to binge
watch i didn't even know they only showed peacock i didn't have peacock i didn't know what's on my
son's girlfriend said oh no it's over and i go what so i got to binge it i was thrilled oh my
gosh brenda um i have not watched tv in years so i don't um okay yeah that says a lot that's good
that's good marley how about you same here i i don't have a tv but i found myself caught in dar
man videos on facebook five ten to ten minutes videos and it's always the same stories but i
yeah i i watch them sometimes i love it mickey i like watching cop on youtube oh yes i know
what you're talking about i love it okay this is this one's going to tell us how much of a
learning spirit you guys have what have you learned just this week in the last seven days
miss dean you're up i can't think of anything specific i mean i can't think of anything i
guess i learned i spent time with my nieces and nephews so i learned how to calm them down and
how to cut a splinter out of a finger hey that's a good tool to have that's awesome kathy so after
supernatural saturday i realized at 66 there wasn't a lot of firsts i hadn't really done so
i'm still kind of struggling to figure out my first is going to be but i think it's going to
be i like somebody had posted in the facebook book group about buying their future spirit mate a gift
and so i kind of like that so i'm going to like grab onto that one i love that brenda how about
you well the lord lovingly and gently is really highlighting some of the anxiety i've battled with
my whole life and so he's been talking to me and i'm like oh that's anxious oh okay so he's
wanting me to surrender that and walk in faith and renewing my mind and so it's been a whole journey
with a lot of you know from jackie's teachings and other teachings so it's been really good as
he's like highlighting things i'm like okay let's go yeah let's go god yeah i love it marley so i'm
reading a book called soundtrack and what i learned from it is that we all have soundtracks
in our minds and that we can actually pick the soundtrack we don't have to accept what comes to
our mind so that was an eye-opener i love that i love it thanks for sharing that mickey well i was
really proud of myself because i wanted to figure out how to put um hand soap on my sink and but
have it so that i could you know i used to be on youtube all these videos where people do things
really fast and but anyway so i got it to uh that i ran into the hand soap and i was just really
proud that i did it all by myself i love it i love it okay um besides getting married and you
can say that if you want to claim that what is something that you're looking forward to doing
in the next 12 months was dean you're up i think more travel is in my future maybe somewhere that
i've never been so no idea where that is but travel i love that wizzy were you at the five
year reunion no i missed it because i had
at a flight that did not get in on time.
No, I'm sorry.
I just thought, I felt like I met you,
but I guess I haven't met you.
Kathy.
Well, I think it might has to test for tamer dating.
I'd like to find somebody I could go out with
that I'd like to go out with more than two times.
I'm not having very good luck,
but two is pretty good for me,
but I'm going for that third date
and trying to get to that third phase eventually.
You mean like the second date with a person, right?
Perfect, gotcha.
All right, we're going to believe with you.
We're believing with you.
Brenda, how about you girl?
I feel like there's an opportunity
to travel up the West Coast sometime next year.
I just know there's different, yeah, people to visit.
And so it's kind of,
I'm pondering what that would look like and when.
Nice, nice.
Marley, how about you?
So I just got an email today
about a number of points that I've accumulated
and that I can use towards a trip.
So that's what I think I will be doing
in the next 12 months.
I love it, I love it.
Mickey, how about you?
I haven't had a chance to think about that.
That's a good question.
I'm not sure.
Okay, well, you know what?
I'm going to task you so you don't let this one go
and everyone's going to hold you accountable.
In the next week,
you're going to share in the Facebook,
whatever phase you're in,
you're going to say,
hey, here's what I'm going to,
I was held accountable to this
and here's what I'm going to do in the next 12 months.
I want you to dream, girl.
You guys, I'm actually going to be graduating from seminary
in the next six months.
I'm so super excited about that.
I know, y'all.
Okay, here's the funny,
though I'm graduating with a master's
in biblical and theological studies
and I was going to do this extra certificate
in pastoral care
because I'm doing all the classes in my chaplain work.
And the advisor, of course,
I think some of it's to get more money out of me,
but he's like, okay, you're only,
when you graduate in May,
you're only three credits away from the certificate,
but you're only five credits away from the double master's.
Don't you want a master's in pastoral care too?
And I'm like, oh, shoot.
So of course I'm going after the double master's,
but it's only one class next fall
and one class the following spring.
So it's going to take like a year for that to happen.
All right, last question, ladies.
Tell us what you're doing for Christmas.
Really easy one.
Wizzy.
I'm actually going to be staying in town here.
So I won't see family,
but I'll spend time with some of my Bible study group
that I've known for a long time.
And then I'll do Christmas with family the week after.
Awesome.
I love it.
Kathy.
I am going to spend Christmas meeting my new granddaughter.
Her name's Zoe.
I'm anxious to meet her.
Yay, I love that.
I love it.
Brenda.
I'm going to a girlfriend's house
and she and I laugh together and have,
she's a wonderful cook and she's helping me
learn how to cook.
So it'll be a good day.
I love it.
Marlee.
I will be traveling to another province
to spend time with family.
So with my sister, her family,
nephews, nieces, and all that.
I love it.
Mickey, how about you?
Well, I'm going to go visit my mom and my brother
and his family for Christmas in Dallas.
Awesome.
I love it.
Thank you guys so much for playing.
All right, I'm going to un-pin you
so I can see everybody.
Da da da da, da da da, da da da da.
Thank you guys so much.
You guys were so much fun.
All of you.
I loved talking to all of you.
Let's do view gallery.
Okay, you guys, it was so fun talking to you.
I am sitting on my hot spot in the car,
so I'm going to wrap it up.
And I just want to,
I'm actually just going to pray over you
if you guys don't mind,
because the next time you'll see me,
it'll be 2026, right?
Father God, I just thank you
for each and every single person,
everybody that is here live,
everybody that will be watching this in the replay.
Father God, let these spotlights remind every person here
that they deserve to be spotlighted,
that they deserve to be highlighted from heaven.
And if there's somebody who has felt uncomfortable
about getting on camera,
Father God, I ask that you nudge them
in the new year that they would be ready
and willing for me to spotlight them,
that they just see this as an opportunity
to practice celebrating who you've called them to be.
Father God, I ask that you are with every single person
through the holiday season,
that there is never a moment that they feel away from you.
Father God,
moment that they feel lonely or sad, that you are near the brokenhearted, that you come
alongside them.
And Father God, I just ask for a touch from heaven for each person.
I ask that you give them a God wink, that you surprise them with something that is only
going to be from you, that whether it's a money, financial need that they have, whether
it's an emotional need, a spiritual need, a practical need, Father God, I ask that you
meet it, that you meet it before December 31st so that they can give you all the glory,
honor, and praise.
So we thank you for each and every single person here.
We ask that you keep them safe until we can see each other again.
In Jesus' mighty name, amen.
Amen.
Thanks, Renee.
Bye, Rizzo.
Love you.
Thank you, Renee.
Bye.