About Me
Let’s see…I’m a Christ-follower, a wife, a runner, a cat owner, a writer, a blogger, a daughter (and daughter-in-law), a sister, and LifePoint Church’s Assistant to the Elders…among other things. For my complete online profile, check out my OpenID profile.
Interests
Jesus, Web 2.0, religion, running, writing, editing, blogging, photography, cooking, anything Google, reading, crocheting, country music marathon
Favorite Movies
Hitch, The Prestige, 007 Casino Royale, The Italian Job, That Thing You Do, Toy Story, Star Wars, anything with Will Smith, Hero, Chinese films (in general), most Harrison Ford movies (sigh!), Ocean’s Eleven, most Reese Witherspoon movies, Disney princess movies, Disney computer-animated movies, Wordplay, Memphis Belle, Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck in general (double sigh!), YouTube cat videos, The Rabbit of Seville, Young Frankenstein, Operation Petticoat, Memphis Belle
Favorite Music
U2, Blue Man Group, Timo Maas, Moby, Paul Oakenfold, Andy Hunter, The Elms, The Jayhawks, The Thrills, Will Smith, David Crowder Band, Madonna, Passion, Snow Patrol, KT Tunstell, Dallas & Heather Gilion, Denito Smith, Big ‘n Rich, NPR, Daughtry, Bon Jovi
Favorite Books
anything CS Lewis, anything AW Tozer, Blue Like Jazz, historical fiction & biographies in general, The House of Mirth, Passion & Purity, Harry Potter, Charlotte’s Web, Anne of Green Gables, True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Acts, Romans, anything Edith Wharton, anything Jane Austen
Favorite Quotes
I want my girls to grow up recognizing the beauty of strength, the exuberance of endurance, and the core confidence residing in a well-tended body and spirit. … I want them to enjoy food that is delicious, feed their bodies with wisdom and intent, and give themselves freedom to indulge. —Kristin Armstrong
I don’t want [my daughters] to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I’d rather they were independent, interesting … a thousand things before ‘thin.’ —J.K. Rowling
Oh. My. God. Ouch. Terrible. —Lance Armstrong, after finishing the 2006 NYC Marathon
Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don’t feel as if I should be doing something else. —Gloria Steinem
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap! —Cynthia Heimel
I’ll keep running because it’s good for my marriage. I’m not sure if I get really crabby when I don’t run. Or if my husband just gets more annoying when it rains. —Shoe ad
I am running for my skinny jeans. There are many forces that motivate you to run. Emotional stability. Mental clarity. Skinny jeans. Luckily once you motivate to lace up your shoes, the running part has a way of taking care of itself. —Shoe ad
If you’re a person who doesn’t like language, does that make you anti-semantic? —Chris Austin
Your mom has big marshmallows! —me
Women are like tea: You don’t know how strong they are until you put them in hot water. —someone profound
Poop on a stick. Poop really thick. Poop a big brick. —Amy Perryman