I’m just a mom with three grown kids that now has time to explore all the things she has wondered about for, like, um, 40 some years…..
I live in the suburbs of Chicago, and run the computer lab in one of the elementary schools in my town.
My interests include reading, theology, traveling, theater, music, art, photography and computers.
I enjoy movies – among my favorites are:
- Shawshank Redemption
- Saved
- The Wizard of Oz
- Chocolat
- Steel Magnolias
- Mona Lisa Smile
- Pleasantville
- Crash
- Hotel Rawanda
- Donnie Darko
- Finding Neverland
- Spanglish
I love music. I have been in choirs, and on worship teams. I like all kinds of music – in fact, there is not much that I don’t like except maybe hip-hop and rap. Music opens places in the soul that nothing else can reach. My favorites include (but are definitely NOT limited to):
- Todd Agnew
- Casting Crowns
- U 2
- Third Day
- David Crowder Band
- Keith Green
- Michael Card
- James Taylor
- Seven Places
- Caedmon’s Call
- Derek Webb
- Ingrid Michaelson
- Lucy Kaplansky
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Classical
I love to read. I read all the time. Lately I have been reading more non fiction – in my quest to learn and grow. Theology, postmodern thinking, emergent thinking, books on missional, global, ethical, environmental, societal and justice issues – they are all fodder for an inquisitive mind. I also enjoy reading memoirs, history and biographies. I am intrigued by what people do and are and what makes them who they are. History of places and societies also intrigues me. Here are some of my favorites:
- Velvet Elvis – Bell
- Your God is Too Safe – Buchanon
- Soul Survivor – Yancey
- Girl Meets God – Winner
- Harry Potter series – Rowling
- Messy Spirituality
- Dangerous Wonder – Yaconelli
- Blue Like Jazz – Miller
- Traveling Mercies – LaMott
- Searching for God Knows What – Miller
- Plan B: Further thoughts on Faith – Lamott
- Operating Instructions – Lamott
