Working with kids, laughing with friends, reading, writing, painting, crafting, cats (especially striped ones), ladybugs, butterflies, parks, playgrounds, wildflowers, blowing bubbles, flying kites, exploring, hiking, and junk-tiquing.

Newsboys, Third Day, Relient K, Audio Adrenaline, ApologetiX, Mercy Me, Superchic[k], DC Talk, most Michael W. Smith, Veggie Tales, Beach Boys, and The Beatles.

Where do I start? I'm an avid reader and enjoy most clean fiction I get my hands on. If you see me at the library, I'm probably either in the mystery or Sci-Fi/fantasy section, though I like a good, sappy Christian romance every now and again. My absolute favorites? The Chronicles of Narnia, hands down my all-time favorite. (Hate the movies: I keep thinking "That wasn't in the book!" Then again, I've only read the entire series 7 or 8 times.) I also love Donita K. Paul's Dragon Keeper series, Sherlock Holmes, Louisa May Alcott's works, the Little House series, and L. M. Montgomery.

TV? What's that? No, I don't keep up with any shows in particular. But, if I happen to be flipping through the channels and see one of these, I might stop and watch: M*A*S*H, Good Eats, Dinner Impossible, Mythbusters, Ace of Cakes, Monk, Doctor Who, Star Trek TOS, Iron Chef, Gardening by the Yard, Dirty Jobs, or Deadliest Catch.

As for movies, I'm into older ones, especially comedies. Give me Danny Kay, Audrey Hepburn, or a Bob Hope/Bing Crosby "Road To" any old day. I also love the Marx Brothers, Gene Kelly, and Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. The most recent movies in my collection are The Princess Bride, Secondhand Lions, and Runaway Bride. I like most Pixar movies and most of the old Disney movies, too.