Rachel - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm in love with the world. I get lost in the colors of the sky, the intricacy of language, the stories of people's lives, and the beauty of God's hand at work. I cry often. I like a pretty wide variety of music, but three types make my soul soar: classical, solo piano, and really really hardcore rock. I knit, I attempt to write music, I wish I knew more about photography, and I love football (especially the NY Giants).
My goal is to spend my life loving those who have no one else to love them, no matter who they might be. My dream is that my goal will someday manifest itself in a full time job working in an orphanage overseas.

My Interests

Books, people, culture, and music.

I'd like to meet:

Nelson Mandela, Sonny from P.O.D., Tiki Barber, Bishop Desmond Tutu, John Piper

Music:

Nathan Angelo, Blindside, Jim Brickman, Luke Brown, Cold Play, Cool Hand Luke, Jason Cox, Dashboard Confessional, Miles Davis, Death Cab for Cutie, Finch, Five for Fighting, The Fray, Josh Groban, Half Price Hero, Lauryn Hill, Hope Dialect, Incubus, Norah Jones, The Juliana Theory, Philip Kershner, Jennifer Knapp, John Mayer, Ginny Owens, P.O.D., The Postal Service, Project 86, Scratch Track, Skillet, Silverchair, Slow Runner, Stavesacre, Joss Stone, Switchfoot, Third Eye Blind, U2, Stevie Wonder, and about 8,000 more that are currently escaping my memory.

Movies:

Beauty and the Beast, Blow, Bride and Prejudice, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, First Knight, Garden State, The Harry Potter Series, Hotel Rwanda, The Indiana Jones Series, The Lord of the Rings Series, Memento, The Notebook, Pay It Forward, The Pursuit of Happyness, Vanilla Sky, White Oleander, etc.

Television:

24, Gilmore Girls

Books:

Anna Karenina, The Anne of Green Gables Series, Blue Like Jazz, Boundaries, The Chronicles of Narnia, Cry the Beloved Country, The Externally Focused Church, Hannah's Gift: Lessons from a Life Fully Lived, The Harry Potter Series, The Hiding Place, Jane Eyre, Keeping a Princess Heart in a Not-So-Fairy-Tale World, Let the Nations Be Glad, The Little House on the Prairie Series, Long Walk to Freedom, The Lord of the Rings Series, Mother Teresa, Nickel and Dimed, Passion and Purity, Phantom of the Opera, The Pursuit of Holiness, The Ragamuffin Gospel, Secure in Godâ€™s Embrace, Slave, Walking Naked, The Wounded Spirit, etc.

Heroes:

Mother Teresa, Corrie Ten Boom, Hudson Taylor

My Blog

Vote to name the dog!!

I would like to introduce you to the love of my life. I know, I know. He's ugly. But he is the sweetest dog you have ever met. And he loves me, too. :-)Now, we need a name for him. Current front runne...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:56:00 PST

Modern day slavery.

I recently finished reading this book, and I wanted to share it with you guys because of the profound effect it had on me. It is very easy to read. I finished it in two sittings. This story is the mem...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 30 May 2007 06:07:00 PST

...because they know his voice.

Sometimes you say a prayer, wait for an answer, and still have to step out in faith, not knowing for sure if you've made the right decision. Then, on beautiful days like today, things happen that conf...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 15 May 2007 05:50:00 PST

Free live recordings.

Hey guys! Ben Gibbard (Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie) and David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) did a concert last night in D.C., and it was featured on the concert series of NPR. So, that means you can ...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 11 May 2007 05:53:00 PST

Joy in suffering.

God is so amazing. Sometimes I just have to sit back and admire the intricacies of his work in this world. It's so easy to miss it. Yet when you look for it, it surrounds you inescapably. I've been pr...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 08 May 2007 01:05:00 PST

New Top Friends

Please take a moment to check out my new top friends list. Some of these are organizations (like the ONE Campaign or Invisible Children) that I have known about and supported for awhile. Others, I am ...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 01 May 2007 12:40:00 PST

Bono's Speech at the National Prayer Breakfast

I realize that this is old news, and that it's lengthy. However, it is really good, and I thought you guys might enjoy reading it as much as I did. Bono's Remarks to the National Prayer BreakfastOn Fe...
Posted by Rachel on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:12:00 PST

Things you see at 10pm while driving.

So, I'm on the way back from Sundown in the City last night, and I'm stopped at a red light. La de da de da, singing with the radio. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, approximately eight young men run ...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:59:00 PST

John 13.

I was reading John chapter 13 this morning, and a couple of things really stuck out to me. The first thing is a purely personal observation ~ consider this my theological disclaimer if this is not in ...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:26:00 PST

30 Hour Famine Theme Song.

Enjoy! :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtTOsUt1Ihs
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:38:00 PST