Books and study of history /people and interaction w/ God; travel;Gardening and photography Disaster relief volunteer;Steeler fan; walking/hiking outdoors with my dogs;I'm a member of several forensic science and law enforcement organizations as professional interests. Tried my hand as a vintner for several years; Most important, I try to remember not to take myself too seriously...!
I'd give up chocolate....but I'm no quiter.
Besides the LORD, face to face?......Some of the people who have pointed me in that direction, like;.....Beth Moore; She teaches the WORD in truth!....... And I got to meet Margaret Becker, whose books and song lyrics have been mixed in my inner prayers and part of my practical spiritual growth for years.Brennen Manning: I'd like to talk with him again, after I grew to understand:"I could more easily contain Niagara Falls in a tea cup than I can comprehend, the wild, uncontainable love of God." quote by Brennen Manning...he helped me start to see.......CS Lewis - in the pub at Oxford, "There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way." C. S. Lewis makes me think........Corrie Ten Boom: A beautiful saint who said, “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.†She set the example......Mother Teresa: "We can do no great things - only small things with great love", and she did, always for God's glory........... All I want to say to them, is THANKS..... Code
Gospel and Christian music with solid lyrics: I've listened to all kinds of gospel music since I was 16....looking for music that I really liked. The addiction didn't start until Margaret Becker hit the Christian music scene, then it grew to many more, like;....Nicole Nordeman, Denise Williams, Susan Aston, Out of the Grey, Point of Grace, Chris Rice, Sandi Patty, Avalon, Selah, Kim Hill, Staci Frenes, Kelly Minter, Steven Curtis Chapman, MW Smith, The Winans and an iPod full of many more. Also like Andea Bocelli, Ottmar Liebert, CSN&Y, Fleetwood, Loggins and Messina, Jesse Colin Young, Roberta Flack, The Supremes, Billie Holiday
Under the Tuscan Sun, Tortilla Soup, movies that change things: Hotel Rwanda BROADWAY is the best! Les Miserables and Rent are favorites
Not much..."24" sometimes. Generally keep away from forensics shows. (They solve the crimes toooo fast)
Recent...The Bible/studies.. the early Christian contemplatives, (Foster's Devotional Classics), Christain books: Coming Up for Air (Becker) The Celebration of Discipline and Prayer (Foster), Believing God and When Godly People Do Ungodly Things(Moore),New Seeds of Contemplation (Merton), When the Soul Listens (Johnson), All Things New (Nouwen)The Ragamuffin Gospel, (Manning) CS Lewis - many books Fiction: Mountains Beyond Mountains, Cold Sassy Creek, Angle of Repose, Snow Falling on Cedars, The Queen's Fool, Secret Life of Bees and The Kite Runner.
Real people with real love for a real God....who take their gifts and use them