Rachel

I love my friends, my family, and God. I love babies and all children: their smiles, their laughter, their innocence and curiosity, their potential to bring love, hope, joy to the world.
I love music and singing, especially a'cappella harmony. Celine. Sheryl. Green Day. Point of Grace. I like to sing, write, read, think, talk about real life stuff, and laugh. I have been called a deep thinker, and easy to love.
I like being outside, especially if there is water involved. Thunderstorms are great, especially in the country where you can sit on a porch and watch the lightning, but hate tornadoes. They scare me. Think Dorothy.
Long drives to nowhere with good friends and good tunes, singing at the top of our lungs. Poker for fun, or any games, even though I stink at trivia. Sesame Street. Care Bears. anything Disney, even the oldies.
Chocolate is good. And Diet Pepsi. Facing fears. Taking risks. Hugs. Squeezes. Love. Watching old Christmas cartoons. Laughing and being crazy with my loving siblings.
I don't like disrespect. Peas. Lima beans. Most action movies. Intolerance. Judgement. People who cut you off and then drive below the speed limit. When lipstick clumps (always). Most of my brother's favorite music. Fruity meat dishes.*** Teletubbies. Beer. Historical fiction. Fear-based news and media.
***Examples: ham cooked with pineapple. orange chicken or any meat. kielbasa with grape jelly. fruity meat. ew. !
"I learned to love. I learned to feel passionately and express it without shame. I learned to laugh. I learned to see. I learned to listen. I learned to care. I learned to take full responsibility for my world. I learned to make each day a new adventure. I learned that to take from life was a privilege and that to give my uniqueness to life was my responsibility."
-Leo F. Buscaglia
"Let not your adornment be merely external... but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God." 1 Peter 3:3-4
"Still waters run deep." ;)
" 'I can take people here and there, but not a steady stream. Too many people make me tired.' She touched her heart, 'I live too much in here.' " from Backwater by Joan Bauer