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renée

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About Me

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I love God, my family, and others. I met the most amazing man during my college years and married him. One year later we moved to Arizona and we have been here ever since. Sure the summers are a little toasty...but I never get sick of all the sunshine and wearing flip-flops in January. I currently work in healthcare, but my real love comes in serving God and others. I go to a great new church. Check it out at www.discoverONE.net

My Interests

travel, reading, psychology, other cultures, music, etc...

I'd like to meet:

people who are not perfect and never pretend to be.
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Music:

U2, Norah Jones, Josh Groban, Sarah McLachlan, Ginny Owens, lotz of country

Movies:

Hotel Rwanda, Casablanca, Garden State, Chicago, Evita, Sabrina, Monsoon Wedding, Little Mermaid, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, most stuff with Julia Roberts, Napoleon Dynamite, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Parent Trap (the original), Swiss Family Robinson, A Beautiful Mind

Television:

Survivor, Lost, Will & Grace, Grey's Anatomy, Brothers & Sisters, Ellen, and Chip finally turned me into a Seinfeld fan!

Books:

don't even know where to start...

Heroes:

Mom-my mentor, friend, soulmate and inspiration ; Dad-voice of wisdom, my wise counsel, ultimate dad, husband, and christian man ; Chip-the love of my life and my calm in the storm ; Sheila-my laughter and joy ; Jeff-my brother, and everything I am not ; Grandmother-patience and life of Job, yet endless heart, faith, and compassion

My Blog

8 years...

8 years ago yesterday I lost my best friend, my confidant, my soulmate. 8 years ago yesterday I lost my mom. I expected to be overcome with the grief I had felt all week, flooded by memories of her p...
Posted by renée on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:23:00 PST

HOPE

New Treatment May Help the Treatment-Resistant For those who do not respond to currently existing depression therapies, such as medication, psychotherapy or electroconvulsive therapy, depression can ...
Posted by renée on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 09:46:00 PST

Stigma & The Role of the Faith Community

Stigma of Mental Illness The Role of the Faith Community (Presented at the 2003 NAMI Oregon Convention) by: Gunnar Christiansen, M.D. I always listen closely to the introduction to see if I hear any n...
Posted by renée on Fri, 26 May 2006 12:27:00 PST

Finding mom in a bookstore!?!

Today on my break I was pa rousing the bargain table at Borders book store. As you probably all know by now (and thanks for the support) I'm really missing my mom this week. Well, I came across a book...
Posted by renée on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 01:38:00 PST

In memory of mom...

Untitled  written 4/7/06 *Disclaimer-I am not a poet, just a daughter seeking an outlet for her love and grief. A thousand suns have risen and set since last I saw your face, yet I find mys...
Posted by renée on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:09:00 PST

Cancer Survivors

Hearts of Hope "I am not an optimist, because I am not sure that everything ends well. Nor am I a pessimist, because I am not sure that everything ends badly. I just carry hope in my heart. Hope is a ...
Posted by renée on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:11:00 PST

I gotta be 50/50...

You Have a Choleric Temperamenthttp://images.blogthings.com/whattempermentareyou quiz/choleric.jpg" height="100" width="100">You are a person of great enthusiasm - easily excited by many things.Uns...
Posted by renée on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:59:00 PST

You gotta luv this, regardless of political persuasion...

Abortions Are Declining Nationwide, Despite Media and Pro-Life Bashersby Steven Ertelt One of the untold stories in the abortion debate today is the significant progress that's been made in reducin...
Posted by renée on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:46:00 PST

McCain, do not recant your statement!!!

McCain Softens Language on Jerry Falwell 1 hour, 30 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Potential presidential candidate John McCain says he longer considers evangelist Jerry Falwell to be one of the "agen...
Posted by renée on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 04:39:00 PST

Enneagram type 1

Profile Summary for Enneagram Type One Key Motivations: Want to be right, to strive higher and improve everything, to be consistent with their ideals, to justify themselves, to be beyond criticism so ...
Posted by renée on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:40:00 PST