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Maria

Life is full of opportunity!

About Me

Here I am! I consider myself to be fun, easy to talk to, and on a constant journey to improve and figure life out. I am recently married (JULY 2005), and it boggles my mind to be truly loved unconditionally and known so thoroughly, for the good and the bad. I also think it is super fun to be able to live with Aaron and really have this much fun. I am a youth pastor at a medium sized church, Anderson Church of the Brethren, which is a different experience, because it is so surreal to me to be older than the youth. It is a huge blessing, and a journey I think I am growing by taking. I enjoy having fun, making people feel at home. Sometimes I act a little like Monica from friends (a bit over zealous) but I think that is ok. More than anything, and like so many others, I just want to leave a mark on the world. flowers layout @ HOT FreeLayouts.com MyHotComments
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Your Power Color Is Magenta
At Your Highest:
You energize yourself and push others to suceed.
At Your Lowest:
You feel frustrated and totally overwhelmed.
In Love:
You are suprised by who you attract. You're a love magnet.
How You're Attractive:
Open and free spirited, people want to explore the world with you.
Your Eternal Question:
"What is my next source of inspiration?" What's Your Power Color?
Your Inner Child Is Surprised
You see many things through the eyes of a child.
Meaning, you're rarely cynical or jaded.
You cherish all of the details in life.
Easily fascinated, you enjoy experiencing new things. How Is Your Inner Child?

My Interests

The things I am most interested in are Scrapbooking, Journaling, Painting, Sculpting, Decorating, Cooking and Baking, Getting to know people, reading, and growing in my walk closer to God.

I'd like to meet:

I would love to meet Mother Teresa, anyone who felt stuck in a relationship and was too afraid to get out, and anyone who doesn't feel like they matter (because I would like to get to know them, and convince them otherwise).

Music:

I am pretty diverse when it comes to this. I will sing to anything, even if I can't remember all the words. I like pop, Christian, rock, alternative, opera, folk, and really most anything. I can even handle a little country now. I will warn you that my best friend and I do tend to change some songs while singing our car concerts!

Movies:

Anything about Christmas. I love the Muppets, Veggie Tales and anything done by Dreamworks. Also, romantic comedies are my cup of tea.

Television:

FRIENDS, Extreme Home Makeover, The Apprentice, and Law and Order

Books:

My all time favorite book is Frankenstein, I cry every time. Also, I loved Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas. It is funny to me though, I am getting more into theology and religion books and how I think of the Bible's message in comparison with them more now than ever before.

Heroes:

Mother Teresa, Abraham Lincoln, and my Mom!

My Blog

Ok, yeah, now I am pregnant

Amy pointed out to me that I should post a new blog so people don't get confused.  So here goes, I am indeed pregnant, and a bit more than 11 weeks along.  I got to see my first ultrasound p...
Posted by Maria on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:21:00 PST

WHEN YOU HAVE TOO MUCH TO DO, YOU HAVE TO STOP AND DO NOTHING

So here I am in crazy town.  Where I have something to do every minute of every day, and I just need to stop and refocus.  There is a lot going on with the youth group this week, which I lov...
Posted by Maria on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:39:00 PST

NOT PREGNANT. enjoying each moment as it comes

After getting some surprised responses from my last blog entry, I realized some people may not know that the baby room mural is not for me, but for some friends.  Although I love babies, and will...
Posted by Maria on Thu, 15 Dec 2005 05:56:00 PST

my life this week

Well, this week is nutso, and I thought I might take a break from everything and write it all down for you.  Last week was a bit depressing for who knows why of a reason, and I have been trying ...
Posted by Maria on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:17:00 PST

Christmas

I can't believe it is only a few weeks away.  Normally I feel prepared and this year, even though basically all my shopping is done, I feel like I am stuck in this whirlwind, up in the air. ...
Posted by Maria on Fri, 09 Dec 2005 06:45:00 PST