I have all kinds of interests, most important are my precious family and friends....I love the theatre arts, love inspiring and music of all kinds and styles (as long as it moves me) My favorite cities are LA, New York and Chicago)....daily walking and running are two of my favorite activities, I love sitting on the beach with a great book and a diet coke with lime of course, I would love to run a marathon one of these days....love to read all kinds of books....love to write...love sharing my heart and spirit with those who I come in close contact with and then helping them discover and nurture the gifts they have been entrusted with so that in return they can share with others...
Jesus Christ (one of these days...face to face) President George Bush, Billy Graham, Oprah Winfrey, Bono, Franklin Graham, Max Lucado, Donald Miller, John Eldredge, Barbara Walters, Carol Burnett, Pee Wee Herman, Teri Hatcher and the list goes on and on...love intrigueing people and people who have overcome....
My musical tastes vary from day to day, but in the long run...some of my all time Christian music favorites are: Nancy Grandquist, Stephanie Booshada, Mickey Mangun (Long Winding Road..one of the most amzing songs), The Rambos, Reba Rambo (the LADY can still sing...) and Dony McGuire, The Downings, The Lanny Wolfe Trio...Marietta Wolfe....Gail George Kreason (sing my dearly loved friend...sing), The Archers, Andrae Crouch & The Disciples to incredible favorite artists of our times such as Michael English, Switchfoot, Sandi Patti, Selah, Natalie Grant, Building 429,Cindy Morgan, Mat Kearney, MuteMath, Call Me Mister, Justin Rivers and Austins Bridge, Christy Suggett, Anthony Facello & Justin Howard of Crossroad (soon to be Beyond the Ashes)...I love astounding vocalists who make the songs and lyrics come alive and dance across my mind and heart, Reba Rambo McGuire still can sing the yellow pages and bring tears to my eyes, then there are other powerful and anointed singers who are so relevently passionate in their style and vocal ability...be watching for Destiny Rambo McGuire (she is her mothers child..and a jewel to me), Anthony Facello (one of the best singers of all times, and only he can cradle a lyric like few others, I love to hear him sing those ballads... Thats How Much I Need a Savior, Man of Sorrow & Sheltered In the Arms of God..amazing, challenging and so moving), Jason Perry (not only a great author but anointed worship leader,then of course I run the gamut of musical styling to U2, Ben Folds Five, AmyGrant, The Carpenters, Michael Jackson (you have to admit...he is a musical genius),Norah Jones, Jamie Cullom, Barry Manilow, Michael Buble, Rufus Wainwright, Jack Johnson, Bette Midler, Barbara Streisand, Coldplay, Eva Cassidy Usher, all kinds of pop and rock....as you can tell I am very very diversified in my musical tastes! My favorite songwriters are Reba Rambo, Dottie Rambo, Lanny Wolfe, Cindy Morgan, Karen Harding, Joel Lindsey and the list continues to go on and on and on and on....lyrics are the heart of our life and souls in song.
I love movies that are entertaining, make me laugh or cry, ones that make me think about them for days or suspenseful ones that keep me on the edge of my seat...love great musicals as well....favs include such classics as The Wizard of Oz, Titanic, Come Back Little Sheba, To Kill A Mockingbird, 9-5, Tootsie, Big Business, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Forrest Gump, Stand By Me, The Firm, Meet Joe Black, Grapes of Wrath, Remember the Titans.....and of course Napolean Dynamite (I'm from Idaho...so is he...)
Love the old shows on Nick at Night ( I Love Lucy, The Brady Bunch, Carol Burnett Show, etc....), VH1, MTV, Lost, Desperate Housewives (my guilty pleasure...I should not admit!), Amazing Race (I want to be on it!), How Do I Look ( I should host this with the beautiful Finola Hughes)....
The Bible, anything by Max Lucado, Brennan Manning, Anthony Robbins, John Elldredge, Donald Miller (love...just love BLUE LIKE JAZZ), Jason Illian (incredible writer..check out his new book and his myspace page...love him!)Joyce Meyer....love the writing style of David Sedaris....
My number one hero is Jesus Christ, then there are those that are "impact players" in my life, those few that I am walking with right now that daily challenge me, inspire me, intrigue me, amaze me and love me unconditionally, Paul (I often wonder what it was he struggled with until the end of his journey), Mother Teresa, the psalmist David, Billy Graham, Leon Suggett, Steve Haner, Keith & Sharon Johns (they took time out of their busy lives over 30 years ago to come to the wrong side of town and chose to get involved in my troubled teen life and led me to the Lord....amazing grace!)