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About Me

All about Amanda ... well I really hate filling stuff like this out, but since all of my friends have one I can't not have one too. I live in Texas when I'm not living in the Ukraine doing missions work, which I love. "What exactly do you do there?", you ask. A lot ... children's outreach in orphanages and villages, helping local ministers start village churches, teaching, preaching, teaching english, helping to provide food, clothes and shelter to those in need, eating endless unrecognizable village food, using very scary and very dirty outhouses, and last but not least, trying and failing everyday to learn Russian. This layout is from iloveyourspace.com

My Interests

people, traveling, languages, trying new things, cooking, reading, water-color painting (a new one for me), Ukrainian handi-crafts (just kidding), learning about almost anything

I'd like to meet:

George and Laura Bush, for sure. Then maybe Oprah (yes I said Oprah). I've been praying for her for years. I wanted to meet Bob Barker, but that was only because my dream was to meet him playing Plinko on the Price is Right. Any other host just won't be the same.

Music:

This is totally based on my current top 25 on itunes ... Hillsongs United, Isa, Misty Edwards, Jason Morant, Brian & Jenn Johnson, Relient K, David Crowder, and Toby Mac. Not on the official list, but worthy of honorable mention are ... Worship Circle, Norah Jones and Lifehouse. I'm also partial to jazz, oldies, flamenco music and a little bit of country here and there.

Movies:

I love girl movies ... Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice. Of course those were all love stories written by a woman so they're not in any way reality, but a girl can dream. Other than that, I like all kinds of movies unless they involve Eskimos or animals or have the name Whale Rider.

Television:

I admit I have a love/hate relationship with 24. It sometimes causes me a sleepless night or two, but in the end well worth it. Other must sees ... Lost, the Office, and Dr. Phil when I'm in America.

Books:

I read a lot so my favorite book would probably change quite often. I usually appreciate any book by A. W. Tozer though.

Heroes:

anyone who has ever suffered or given their life for the Gospel.

My Blog

on why you should never kick a watermelon ...

I spent last week in the villages with Leann. We had previoulsy prepared a kids camp program and given it to village ministers so that they could lead their own camps. We spent the week vi...
Posted by Amanda on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 05:35:00 PST

the things you see

We left our apartment one morning to find this .... a man sleeping soundly on the stairway. After thinking it over I figured that he must've been in the dog house with his wife. In America...
Posted by Amanda on Tue, 15 May 2007 07:30:00 PST

hmmm

I was in a worship service tonight - I mean a real worship service that doesn't involve songs that you could clog or play the spoons to, and God spoke to me. That's why I love worship, becau...
Posted by Amanda on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:21:00 PST

the story of me and sally

For all my friends who don't know ... here's the story. Last year my team in Ukraine was playing the name your hollywood look-alike game. Others were given Meg Ryan, Ashton Kutche...
Posted by Amanda on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:59:00 PST

twenty-one days

That's all I have left before returning home. Only twenty-one days seperate me from savoring the flavors of my beloved hot sauce and chips, taking long hot showers, and being able to converse wi...
Posted by Amanda on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:33:00 PST

forced computer FAST

Two days ago, Leann's computer died. It's not completly dead, I'm sure it can be fixed, but that is in the process. But the night I realized that it wasn't working and I wasn't going to be...
Posted by Amanda on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 01:44:00 PST

the return of the flood 06

Please take note at the posting time. Yes it's 7am. I'm never up at 7am. It literally makes me naucious. But this morning at 5:30 I awoke first to a cat's cold nose in my face ...
Posted by Amanda on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:28:00 PST

my breaking point

To all my Ukrainian friends, please don't take this blog personally. I obviously love some things about the Ukraine otherwise, I wouldn't be here, but when living in another culture everyone has...
Posted by Amanda on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:13:00 PST

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Mary of Magdalena

So when I was a kid I decided that I wanted to be a nun. But my mom told me I couldn't be because I wasn't Catholic. Which was true. But today the girls and I decided that we might a...
Posted by Amanda on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 08:26:00 PST

Celebrating the 4th

Any American who has spent time overseas knows that the most important holiday to celebrate during the year is July 4th. And it's also important when living overseas and celebrating July 4th to ...
Posted by Amanda on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:01:00 PST