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Jackie

little people with BIG DREAMS are reimagining the world!- Shane Claiborne

About Me

People are my passion: each with unique gifts, character, dreams, and quirks. Created to love and to be loved. .. 0/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" / This layout is from iloveyourspace.com

My Interests

these are a few of my favorite things: - dancing - smoothies in the a.m. - Anthropologie - the character of God - being a girl - fashion - bearded men - my Boston Terrier...Daphne - West Africa - highheels - passionate people - chocolate - style.com - red wine - dreaming big (Ephesians 3:20-21) - being a nanny for Lil Lilly - music that you feel in your toes - road trips - My Modern Mamas + Park Place sisters - sewing - My Grams - accesories - hoola hooping - free stuff - fresh air - Ohio grass - camping - sunsets - dresses - dates with my mom - old friends - West Africa - leaving the cell at home - unconditional love...

I'd like to meet:

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Viv Westwood, Don Miller, this guy

Music:

The Kooks, Lovedrug, Manchester Orchestra, Dear and the Headlights, Stars, Mewithoutyou, The Snake The Cross The Crown, Kings of Leon, Anberlin, Ben Kweller, Stereophonics, Anathallo, Cold War Kids, Band of Horses, The Appleseed Cast, LCD Soundsystem, Midlake, Damien Rice, Ben Harper, The Fray, Wolf Parade, Griffin House, Meg and Dia, Keane, Copeland, Lori Chaffer, Brand New, Amos Lee, Iron and Wine, Mat Kearney, The Beatles, Ali Rogers, Cold Play, Over the Rhine, Matt Wertz, Rufus Wainright, Martin Sexton, Amos Lee, Imogen Heap, The Shins, Butch Walker, Waking Ashland, Death Cab, Kings Of Convenience, James Taylor, Dashboard Confessional, Deas Vail, Circa Survive, The Weakerthans, Daphne Loves Derby...

Movies:

Funny Face, Royal Tennenbaums, Some Like it Hot, The Holiday, The Painted Veil, Garden State, Anchorman, Best In Show, I am Sam, Clueless, Labrynth, Troop Beverly Hills, Little Miss Sunshine, In Her Shoes, The Notebook, The Sweetest Thing

Television:

PROJECT RUNWAY, Most Extreme Elimination, The Cosby Show

Books:

The Irresistable Revolution, The Good Book (a.k.a. The Bible) Blue Like Jazz, Reedeming Love, Searching For God Knows What, Ragamuffin Gospel. Everybody Poops, PURSUIT OF GOD! In the process of Velvet Elvis

Heroes:

Jesus, Grams, Katie Dethmer (Hutson), Mama, Old Ma (Ester Gaye)

My Blog

Passion won't let you sit still

PASSION:pronounced(pash-uhn))     When truly passionate about something, it takes over your thoughts and pushes you into action. Action: the twisting anxiety in your soul will not...
Posted by Jackie on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:56:00 PST

SMILE LINES

My Grandma has glitter in her veins, rose colored glasses that Crayola couldn't have dreamt up, the glass is always half full, and the grass a vivacious green and oh so very plush. I wish everyone cou...
Posted by Jackie on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:56:00 PST

Put Some Love Into It

It's not how much you do that matters, but how much love you put into what you do.- Mother Theresa The sail is complete; this morning we are docking in Liberia, which will be home for the next four...
Posted by Jackie on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:32:00 PST

Africa Party...tommorow!

Africa Party May 7 from 3:30-6:00   Come and join me for an afternoon that will hopefully make all of the pictures and stories I have shared with you about West Africa come to life.   There ...
Posted by Jackie on Sun, 07 May 2006 11:25:00 PST

Miracles On The Way Out!

Thursday, March 09, 2006 "My Own Two Hands"- Jack Johnson & Ben Harper For a good four years my favorite song has been "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" -by Israel "Iz" Kamakwiwo'ole, ...
Posted by Jackie on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:42:00 PST

Favorite Quote

"I am only one, but still I am one.I can not do everything, but still I can do something.And because I can not do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do."...
Posted by Jackie on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:41:00 PST

Letter to Oprah!!!

Letter to OPRAH!!! Dearest Oprah,Im writing to you from a hopeful Liberia. Hope is a new attribute of this nation, as there has finally been a turn for the better after the fourteen year civil war....
Posted by Jackie on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:39:00 PST

My African Family

My African Family This past Saturaday I moved in with my African family and let me just tell you, they are AMMMMMAZZZING! I have a Mama, who we call Nae, which means Mama in Bassau (their Tribal la...
Posted by Jackie on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:37:00 PST

Hope for a New Day

Hope for a New Day The last three weeks have been baffling. Honestly, the Friday that we arrived here in Monrovia I was not prepared for all my eyes would see. We pulled into a humble port, 100 me...
Posted by Jackie on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:36:00 PST

Mercy Ships On The WEb

MercyShips.org(home site)OnaMercyShip.com(Groovy site with great photos) ...
Posted by Jackie on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:34:00 PST