I am a proud auntie, proud daughter, proud sister, and proud friend.  My areas of interest range from: going to baseball games, trips to the theater (someday I would love to do community theater!), eating ice cream cones, taking long solo runs, writing, visiting art museums, and discovering new things!

God lead my bouncy steps to the sunny west coast all the way from Minnesota.  I am an intern here at SBPC loving on, encouraging, discipling high school students.  A rad portion of my internship is a new partnership with Young Life.  I have begun coaching high school girls cross country...a beautiful way to build relationships!

My joy is to invite others into the passionate love of Jesus.  My prayer is that people of every nation, tribe, and tongue would be completely consumed by His love, and would dare to embark upon the adventure of living as the Bride of Christ!

Favorite Book(s):
Song of Songs; The Great Divorce, by C.S. Lewis; Life of the Beloved, by Henri Nouwen; Ruthless Trust, by Brennan Manning; Basically anything written by the brilliant minds of Lewis, Nouwen, or Manning.

Favorite Quote:
hmm...I have so many!  For today I will go with lyrics from the band Odyc.  "Maybe there's a thing or two you can't bear to reveal.  And maybe that's all that holds you back, from the hand that heals."

Favorite Food:
I'm a plain Jane eater, but extremely random.  I love peanut butter and pickles sandwiches.  Cheese pizza with pickles, ranch dressing, black pepper, and tobasco!  Dee-Lish

Favorite TV Show(s):
The Office

Favorite Movie(s):
Garden State, Good Will Hunting, Waiting for Guffman, Life as a House, Talladega Nights, Newsies...

Favorite Ice Cream:
the no longer in existence 'One Sweet Whirrled' by Ben and Jerry's

Favorite Singer(s)/Band(s):
Ray LaMontagne, Shane & Shane, Ben Harper, Hem, Misty Edwards, David Gray, Amos Lee, ColdPlay, Odyc/The Great Upset...anything folk/acoustic

Favorite Outdoor Activities:
running, bbq's, playing catch, going to a baseball game

Favorite Cereal(s):
when I was a kid it was peanut butter cap'n crunch.  But now, coffee is my poison.

Favorite Sports Team(s):
Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs/Bears, Boston Red Sox

Favorite Drink(s):
Coffee in the morning.  Coffee in the afternoon.  And coffee in the evening.

Favorite Magazine(s):
Runner's World, Relevant, The Sun

Favorite Game(s):
Poker with my ladies back home, Dance parties with my nieces, Catch Phrase, Apples to Apples, Slap Jack

Favorite Website(s):
Xanga??? I dig writing so I guess xanga would be the most frequented website on my list.