For those of you who aren't on Facebook, there is a "chain letter" going around where you write random things about yourself and then pass it on to those who you want to do the same.  I posted one a while ago and thought I'd copy it here too.

1. I love NFL football.  Professional sports are my favorite form of mindless entertainment.  The Dallas Cowboys are my first fav but Justin HATES them so "our" team is the Indianapolis Colts.  I watch college football too, go USC Trojans!

2.  I am competitive by nature.  But I don't like playing poker because I don't understand it enough to be good at and I can't bluff for anything!

3.  I have an insane sense of smell...like a hound dog.  For me, as far as smell is concerned too much of a good thing is bad.  And the worst is when somebody wearing stinky perfume works the nursery at church and Alana comes home smelling nasty.   I think heaven will smell like fresh plumeria or orange blossom.  

4. I'm a fan of Jeopardy.  I think Alex Trebec is a genius!  I feel so smart if I can answer 5!  

5. Jentezen Franklin is my favorite preacher.  Thank God for him!

6. These are a few of my favorite things: When the sky is full of stars that feel like you could pull them out of the sky.  The ocean, especially in Hawaii.  The changing colors of the leaves in autumn. 

7.  I have a list of of books that I want to read that is probably 30 titles long. I feel like I add 7 for every one I read. 

8. One of my pet peeves is when "they're" is spelled at "their" or "there" and "you're" is spelled "your".  Didn't anybody pay attention to School House Rock..."Conjunction, junction what's your function?"  Oh, and I can't stand it when I can hear people chew.

9. I like to do yard work, when its by choice.  I get such a sense of accomplishment.  

10. I am very clumsy and have a terrible memory.  I try to compensate by being organized!

11.  I want to learn how to play tennis.

12. I have a dream to go to Israel, the sooner the better.

13. If I could choose I would sleep between the hours of 2 AM and 8 AM.  It doesn't matter if I get 8 hours of sleep, if I get up before 7 I am groggy.  I could be a zombie all day and 9 PM rolls around, I am ready to go.  I might have insomnia because no matter how tired I am it can take me hours to fall asleep.  

14.  I get energized by being alone.  But I do love people!  I am learning how to show it more!

15. I do not like taking showers or shaving my legs.  It feels like such a waste of time.  However, I can't stand my teeth feel like they are wearing sweaters!

16. I love to learn about cultures and people groups and mostly (and most importantly) about people individually.  I love to hear the stories of the roads people have traveled. I love to have intimate conversations with people, even though I don't always know how to get there!

17.  Someday I want to be a preacher and teacher of God's Word.

18. I always feel more at home oversees than in America.  No country in particular, just not this one!

19. I am passionate about learning.  I love to read, research, study and grow.  I do not like unanswered questions or gray areas. 

20. I wish I liked being a mom more than I do.  I have the hope that I will someday!

21. I think rain makes life enchanting.  The smell of rain is intoxicating.  On a rainy day, I like to bundle up, eat oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and read on the patio with the pitter pat of rain in the background.  

22. My favorite production is Riverdance.  Not that I have been to a lot, I think I would enjoy them all.  I want to see Cirque di sole (or however you spell it).

23. I love rap music, clean rap music!

24. I journal a lot.  I kinda have to, it's the only way I can turn my mind off.  Mostly I do it at night when everyone else has gone to sleep. (see #13)