About Me
- About Me: Read my words and you will get to know me.
More About Me
- Nicknames: Occasionally, "Rach"
- Nationality: American, English, Irish, Welsh, Scotch, Pennsylvania Dutch (German)
- Religion: Raised Baptist, Methodist Mind, Catholic Traditionalist, Assemblies Heart. - A Born-Again Christian Jan. 9, 1980 - "A Christ Follower".
- Heroes: Anyone who has struggled and overcome adversity.
- Interests: My family, my fellowship, my community. I enjoy crocheting and knitting (basics), cooking/baking - especially for service rather than pay, music/lyrics to almost every decade, movies that are a study in relationships, historical movies, old movies - classics that you never get tired of no matter how many times you have seen them, letters from friends, shared cups of coffee/chocolate, crackling fires snuggled in a blanket with a book by my side, friendships that go beyond common understanding, the seconds in life when God gives you the knowledge that you have sought and all is right with the world, studies that take me to a new level or a new place, and lately, the constant study of my grandchildren and how I fit into their lives. YOU.
- Expertise: Not one person I know is an expert in anything - there is always more to learn and to experience. Our interests drive us to be experts, but for the most part the never-ending need of a paycheck forces us to learn things we never thought we needed to learn.
- Occupation: Caregiver, MOM, Grandmother, Friend, etc...
Books
- Favorite Books: Too many to list
- Favorite Authors: Agatha Christie, A. Conan Doyle, James Whitcomb Riley, W. S., Oswald Chambers, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, William Bennett, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Edmund Morris - there are so many.
- Favorite Genres: Mystery, Poetry, History
- Favorite Characters: Miss Marple, Poirot, Sherlock Holmes, Bilbo Baggins, Aslan, C.S. Lewis himself (Shadowlands), Theodore Roosevelt
- Favorite Quotes: Hope is Eternal - "All the darkness of the world cannot put out the light of one small candle." - Anonymous; "The Son of God became a man to enable man to become sons of God." - C.S. Lewis; "Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web he does to himself." - Sealth, Suquamish Chief (Chief Seattle)
- Recent Reads: Holy Bible, "Mother of My Mother" by Hope Edelman, The Four Loves by C.S.Lewis, Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, Discipleship Journal
Music
- Favorite Artists: Third Day, Sonic Flood, Delirious, Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns, Rebecca St. James, Nichol C. Mullen, Nicole Sponberg, Selah, Rich Mullins, Keith Green... this is the same as the movies. I can go on forever, it would seem. Most all music, many artist, many styles, etc... Big Band, Country, Classical, Christian Contemporary, Pop, Classic Rock, on and on...Louie Armstrong, Beatles, Celtic...
- Favorite Albums: Favorite would be tied with Third Day's 1st and Third Day's Offerings Album. But then...you see...I start thinking about the other areas and I could have a favorite of each one. Rarely do I limit myself in music.
- Favorite Genre: Almost all.
- Favorite Songs: "Thief", "Consuming Fire", don't get me started.
- Favorite Lyrics: "Mercy Came Running..." - Phillips, Craig & Dean
- Songs for Roadtrips: We used to have a lady who sang songs about Michigan. Can't remember her name, but we always played her tape as we traveled. Dulcimer, Fiddle, etc...
- Songs I hate: Heavy Metal, Rap, some Opera. As for title...ehhh.
- Guilty Pleasure: Roy Orbison, The Eagles,Faith Hill, Lonestar, and Norah Jones can usually put me in another place. Soundtrack to "The Big Chill" is the best to do housework in.
- Songs I repeat the most: Runs in streaks.
- Band I wish I was in: I wish I could say "Third Day", but the pressure would be too great. I'd go with "The Eagles" and try to keep my perspective. Glenn Miller's band would have been fun.
Contact Info
- MSN: rachel_3strands@hotmail.com
Movies
- Favorite Movies: "Waking Ned Divine", "Moonstruck", "Pride and Predjudice", "Under the Tuscan Sun", - Any movie that is a study of people (as long as it isn't gory), "The Joy Luck Club", "The Quiet Man", "McClintock", "Houseboat", Ohhh...I can't name them all! It is impossible! B/W, Color, old/new...I like so many of them! "The Ideal Husband"...my mind is going to dwell on this now and I will keep thinking of ones all night long! "Chronicles of Narnia, "Shadowlands", "Remains of the Day", "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Importance of Being Ernest", "Sense and Sensibility", "Emma", "Born Free"...on and on..."Iris" "Gettysburg", "Chocolat", "Pirates of the Caribbean"..."Taming of the Shrew" "Fiddler on the Roof", "Yentl", "Babette's Feast", I can't stop! Help! "Godfather"movies.
- Favorite Actors: Cary Grant,James Gardner, Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Sophia Loren, all the "new" actors that I don't know their names. Colin Firth, Emma Thomsen, Kate Blanchett...Oh Grief!...this is as bad as the movies. Cher, Nicolas Cage, Johnny Depp, Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Olympia Dukakis (sp?) Vanessa Redgrave, Maggie Smith, Fionnula Hughes (?) Anglica Huston.
- Favorite Directors: I don't know them as well. Ron Howard has done quite a few. Stephen Spielberg. John Huston, which reminds me I need to add a name under actors.
- Favorite Genre: Studies of people, Mysteries, Musicals, Historical, Travel, etc...
- Favorite Soundtracks: "Titanic", we did end up getting that. Normally, I don't buy a soundtrack from a movie. "The Big Chill"
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: I have no idea!
- Movies I can watch over and over: We have our yearly list of movies that we watch at certain times. Many in the above movies catagory.
- Actor that would play me in a movie: The character (Katarina) that Elizabeth Taylor played in "Taming of the Shrew" would come pretty close. Maybe a little over the top, but if you would stuff the emotion inside...then you would have it.
Travel
- Places I love: Belgium, Upper Peninsula (WAY UP), Canada, Maine, Red Wing, Minnesota; Greenville, South Carolina; Kidron, Ohio; little spots along the road (Scott Falls, AuTrain, MIchigan U.P.).
- Places I've been: See above. South, East, some west, Belgium, I did like Amsterdam (from what I saw of it).
- Places to see before I die: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Italy, Finland, Sweden, Japan... I can't name them all...Countries, specific spots (Amiens, France), I want to see it all, but I am a "wannabe traveler" who needs someone to go along as a "Help ME Guide".
- Dream Vacation: All my family, staying in a castle, in Ireland and Scotland with enough money to enjoy ourselves and not to have to think about how much it is all costing!
Television
- Favorite Shows: CSI:Crime, CSI, Miami, Creature Comforts, Midsommer Murders, Poirot, Sherlock Holmes, "Good Eats" Alton Brown, I like the Food Network Channel and the Travel Channel, Headline News, Fox News Report Studio B with Sheppard Smith, Charlie Rose (occasionally) Anderson Cooper 360, NCIS, "Miami Ink", "Monk", Law and Order Criminal Intent (not the new ones), Science Channel's "How It's Made", "American Idol", sometimes "Survivor". I watch "The View", but they do drive me crazy - bunch of screaming women who can't listen to each other talk.
- Favorite Channels: Fox News, Headline, CNN, BBC, CBS for shows, NBC with Brian Williams
- Favorite Reruns: CSI: Crime - most any of them.
- Most Addictive Show: CSI:Crime, Creature Comforts, Midsommer Murders
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: David Letterman, occasionally. Gotten out of the habit of watching. Used to LOVE watching Johnny Carson.
- Favorite Episode: ?
- Characters you relate to: ?
- Favorite Theme Song: Memorable: CSI:Crime "Who Are You?"
- Show I Secretly Watch: Wouldn't be a secret then, would it?!
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Used to wish M*A*S*H, but I got over it. 70's Show just finished. Others I have watched faithfully, but you just learn to move on.
Style
- Where I shop: "Fashion Bug", "Goodwill", "Just My Size" "Walmart"
- Brands I love: I don't have any.
- I like to wear: Things that are comfortable. Things that make me feel special. Things that bring the "gypsy" out in me.
- Can't live without: Comfortable shoes - clogs, boots, sandals. Good to excellent skin care products. Hair dye is always good too!
- Prized Possessions: I am not sure I have any in the clothing section. I like some things, but "prized"?
- Guilty Pleasure: There are "items" that I like, but finding them is a chore. Sometimes, jewelry (earrings).
Video Games
- Games I Play: NONE
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Chinese, Mexican, Greek, Italian, American - Willing to test all.
- Favorite Dishes: Lamb w/mashed potatoes, gravy and carrots baked in the juices. Home-made ravioli w/home-made sauce, Shrimp Alfredo (home-made sauce), Enchiladas (mine-sorry, I am just picky about the way it should taste), Tacos, Sweet and Sour anything, Sesame Chicken, Peanut Chicken, Lo Mein, A good crockpot roast/chicken/ham/corn beef with all the trimmings (the meat is so much more tender in the crockpot).
- Favorite Desserts: Pumpkin Pie, Raspberry Pie, Cheesecake (baked), Brownies (good ones), Chocolate Chip Cookies (mine, sorry), Baklava - that's a start.
- Favorite Drinks: Chai Tea, Coffee w/chocolate and cream, "Bailey's", Marguerita w/lime, "Diet Riet White Grape"
- Favorite Junk Foods: Popcorn w/real butter and salt, "Better Made" Potato Chips
- Best meal ever: "Timothy's" in Belgium, Asparagus Soup, Croquettes, Shrimp, Salad, etc. Delicious!
- My Original Recipes: Why...they are all original! I change recipes all the time!
- Favorite Restaurants: Pizza Sam's (Sam was born and raised in Italy and knows his stuff.) Chinese Buffet. "Timothy's", but that is a distance.
- Foods I hate: Mushrooms (I will use them, but I will set them aside on my plate), brussel sprouts, Fishy-fish. I will have to think on this.
High School
- School Name: Central Montcalm High School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 1977
- Attended: 1973 - 1977
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- Name: Rachel
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- Birthday: 12/24/1958
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 3/17/2005
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