Sheila
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Gender | Female |
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Location | Lincoln, NE, United States |
Introduction | I have a BIG life with a wonderful husband John and 7 great adult children and their 7 great spouses. Our home is usually brimming over with them and many of the 19 grandchildren (6mo. thru 14 yrs.). Crazy times. I like spending time with them and with my siblings and friends. |
Interests | Family, my Catholic faith(studying and trying to live),coffee with friends,walking,quilting,camping, travelling, some stamping (the occasional card),reading,watching old movies, cards and game playing,finding recipes for or creating healthy dishes,strength training(new to it), swimming, some knitting and crocheting, a little embroidery, a little of this and that, and 3 dogs Chrysanthemum,Clara and JuneeB. |
Favorite movies | Fried Green Tomatoes, The Time Traveler's Wife, Anne of Green Gables, You've Got Mail, It's A Wonderful Life, A Beautiful Life, Gone With the Wind, Wizard of Oz, I need to think on this a bit more. I'll add/delete later. |
Favorite music | Oh dear. Some songs from each:Neil Diamond, Bette Midler, Beatles, Righteous Brothers, Kenny Rogers, Elton John,...many that John has listened to over the years but I just know it when I hear it. |
Favorite books | So many. J.Michner's The Covenant and The Source; Dickens' Tale of Two Cities; The Bible (really); Alex Haley's Roots; Agatha Christi's Miss Marple mysteries;George Macdonald's The Wise Woman; Jean Auel's The Clan of The Cave Bear; Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance and Hold That Dream; Morris West's Clown of God; Taylor Caldwell's Great Lion of God, Dear and Glorious Physician, The Listener, Dialogues With the Devil; C.S Lewis' The Lion,The Witch and The Wardrobe, his Space Trilogy (especially Perelantra), Screwtape Letters; Gallagher's An Ignatian Introduction to Prayer; Nouwen's Return of The Prodigal Son, ?'s Time Traveler's Wife; Authors: Maeve Binchey, Barbara Delinsky, Anne Tyler... |