ramona
| Industry | Human Resources |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Keeper of Home & Hearts |
| Location | Canada |
| Introduction | In a world where heroes have become passe, it is here that I hope to become a hero in my own, and in that of my daughter's, life. Like your average hero, I've struggled most of my life to reconcile my internal experience with the realities of life around me. I've struggled also, with varying degrees of success, to respond to both my internal and external experience with the mind of the Church, and from a place of faith. Through all of it, I have felt deeply the central Christian mystery and have, indeed, found it worth dying for. My life continues to be an on-going series of what often feel like unstoppable bullets, hitting the nearly impenetrable wall of my intellect, selfishness, fear, stubborness, righteous anger, independence and pride... exactly where the religious experience happens, and paradox becomes holy. I have discovered that my greatest successes in reconciling my external and internal experiences come to me through writing... and it is then that we (my God and I) dance. I write because I owe God and answer. I hope you'll join the conversation. Peace be with you! |
| Interests | my husband, child development, people watching, my faith, truth, Catholicism, NFP, pro-life, infertility, adoption, pregnancy loss, Judaism, orthodoxy, LEARNING, Apologetics, quilting, singing, writing, cooking, (I'd love to compete on Master Chef!), gardening, laughing, traveling, adventure, intrigue, psychology, relationships, learning languages, linguistics, Africa, hiking, wildlife, herbology, soap making, vintage clothing, nostalgia, weaving, Camelot, Avalon, SCA, music, self improvement, snow, Church History, parenting, fitness, health, Theology of the Body, Papal Encyclicals, sustainability, ecology, paradoxes, grace, movies, books, reading, cats, world religions, off-roading, geocaching, snowshoeing, boxing, strength training, rock climbing, camping, exploring, crossword puzzles, soccer, marriage, parenting, monasticism, religious mystics, debate, ballroom, dancing, ballet, astronomy, history, law, contradictions, Bonsai, functional art, Martha Stewart, George Stroumboulopoulos, British monarchy, theatre, Hildegard von Bingen, St. Ignatius, St. Benedict, board games, historical fiction, vitality, cultural diversity, wine-making, baking bread, ethnicity, quotes, making soup, tradition, orthodoxy, authenticity, building my Domestic Cathedral, vulnerability, momentum, counselling, blogs, blogging |
| Favorite Movies | The River Wild, Four Weddings & a Funeral, Bridget Jones, Bride & Prejudice, (no that's NOT a typo - Bollywood movie), Face Off, The Mission, The Passion, Milo & Otis, The Sound of Music, Point Break, Speed, True Lies, A Fish Called Wanda, As Good As It Gets, Jurassic Park, Shawshank Redemption, Life is Beautiful, Schindler's List, Leaving Normal, Groundhog Day, The Princess Bride, Willow, Crash, My Cousin Vinny, Hotel Rwanda, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc, Rudy, A Beautiful Mind, Seven, Copycat, Fallen, Mama Mia, Pleasantville, When A Man Loves a Woman, The Fisher King, Swing Kids, What Women Want, Oliver, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Working Girl, Dirty Dancing, Moulin Rouge, Wilder Napalm, A Far Off Place, Out of Africa, Lion King, Sister Act, Jumpin' Jack Flash, I Am Legend, In Pursuit of Happyness, Hitch, Silence of the Lambs, Postcards From the Edge, Meet Joe Black, Heartburn, Silkwood, Alice, The Milagro Beanfield War, Rainman, Sweet Hearts Dance, Amistad, The Elephant Man, Catch Me If You Can, The Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, Apollo 13, A League of Their Own, Of Mice & Men, An Innocent Man, The Color Purple, Ghost, The Breakfast Club, At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Roxanne, The Jerk, Grand Canyon, Leap of Faith, A Simple Twist of Fate, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Angel Heart, The Untouchables, A Bronx Tale, This Boy's Life, The Big Chill, The Accidental Tourist, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Children of a Lesser God, The Doctor, Smoke, The Village, Only When I Laugh, He Said She Said, Mystic Pizza, My Best Friend's Wedding, Hook, Pretty Woman, The Full Monty, Calendar Girls, Circle of Friends, Muriel's Wedding, Love Actually, The King's Speech, Good Will Hunting, Victor Victoria, Fried Green Tomatoes, Boys on the Side, Poetic Justice, Dolores Claiborne, Benny & Joon, The Mummy, The Abyss, Needful Things, The Prince of Tides, Milk Money, Stand & Deliver, The Devil's Advocate, Good Morning Vietnam, Insomnia, City of Joy, The Matrix. |
| Favorite Music | I like all kinds of music, classical, rhythm & blues, bluegrass, 70's rock, country rock, folk music, show tunes, praise & worship, ballads, swing, especially anything with a Latin rhythm for dancing., Always where I can reach them CDs include, Wet, Songbird, Emotion, Tapestry, Rumors, Mama Mia soundtrack, Gord's Gold, Fresh Aire, Meet Me Here, Age to Age, Dream of a Child, The Kick Inside, Crazy Love, Heckle & Jive, Eden, Carpenters, The Great American Songbook, Oh Brother Where Art thou soundtrack, Bed of Roses, Hold On, Four Seasons, American Pie., Favourite artists include, Allison Kraus, (& Union Station), Rich Mullins, Evie, Amy Grant, Spirit of the Cross, Barbra Streisand, Burton Cummings, Elton John, Il Volo, Kate Bush, Sarah Brightman, Carole King, Fleetwood Mac, Garnet Rogers, Michael Buble, Abba, The Carpenters, Gordon Lightfoot, Mannheim Steamroller, Rankin Family, CCR, Styx, Rod Stewart, U2, Lucie Blue Tremblay, Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville, Alabama, Don Williams, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Statler Brothers, Wynnona, The Dixie Chicks, Shaye, Blackhawk, Lonestar, Ian Tyson, Wilson Phillips, B.J. Thomas, Bee Jees, Billy Joel, Captain & Tennille, The Eagles, Helen Reddy, Jim Croce, Neil Diamond, Simon & Garfunkel, Carley Simon, Susan Jacks, Pink, Yael Naim, Bare Naked Ladies, (the original band), Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Amy Winehouse, Serena Ryder, Eric Clapton, K.D. Lang, Leonard Cohen, Nelly Furtado, Diana Krall, Andre Gagnon, Shakira, Don McLean, Phil Collins, Queen, Barry Manilow, Andrea Menard, Harry Chapin, Dan Fogelberg, Suzy Bogguss, Styx, ELO. |
| Favorite Books | Book Titles:, The Bible, The Power of a Praying Wife, Theology of the Body, Redeeming Love, A Voice in the Wind, An Echo in the Darkness, As Sure As the Dawn, Mark of the Lion Trilogy, The Mosquito Coast, The Covenant, Hawaii, Christie, Harry Potter, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Eat, Pray, Love, Anne of Green Gables, The Road Less Travelled, Born Fundamentalist Born Again Catholic, He Chose the Nails, The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, Orthodoxy, The Fullness of Proof: Taking Hold of Eternity Now, Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust, Dead Man Walking, Father Elijah, In This House of Brede, The Prince of Tides, Duncton Wood, The Hiding Place, My Sister's Keeper, Change of Heart, Earth Children Series, Clan of the Cave Bear, The Shack, The Cat Who Series, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, Kinsey Millhone Series, A is for Alibi, The Poisonwood Bible, Post Mortem, Kay Scarpetta Series, A Case of Need, Along Came a Spider, Fall on Your Knees, Like Water for Elephants, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, An Army of Children, Safely Home, Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments, Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, New Rules of Lifting for Women, Magic Foods for Better Blood Sugar, Clean Eating Magazine, A Dance to the Music of Time Series, The Divine Comedy, Body for Life for Women, The Last Lecture, The Truth & Grace Paradox, Authors:, Francine Rivers, M. Scott Peck, David B. Currie, C.S. Lewis, Max Lucado, G.K. Chesterton, Immaculee Ilibagiza, Michael D. O'Brien, Rumer Godden, Pat Conroy, William Horwood, James A. Michener, Flannery O'Connor, Alexander McCall Smith, Jodi Picoult, Elizabeth Gilbert, Jean M. Auel, Anita Shreve, Carol, Sheilds, Lillian Jackson Braun, Sue Grafton, Patricia Cornwell, Michael Crichton, James Patterson, Richard North Patterson, Barbara Kingsolver, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Randy Alcorn, Rumi, John Grisham, Billy Collins, Scott Hahn, Rainer Maria Rilke, Raymond Arroyos, Taylor Caldwell, Christopher West, Jess Lair |