Janelle Irwin
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| Gender | Female |
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| Location | Aloha, Pacific Northwest, United States |
| Introduction | My husband, Tim, is pastor of Aloha Church of God, located in suburban Portland, OR. As his wife, I have a unique role, hence, the name of my blog. I am a preacher's wife, I am Ben and Will's mom, and I am me! I sometimes get lost in the roles that I hold in life and lose that last one--me, but I'm working on that. God has taught me that He knows me (Ps. 139:1--'O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.') and that He calls me by name (John 10:3--'He calls His own sheep by name. . .') I remind myself my identity is in Jesus Christ. Please keep in mind that the opinions represented in my blog are my own opinions. That works well since it is my blog! My views may differ from my husband as well as members of my church. |
| Interests | Music has been a big part of my life within the church, school and community. Currently, I am a member of the Pittsburgh, PA Sweet Adeline’s chorus called Sounds of Pittsburgh (www.soundsofpgh.org). We compete annually and sing several times throughout the year at local events. I love being a wife and mother, so family activities get a lot of my focus and attention. I also enjoy cooking, specializing in baking and homemade breads. I greatly enjoy bicycling and qualified in 2006 for Ohiopyle State Park’s 1000 mile bicycle club. Currently, I enjoy being a homemaker. I have been in sales for a number of years, with several years experience in real estate, having qualified as a managing broker during the years the we lived in Georgia (prior to moving to PA). |
| Favorite movies | October Sky, Breach, Sleepless in Seattle, Absence of Malice, City Slickers, The Fugitive, When Harry Met Sally, Hunt for Red October, Silver Streak, The Natural, Groundhog Day, the Narnia movies. |
| Favorite music | I love contemporary Christian music, praise and worship, the Wailin’ Jennys, and the music from my teen years (Paul McCartney and Wings who I got to see in concert, the Beach Boys, Chicago, the BeeGees, Hall and Oats, Christopher Cross, Donna Summer, Linda Rondstat). I enjoy the music from a little known movie called Where the Rivers Flow North. My children have broadened my musical tastes greatly, as has my husband. |
| Favorite books | I love the Bible (I admire the people who have given their lives so we can read God’s word in a language we understand). Aside from that, here are my favorites: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, Light on Snow by Anita Shreve, The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards, The Best Question Ever by Andy Stanley, A Step in the Right Direction by Stormie Omartian, Coal Run by Tawni O'Dell, Blessings by Anna Quindlen, Tara Road by Maeve Binchy, Rebuilding the Real You by Jack Hayford and The Woods by Harlan Coben. I have read all of John Grishams' books as well as Sue Grafton's mystery series (based on the alphabet as starting letters for each book). |