Gender	Female
Occupation	mama bird
Location	Ohio, United States
Introduction	I am a stay at home mama bird of three boys. I spend most of my time reading, playing, cooking, daydreaming, taking photographs, and writing fiction. I am interested in talking to others who are dedicated to helping their children learn, grow, and creatively flourish at home and out in the world. Also, anyone who has a passion for photography, architecture, interior design, fictional writing, and healthy living. I like warm weather, playing outside, farmers markets, picnics, antiques, thrift stores, flea markets, junk stores, bird watching, and wandering aimlessly around quirky small towns in search of stories.
Interests	My family, natural parenting, photography, writing, organic, vegan, raw food, whole foods, asthma, sulfite allergy, juicing, Lara bars, farmers markets, community gardens, yoga, tennis, photography, collage journaling, thrifting, antique stores, used book stores, architecture, bed and breakfast inns, Jesus, the apostles, Judaism, neo-monasticism, farming, goats, community living, sharing meals, organic produce, urban gardening, home church, vintage faith, alternative worship, post-modern Christianity, homeschooling, unschooling, life schooling, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Charlotte Mason, attachment parenting, co-sleeping, the no-cry solution, breastfeeding, nesting, books, museums, board games, music, birds, nests, branches, alpacas, llamas, one room school houses, poetry, parables, scripture, Jane Austen, Audrey Hepburn, Saint Francis of Assisi, Thomas Merton, Amy Butler fabric, Lauren Child, Mo Willems, Ani Phyo, Elle Moss photography, Pippi Longstocking, The Mysterious Benedict Society, being an explorer of the world, collecting and studying found objects, making collages, pretty little things, aprons, kitten heels, argyle knee socks, steampunk, Victorian style, ruffles and lace, patchwork quilts, Anthropologie, Etsy, Gilmore Girls, Top Chef, Project Runway, HGTV, DYI network, quirky small towns, troubadours, castles, earth ships, finding new ways to use old things, unlocked gates leading to secret gardens, fairy lights, back stairwells and hidden passages, architectural details, destruction and renewal, beautiful messes, contradictions, true love, daydreaming, sunshine, blue skies, simple living, giving, exploring, tasting, learning, wandering, growing, sharing, the poor, the lonely, the sick, the helpless, the lost, the broken, wholeness, wellness, laughter, tears, heartache, healing, marriage, Christian counseling, youth ministry, God's kingdom, spiritual warfare, abandoned buildings, stories...
Favorite movies	Amelie, Chocolat, Pride & Prejudice, The Notebook, Elizabeth, Life is Beautiful, Finding Neverland, The Price of Milk, The Royal Tenenbaums, Everything is Illuminated, Darjeeling Limited, Garden State, Lost in Translation, Once, Elizabethtown, Sense & Sensibility, Woody Allen Films, and all films starring Audrey Hepburn, I'm sure there are many others I am forgetting..
Favorite music	Tori Amos, Over the Rhine, The Innocence Mission, the Cranberries, U2, Bjork, Moby, Radiohead, Damien Rice, Jeff Buckley, Eisley, Rachael Yamagata, David Grey, Sia, Feist, Elvis Costello, Regina Spektor, Kate Nash, Brandi Carlisle, John Mark McMillan, Mumford and Sons, Jesus Culture, etc.
Favorite books	The Bible, all books written by Jane Austen, Lauren Child, Mo Willems, Madeleine L'Engle, Anne Lamott, Mary Kay Andrews, Thomas Merton, C.S. Lewis, Donald Miller, & too many more to list! I also love vegan and raw food (un)cookbooks, classic and modern fairy tales, the adventures of Pippi Longstocking, memoirs, pop-up books, lift the flap books, and anything that I can easily lose myself within or physically climb into.

If you were a wrestler, what would be your finishing move?

I would go into the fetal position, which would cause confusion and delay.