Industry	Arts
Occupation	Homemaker, Writer
Location	United States
Introduction	Hi! I'm Bethany. Daughter of God, follower of Jesus, and Pope Francis fan-girl. Smitten wife for 8 years running. Homeschooling mama of 4. Aspiring author, avid cook and baker, apple addict, and life-long learner. I write left-handed and type with a babe-in-arms.
Interests	Catholic Christianity, theatre, theology, nature, singing, cooking, baking, parenting, philosophy, comparative religions, literature, music, poetry, traditions and cultures, motherhood, family, natural childbirth, cooking, art
Favorite movies	Schindler's List, The Lord of the Rings, La Vita E Bella (Life Is Beautiful), Sweet Home Alabama, Chocolat, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Painted Veil, Amadeus, Love Actually, the Kevin Sullivan Anne movies, Little Women (1994 version), Mona Lisa Smile
Favorite music	pretty much all musicals (Jason Robert Brown, Kander & Ebb, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Lowe, Jonathan Larson, etc.) Caedmon's Call, the Dixie Chicks, Ben Folds, Jars of Clay, Nichole Nordeman, Dave Matthews Band
Favorite books	The Bible, A Tale of Two Cities, The Cider House Rules, The Once and Future King, Harry Potter, Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, Gilead, The Kite Runner, The Brothers Karamazov, Lord of the Rings, The Red Tent, A Thousand Splendid Suns

How do you pronounce the 'g' in bologna?

In Italy, the combination of "gn" produces a "ny" sound, like the spanish "enyeh"--the n with a tilda over the top; I don't have the letter on my keyboard. So bologna would be pronounced "bo-lo-nya".