Carmen Manske
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Author and Artist |
| Location | North Branch, Minnesota, United States |
| Introduction | Hey there! My name is Carmen and I am living in a real-life fairytale with my husband and son - (with another little one on the way!) While we make our way through the sometimes- craziness of life with a rambunctious two-year-old, along with the promising beginnings of the adventure that is homeschooling, I'm working (more like playing with) my own fairytale of sorts - a fantasy novel on the topic of marriage & faithfulness. While it maintains Christian themes it's not outright Christian (liken it unto C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia. Except I'm not exactly planning on writing chronicles (hopefully just one good novel, not nearly as genius as his work. But of course I didn't study at Oxford, nor do I speak Latin.) I'm just your typical stay-at-home mom with an atypical love for my awesome husband, son, & God. |
| Interests | Family & Friends, Reading, Writing, Trying new foods, Getting to know the nooks, crannies, & wide open spaces of Minnesota better, Being a hopeful romantic, Violin, Music in general, the heavenly aroma, warmth & taste of coffee, Makeup, lotion/good soaps/nice smells, Cleaning as a pasttime almost to the point of OCD, organizing, Thunderstorms, office supplies (yes seriously I love them that much that I include them in my interests section ;)) Art in many mediums, Cuddling & watching movies, Shopping (what lady doesn't like shopping?) Garage sales/Flea markets/Thrift stores, Freshly Baked Bread, Apple Pie w/Ice cream (especially cinnamon ice cream), History of MN/America, Coconut & Almond scents...the list could go on and on... |
| Favorite Movies | Serendipity, The Fox and The Child, Fireproof, It's Kind of A Funny Story, The Holiday, The Time Traveler's Wife, P.S. I Love You, Last Chance Harvey, Avatar, If Only, Veggie Tales |
| Favorite Music | Mat Kearney, Jon Foreman, David Crowder Band, Leeland, TobyMac, Owl City, Explosions in The Sky, Josh Wilson, Plumb, The City Harmonic, Anthem Lights, Matthew West, Downhere, Rebecca St. James, Phil Wickham, Tenth Avenue North, Celtic Woman, The Afters, Lifehouse, S Club 7, Keith Urban, Shania Twain |
| Favorite Books | The Bible, Great Expectations, Nicholas Sparks, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Time Traveler's Wife, Nancy Leigh DeMoss A Place of Quiet Rest & Lies Women Believe |