Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Occupation	Music Teacher
Location	Muskegon, Michigan, United States
Introduction	A clumsy follower of Christ. Adores her devastatingly handsome husband Ryan. Found that most other things in life were far less important since Maya Grace and Sophie Marie entered the world. Finally learning to spend less energy worrying about being liked and understood by everyone. Able to feel and express the pain of others (quite obnoxiously and almost self-indulgently at times). Has always been hopeful to impress and be more like Andrew, David, and Daniel. Loves Emma, Liam, Jaelyn, Addison, Will, Isaac, Willow, and Ginger--eight of the most creative, delightful, and talented children in the world. A violinist, she savors music...and has the enviable employment of teaching music.
Interests	Faith, family, stories, music, violin, art, friends, French, rich conversation, reading, teaching, walking, learning, resting...
Favorite movies	Amelie, He Loves Me He Loves Me Not, Love Actually, La Tigre e la neve, Un Secret, About a Boy, The Royal Tennenbaums, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Mickey Blue Eyes, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Moulin Rouge, Chicago, Dead Again, Life is Beautiful, I am David, Holiday Inn, Multi-level Relationship
Favorite music	Damien Rice, Rufus Wainwright, Dianna Krall, Over the Rhine, Norah Jones, Petrakovich, Pedro the Lion, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Polyphonic Spree, Radiohead, Ben Folds, Caedmon's Call, string quartets, Chopin, Beethoven, Franck, Gershwin, Wicked, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Godspell, Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Adele
Favorite books	girl meets GOD, Walking on Water, The Gift of Asher Lev, My Name is Asher Lev, Chaim Potoch, Les Miserables, A Severe Mercy, Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, Mere Christianity, Perelandra, The Four Loves, C.S. Lewis, Traveling Mercies, Ursulla Under, The Color Purple, academic books on playing and teaching music, Madeleine L'Engle, the Bible

The squish of mud between your toes; how would you live your life as a frog?

Soaking in the sun.