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Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Occupation	Communication Studies Professor
Location	St. Louis, MO, United States
Introduction	As you've probably already guessed I'm a professor and self professed "geek." I teach full-time at a small private university. Although I live in the St. Louis area, I'm still a Chicago girl at heart. My family includes my son Matthew and his wife Melissa, my daughter Sammie an improv genius, my son Andrew who is a senior in College, my husband of 30 years Bill, our beloved mutt, Payton and way to many cats to mention (you can stop laughing now!) In many ways, I'm very diverse. I live in a small town (just outside St. Louis), yet love the big city. I'm very spiritual, but hate "churchy" church. I'm a rebel (or at least I like to think I am), yet I'm pretty much in the mainstream of society. So, you get the picture. I'm open minded to ideas and love to discuss. Be certain, however that I have my own position on just about everything!! And I'm not afraid to share it. I have a "wicked" sense of humor and LOVE to laugh. And most of all, I'm head over heels, crazy in love with Christ!
Interests	PROFESSIONALLY: Studying communication--interpersonal communication, relationships, nonverbal communication, cultural communication, persuasion, public speaking, PR, and truth and deception, computer mediated communication, aka on-line (to name just a few areas); During the Fall 2007 semester I had my first sabbatical. It was wonderful!! I studied how women create supportive environments with their communication on-line. Sounds like fun, right? Hey, I loved it, but that probably reveals the inner "geek" in me! PERSONALLY: I love praise and worship music. I've been a vocalist/keyboard on praise teams on and off for the last 15+ years. I'm a member of the Illinois State University Alumni Band Board (okay, another "geeky" thing). I love teaching in any form. I am very, very creative. I absolutely love to read-anything, which is a good thing since I spend a large amount of time reading in my current job. Regardless or what I'm doing, I'm going to have a blast!! You can count on it.
Favorite Movies	The Wizard of Oz, Twelve Angry Men, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Stand By Me, The Big Chill, The Apostle, Ghostbusters, The Joy Luck Club, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Class Divided, Faces of the Enemy, Higher Learning, Ethnic Notions, When Harry Met Sally
Favorite Music	Travis Cottrell, Integrity Music, Gospel Music, Shekinah Glory Ministry, Hillsongs, Passion, Point of Grace, FFH, Kathy Troccoli, Dennis Jernigan, Mercy Me, Sara Groves, Matt Redmon, Chris Tomlin, Don Moen, Lenny LeBlanc, David Crowder Band, Chicago, Journey, Queen, Styx, Kansas, The Eagles, Motown, Train, Diana Krall, Jill Scott, Kelly Clarkson, and Barry Manilow (okay you can stop laughing now)
Favorite Books	THE BIBLE, The Shack, Praying God's Word, Breaking Free, Further Still, The Spirit Filled Life, The Utmost for His Highest, Experiencing God, Velvet Elvis, Blue Like Jazz, Yesterday I Cried, Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life: The Wisdom of the Tao, Every Day I Pray, Acts of Faith, One Day My Soul Just Opened Up, Tapping the Power Within, Your Deepest Intent, You Can Heal Your Life, The Giving Tree, Where the Wild Things Are, Looking Out Looking In. FICTION: I love anything by Sue Grafton, Michael Palmer, Dean Koontz, Robin Cooke, James Patterson, Stephen King, John Saul, Patricia Cornwell, and Mary Higgins Clark and the books To Kill A Mockingbird, and Watership Down

You have to dig a hole to China. Where do you start?

I'm afraid I've been digging holes to China all my life. So far I haven't found the right place. . but the "digging" has been lots of FUN!! My motto is to "embrace life and dig in!"