Birthday:  March 3

Family:   My parents, my brother, his wonderful wife and their three adorable girls.  (I love being Auntie Beth!)

Pets:  None - sadly, I'm allergic.  If I wasn't, I'd get a miniature dachshund in a heartbeat. 

First Job:  I was a clerk at a gas station near our home for about a week - I was fired along with the rest of the station's staff because of months of ongoing theft problems at the station.  (I was the one that was robbed of my job!)  After that, I worked at Domino's pizza as a cook.

Favorite Movies:  The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Shawshank Redemption

Favorite Music:  "Air" by Margaret Becker - great album!

Favorite Food:  Anything Italian!

Favorite Dessert:  Right now, I'd say the Midnight Truffle Blizzard at Dairy Queen.  The chocolate chip cookie dough Blizzard is my old stand-by. 

Favorite Books:  Anything by Max Lucado or Philip Yancey

Places I Love:  Northern Wisconsin, especially sitting on the deck of our family's cabin watching the deer come out in the evening to feed.  There's no place more peaceful than that. 

Favorite Verse:  Isaiah 41:10 - "Fear not, for I am with you.  Do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you, I will help you.  I will hold you up with the right hand of My righteousness."