About Me

  • About Me: Passionately pursuing life, love, and God! www.brokenpeople.org

Style

  • Where I shop: Online or mail order
  • Brands I love: Whatever fits
  • I like to wear: Comfortable, loose, lightweight, casual, colorful long dresses.
  • Can't live without: Comfortable shoes like clogs with soft soles.
  • Prized Possessions: In clothes? Sorry, I'd rather have books than clothes and food!
  • Guilty Pleasure: Sorry, my sibling got all the style genes.

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Mexican, Italian, American, Thai
  • Favorite Dishes: Trev's salads (anything Trev cooks!); My chili, lasagna & meatloaf; Grilled chicken tenders; Mom's catfish and coleslaw; Turkey & dressing
  • Favorite Desserts: Ice Cream, Brownies with nuts
  • Favorite Drinks: Sweet Tea, Coca Cola
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Nuts, Popcorn, Lays BBQ
  • Best meal ever: Walt's Original Shrimp at Red Lobster
  • Favorite Restaurants: Red Lobster, Cracker Barrel, Aurelios Pizza, Ginos, Old Chicago Pizza; Lou Malnati's
  • Foods I hate: Mushrooms, liver, strawberries, anchovies

Books

  • Favorite Books: Too many to mention!
  • Favorite Authors: Henri Nouwen, Frederich Buechner, Brennan Manning, C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton, Larry Crabb, John Townsend, Henry Cloud, Liz Curtis Higgs
  • Favorite Quotes: "He is a sane man who can have tragedy in his heart and comedy in his head." (G. K. Chesterton)
  • Recent Reads: The River Within--Loving God, Living Passionately by Jeff Imbach

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: P.S. I Love You, Somewhere In Time
  • Favorite Actors: Mel Gibson, Robert Redford, Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Jennifer Garner
  • Favorite Directors: Steven Spielberg; Mike Nichols; Ron Howard; Peter Jackson; George Lucas
  • Favorite Genre: Romantic Comedy; Drama; Comedy; Action & Adventure;
  • Favorite Soundtracks: The West Side Story
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Somewhere In Time; P.S. I Love You
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Jennifer Garner--She's always smiling and always bounces back!

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Criminal Minds; Lost; Hell's Kitchen; Extreme Makeover Home Edition; Law & Order; Good Morning America
  • Favorite Channels: Food Network; ABC
  • Favorite Reruns: Alias; Seinfeld
  • Most Addictive Show: Lost
  • Show I Secretly Watch: If I told you, it wouldn't be a secret any more!
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Alias

Travel

  • Places I love: Glen Eyrie, Colorado Springs
  • Places I've been: Most of U.S.; Mexico
  • Places to see before I die: England, Scotland, Ireland
  • Dream Vacation: Glen Eyrie with the man I love

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Todd Agnew, Rich Mullins, Bebo Norman, Joy Whitlock, Fernando Ortega
  • Favorite Albums: Better Questions, Reflections, Grace Like Rain, Do You See What I See (by Todd Agnew); Between the Dreaming and Coming True (by Bebo Norman); All of Rich Mullins'
  • Favorite Songs: Wait For Your Rain (Todd Agnew); Give Me Jesus (sung by Fernando Ortega); My Eyes Have Seen Holy (Bebo Norman); Martyr's Song (Todd Agnew).
  • Favorite Lyrics: I’ve been waiting to dance with you in fields full of colors you’ve never seen. I’ve been waiting to show you beauty you never dreamed that’s always been in you. I’ve been waiting to see you tremble as you’re embraced by a world saturated with my love. I’ve been waiting for the day when at last I get to say, "My child you are finally home." Martyr's Song by Todd Agnew
  • Songs for Roadtrips: Agnew, Mullins, and Norman CDs
  • Guilty Pleasure: When Love Comes to Town
  • Songs I repeat the most: Our Great God; Martyr's Song; Still Has A Hold; If You Wanted Me; Glorious Day; Hold Me Jesus; Be My Covering; I Will Lift My Eyes; To Find My Way To You; My Eyes Have Seen Holy; Sunday; Now That You're Gone; Into the Day;
  • Band I wish I was in: Todd Agnew--I love those guys!!

More About Me

  • Religion: Christian
  • Heroes: Todd, Trev, Steve, Dad, Larry, Henry, John
  • Interests: Writing, playing piano with band, cooking, road trips
  • Expertise: Making a mess and laughing a lot
  • Occupation: Ministry to people who are hurting and broken
  • Industry: Not-for-profit

High School

  • School Name: Madisonville North Hopkins High School
  • Class of: 1968

Contact Info

  • Yahoo: bren1756@yahoo.com

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    • Name: Brenda
    • Birthday: 11/5/1950
    • Gender: Female
    • Member Since: 8/19/2006