Soooo, Amy came through with some whopper interview questions that I'm happy to answer for all of you. She writes killer Lost reviews every Thursday, and if you watch Lost you should totally check out her blog!
1. If you were auditioning for American Idol and had one chance to prove yourself with a lasting first impression, what song would you sing?
Protest To Praise, by Downhere. It's my favorite song of all time and it lays great in my range. And if I did a good enough job, maybe the country would start to realize how awesome Downhere is.
2. Is it difficult to balance your work and personal/family life, when they are so closely intertwined in your case?
I've set some pretty good boundaries at work so that I don't fall victim to the common challenges facing youth pastors - not spending enough time at home is the number one reason why those in youth ministry end up leaving that work. But you're right - sometimes I see very little difference between work and personal/family life. Living across the street in a church-owned home doesn't help. But I'm not unhappy with the balance. I sometimes wish I was a stay-at-home mom, and other times I look forward to when Maria's in full-time childcare so that I can more easily focus on my job.
3. What is your favorite way to spend a lazy Saturday morning?
Sleeping in (or waking up and then falling back asleep - how delicious!), reading a good book, and not having someone with the wiggles laying beside me.
4. Please recite from memory (no cheating, not that you need to) three favorite lines from the Princess Bride.
How can I possibly narrow it to three?!? SIGH. Ok, I'll try.
a) "Do you want me to send you back to where you were?!? UNEMPLOYED, in GREENLAND?!?"
b) "Give us the gatekey." "I... have no gatekey." "Fezzik, tear his arms off." "Oh, you mean this gatekey."
c) "It's probably some local fisherman out for a pleasure cruise at night... through eel-infested waters."
5. If you had just one entire day free of responsibilities and limitations (Timon and the kids are otherwise occupied; unlimited money and resources at your disposal), where would you go and how would you spend the day?
I'd fly somewhere north, go for a walk in the snow with my friends Chad and Emily, eat a delicious lunch and have a nap while on the plane to pick up Kat and Amy, fly back to a remote beach and lay out all afternoon while playing board games, go out to dinner and then get into my comfortable bed with my kids and husband to read stories before falling asleep into a deep, deep slumber.
6. What's the most challenging thing about being mom to two kids, rather than just one? The most rewarding thing?
The most challenging thing is realizing that we're starting over with all the skills Henry's acquired over the past nearly 5 years... feeding herself, potty training, self-dressing, etc. We had gotten REALLY lazy since Henry had gotten so independent. The most rewarding thing? Watching another little person that Timon and I brought into the world grow and change. And I'm SO glad to have a daughter and a son.
7. Name one person, outside of your family, who had a part in shaping you into the person you are today.
Chad. He befriended us and encouraged me in my walk with God, supported me as a youth volunteer, and left me a job opening. He also makes me think and laugh - two of my favorite things.
8. You've won a $1000 shopping spree to the store of your choosing. What store do you choose?
Probably Target. You can get like everything there!
9. When are you moving northward and can it please be within a maximum two hour drive from Jersey City? Thanks.
As soon as I can.
10 Who is your favorite character on LOST? It's Sayid, isn't it? ISN'T IT?!?
No. While I do love Sayid and his ability to break someone's neck with his bare feet, my favorite character is Desmond, or as I like to call him, Jesus-Desmond. (The same actor played Jesus in The Gospel of John.)
1. If you were auditioning for American Idol and had one chance to prove yourself with a lasting first impression, what song would you sing?
Protest To Praise, by Downhere. It's my favorite song of all time and it lays great in my range. And if I did a good enough job, maybe the country would start to realize how awesome Downhere is.
2. Is it difficult to balance your work and personal/family life, when they are so closely intertwined in your case?
I've set some pretty good boundaries at work so that I don't fall victim to the common challenges facing youth pastors - not spending enough time at home is the number one reason why those in youth ministry end up leaving that work. But you're right - sometimes I see very little difference between work and personal/family life. Living across the street in a church-owned home doesn't help. But I'm not unhappy with the balance. I sometimes wish I was a stay-at-home mom, and other times I look forward to when Maria's in full-time childcare so that I can more easily focus on my job.
3. What is your favorite way to spend a lazy Saturday morning?
Sleeping in (or waking up and then falling back asleep - how delicious!), reading a good book, and not having someone with the wiggles laying beside me.
4. Please recite from memory (no cheating, not that you need to) three favorite lines from the Princess Bride.
How can I possibly narrow it to three?!? SIGH. Ok, I'll try.
a) "Do you want me to send you back to where you were?!? UNEMPLOYED, in GREENLAND?!?"
b) "Give us the gatekey." "I... have no gatekey." "Fezzik, tear his arms off." "Oh, you mean this gatekey."
c) "It's probably some local fisherman out for a pleasure cruise at night... through eel-infested waters."
5. If you had just one entire day free of responsibilities and limitations (Timon and the kids are otherwise occupied; unlimited money and resources at your disposal), where would you go and how would you spend the day?
I'd fly somewhere north, go for a walk in the snow with my friends Chad and Emily, eat a delicious lunch and have a nap while on the plane to pick up Kat and Amy, fly back to a remote beach and lay out all afternoon while playing board games, go out to dinner and then get into my comfortable bed with my kids and husband to read stories before falling asleep into a deep, deep slumber.
6. What's the most challenging thing about being mom to two kids, rather than just one? The most rewarding thing?
The most challenging thing is realizing that we're starting over with all the skills Henry's acquired over the past nearly 5 years... feeding herself, potty training, self-dressing, etc. We had gotten REALLY lazy since Henry had gotten so independent. The most rewarding thing? Watching another little person that Timon and I brought into the world grow and change. And I'm SO glad to have a daughter and a son.
7. Name one person, outside of your family, who had a part in shaping you into the person you are today.
Chad. He befriended us and encouraged me in my walk with God, supported me as a youth volunteer, and left me a job opening. He also makes me think and laugh - two of my favorite things.
8. You've won a $1000 shopping spree to the store of your choosing. What store do you choose?
Probably Target. You can get like everything there!
9. When are you moving northward and can it please be within a maximum two hour drive from Jersey City? Thanks.
As soon as I can.
10 Who is your favorite character on LOST? It's Sayid, isn't it? ISN'T IT?!?
No. While I do love Sayid and his ability to break someone's neck with his bare feet, my favorite character is Desmond, or as I like to call him, Jesus-Desmond. (The same actor played Jesus in The Gospel of John.)
4 comments:
those are reaaly different questions. great read
Ooh, Target. I love me some Target.
this was fun :)
good idea!
I love the questions Amy asked... but I respectfully disagree with your answers for #4. What about Vizzini's speech at the poison challenge? What about all the great one-liners that Mandy Patinkin and Cary Elwes get to say to each other?
p.s. You can come pick me up and bring me to a beach any time, especially if there are cabana boys!
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