The sky is dark and the sound of the jet engine roars and I can hear, no, almost feel its power as it passes over the roof tops close by. In seconds, the sound is gone and all is quiet. The sound penetrates my mind and I wonder into memories and like a computer, search for like sounds... ah, ocean waves during a storm, crashing on the Oregon shore. My memory jostled, I see the quick flash of sea lions as they play around my fishing line. They look at me, fearless, and in a quick moment, dive deep into the depths of the ocean, gone in seconds...my mind circles back on its intended course...lightning flashes in the field near the house and lights up my dark bedroom. I'm an adult and find myself pulling the covers over my head...then an eerie crackling...and finally the thunder booming all the way into my heart.. my window shook....ah yes, that was my first Illinois thunder storm....YIKES, I felt so small. The memory reel in my brain stops and I ponder a bit....I appear to be just a little spot of creation compared to somethings...But Truth says, I and others like me are loved more than anything else. We are loved beyond our comprehension...our God loves us louder than jet engines, deeper than Oregon oceans and brighter than crackling lightning...wow, I just got a post card from Heaven.
I like that very much. .

My Ideal Person:
What oh what am I looking for? Expectations are confining yet necessary I suppose. Let's see...I'm thinking...this might take a while...oh good grief. I'm looking for the obvious...A Prince Charming who has aged a bit and grown wiser with time. Charm as wonderful as it is, can never take the place of wisdom. Touche' But every relationship, even friendship, needs Christian wisdom. It needs compassion, kindness, love, nurturing and all those wonderfully desired Jesus attributes. The reality is, we are human, fallible, unrealistic and greatly in need of looking at serving before being served. So, what I'm looking for in someone else I would hope I could bring to the relationship (friend or otherwise) too. I can't stand or write here that I am absolutely the strongest Christian woman you'll meet. Goodness, no. But I'm not frail, just know my strengths and weaknesses (and I'm sure there are more). I am a female, human type being made by His hand to walk in His light. I'm doing the absolute best I can learning from those who have come before me and for me, i.e., the Word of God. I'm waiting for His return. You too?

Please describe your faith. How important is your faith to you?
[COLOR royalblue]I think I have done a bit of that within this entire info gathering session but to reiterate: believing, trusting Christ, is the freedom that everyone seeks and not many see. We call ourselves a "free nation" and to a small extent, that is true, but the freedom I talk about, I know about, comes from accepting the who, what, where and when that Christ is. Faith is built from that knowledge in ways that each of us individually understands. Do I understand the faith and patience of a wife who has spent years of her life praying for a husband who finally turns to the Lord. Is that a faith I understand? Perhaps I don't. But what I do understand is it's a faith Christ built in her, sustained her with. I am awed by it. Each of us is, are in a building phase until death. My faith is strong. I am still being made stronger. Are you too?[/COLOR][/COLOR]

Which Scripture verses are most important to you?
[COLOR royalblue]When I was very young, 8, I was given John 3:16 to memorize. It was the first verse I ever learned. I quoted it to the entire congregation on a huge stage. I can still remember the dark stained wooden planks of that stage..the butterflies and immense fear.. but more than anything, I can remember the warmth of Christ as the words flowed from my mouth. He lives![/COLOR]

Why is a Christian relationship so important to you?
[COLOR royalblue]Important? It's necessary. If I do not have Christ and have all else, than I am totally consumed with what the world knows, sees and wants...I want more than that. I want to be with Christ when I die. I know that even more. Tis faith, you see...and knowing the difference between man's love and God's.[/COLOR]