I love history, art, politics, geography,film studies, theology, philosophy, sports, animals, languages, and, of course, literature. My first loves are British history & [B] literature, especially from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the 19th and 20th Centuries. Aside from academics, I love to spend time with my family and friends.

"'Dear old world,' she murmured, 'you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.'" --LM Montgomery

I am a 45 year old cradle Catholic who loves Jesus and His Church. My life has been (and continues to be) profoundly influenced by the spirituality of St. Therese of Lisieux and her doctrine of "The Little Way". I was raised in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, to which I owe a great deal of gratitude, but have really been more of a "traditional" Catholic over the years who is now returning to the Charismatic Renewal. I am committed to true ecumenism. I have had CFIDS (chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome) and fibromyalgia for nearly 29 years. I remain hopeful for a cure and/or a miracle from God. The research community worldwide has been doing a phenomenal job! My life has also been profoundly influenced by the life, words, music, and ministry of the late Rich Mullins. My life's ministry is being a "Barnabas Lady" (a daughter of encouragement) and in general trying to be a cricket on the hearth.