31 things about me (on my 31st birthday!)

 

Since today is my 31st birthday, I thought it would be fun to list 31 random facts about me, to help my readers get to know me better! I got this idea from Nikki at Christian Mommy Blogger, who did the same thing a few months ago.  

1. I love Jesus! 

2. My whole family (me, my hubby and two girls) all have red hair. I've never dyed it, but I probably will when it starts to turn gray. :)

3. I'm a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants person. I work best under pressure and tend to procrastinate. 

4. I'm learning that #3 is not very conducive to mothering, when I need to have me and the girls ready to be out the door. I'm working on it. 

5. I tend to lose things and have been known to lock me and the girls out of the car and house. 

6. I was a goody-two-shoes/teacher's pet and my high school valedictorian. My teachers didn't realize I really just crammed at the last minute. (See #3.)

7. I was named "Most Outstanding Female Graduate" of my college class. Yeah--my professors didn't know that I did everything last minute either! (See #3!) The university president draped a medal around my neck and gave me some kind of plaque thingy. Yeah--8 years later, I have no idea where either are. (See #5.)

8. I'm a bookworm. My parents said I always had my nose stuck in a book. I remember making my sis hold the flashlight under the covers of our shared bed, so I could read late at night.

9. I'm always late. Always. It's a Latin American thing. I know--I have red hair, blue eyes, and my skin is whiter than chalk. But I'm a Latina at heart. Really.

10. #3 and #9 drive my husband crazy. 

11. I hate to dust, and I am not a natural cleaner. I'm easily overwhelmed by loads of laundry and loads of dishes. 

12. My favorite movie/literary character is Anne of Green Gables. I'm also a huge fan of Little Women, Pride and Prejudice and anything else in that genre.

13. I always thought I would be a foreign missionary. I did spend some time in that role, but I never once thought I'd be living back in my hometown at age 31. 

14. From age 17-28, I traveled (mainly on mission trips) to Scotland, England, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Peru, China and several countries in Africa.

15. I lived 1 year in Costa Rica. It's where I met my husband. It was amazing. 

16. I used to speak Spanish fairly fluently, but I haven't used it very much in the past 3 years. Now I can say "hola." ;) (Ok, maybe I can say a bit more.)

17. My college majors were journalism and Spanish, and I minored in English. 

18. I worked as an ESL teacher before I became a mommy.

19. And I still write for several local newspapers. 

20. But I've fallen in love with blogging. It's so much fun!

21. My girls are named after my grandmother and my husband's grandmother. My oldest is also named for my dear childhood friend who went to Heaven in 1999. 

22. I don't name them on my blog to give them some privacy.

23. My 3-year-old thinks "privacy" is a piece of candy. When she visits me while I'm using the bathroom, I ask her to give me some privacy. "But, Mommy! We already ate all the privacy!" she says. 

24. I have two children, 3 and 1. I very rarely use the bathroom alone--or take a shower alone for that matter. 

25. But I know these years are fleeting. So I'm asking the Lord to help me treasure these times of babies wrapped around my feet. 

26. Hmmmmmm....Que mas? (That's Spanish...beyond Hola). I love vegetables. And fruit. And cheese.

27. But I don't like meat. Nope, I love real food, and I know meat is real food, but I haven't eaten beef since I was 10 or pork since I was 5. I know. I'm weird. I serve it to my family. I just don't eat it myself. (My husband thinks it's because my parents slaughtered our pet cow when I was 10, and I didn't know until I was halfway through with 'ol Cupcake turned {hamburger} Patty. I do eat poultry and fish!)

28. I've walked the Great Wall of China and visited Victoria Falls in Zimbabawe and Iguazu Falls in Argentina.I've also been on an African safari.

29. The underground Chinese church is AMAZING. They sing and pray and worship the Lord for hours, all huddled together in little houses on HOT summer days with NO air conditioning. I've also taught Sunday School under a tree in the bitter cold in Africa.  And.we.complain.if.it's.a.tad.too.hot.or.cold.in.our.cushy.church.buildings.

30. The Heavenly Man by Bro Hun is one of the best books I've ever read. It's about #29. Read it. You'll be inspired. Bruchko and End of the Spear are two other amazing books. Read them and you'll be wanting to sell all your possessions and move to the jungle to tell the natives all about Jesus!

31. I hate to shop. Absolutely.hate.it. I even procrastinate going to the grocery store. Please just give me a book, and I'll sit in the car and read. I literally did that as a kid, as my mom and sis shopped. I know. I'm a bore. :)

Bonus: I'm depraved. 100%, absolutely depraved. There is nothing good in me. But Jesus is ALL GOOD and full of GRACE. Praise God for rescuing this messy, humbled homemaker! (And He can rescue you, too!)

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