Joined Gateway Staff: September 2003

Family: Husband Travis and a miniature schnauzer named Jack Bower

Saved: When I was five years old, my mom prayed with me to accept Jesus as my Savior. I've been involved in church for as long as I can remember.

Education: I graduated from the University of Texas in Arlington in December of 1997 with a BA in English.

Previous Lines of Work: After college, I spent more than five years in the high tech industry developing sales and marketing strategies for a software development company and working with Fortune 500 companies across the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Mexico and New Zealand.

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: The crazy things and people at Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum

FAVORITE
Books: From Dream to Destiny by Robert Morris, Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent and A Glimpse of Grace by Mary Forsythe
Food: Chicken Fajitas
Snack Food: Chips and Salsa
Movies: Tommy Boy, Little Women
TV Shows: The Office, Survivor, The Biggest Loser, almost anything on HGTV and Food Network
Song: “The Look of Love” by Diana Krall
Actors: Ed Norton, Steve Carell, George Clooney, Robert Downey, Jr., Brad Pitt, Will Arnett
Actress: Jenna Fischer, Tina Fey, Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon
Time of Day: Evening
Season: Fall
Place in the World: On the beach
Place to Pray: In the car
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Cooking, baking, watching movies, writing, reading, photography and long vacations
Scripture: Proverbs 16:9
Sports Team: Texas Rangers

LEAST FAVORITE
Food: Any and all seafood
Snack Food: Pork rinds
Movie: Earnest Goes to Camp
Time of Day: Morning
Place in the World: Places that rain a lot

Best Thing Someone Said to You: "I do" (said by my husband, Travis)

Life Motto: Keep your eyes on God, not man.

Three People I’d Like to Meet: Paula Deen, Jenna Fischer, Kim Kardashian

My Hero: My dad

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: When I was in high school, I went to camp at Precept Ministries with Kay Arthur. Through that experience, the Lord showed me the importance of reading and studying His Word and not just being a "Sunday Christian." It completely changed my life.

Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I was born in Hawaii, and I play the flute (I started playing in the fourth grade).