About Me
- About Me: I'm a mother of two precious preschoolers and a wife to a wonderful husband of 10 1/2 years. I write for an online magazine called HeartBeat. www.heartbeatthemagazine.com
More About Me
- Nicknames: LO, Loribelle
- Nationality: American
- Religion: Christian
- Heroes: Jesus Christ, Elisabeth Eliot, Billy Graham, my former roommate Kathy, of course, my husband, Joel
- Interests: Reading, Singing, Scrapbooking, Crochet, Cross Stitch, my children, my husband, encouraging people, making people smile
- Expertise: Singing
- Occupation: SAHM
- Industry: Domestic Engineering
Music
- Favorite Artists: Casting Crowns, Kari Jobe, Natalie Grant, Cindy Morgan
- Favorite Albums: LifeSong (right now)
- Favorite Genre: Contemporary Christian
- Favorite Songs: Praise You in This Storm, Trust His Heart
- Favorite Lyrics: So when you can't see His plan, trust His heart!
- Songs I hate: The Lex18 rendition of the Birthday Song
- Band I wish I was in: Casting Crowns
Books
- Favorite Books: Ben Amittai: First Call, Redeeming Love, The Baxter Family Series, The Other Boleyn Girl, Digital Fortress
- Favorite Authors: Bruce Judisch, Francine Rivers, Karen Kingsbury
- Favorite Genres: Christian
- Favorite Characters: Ashley Baxter Blake - I can identify with her the most, I guess.
- Recent Reads: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Movies
- Favorite Movies: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice (Keira Knightly version), King Arthur (Ioan Gruffud)
- Favorite Actors: Jim Caviezel, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Kate Winslet, Kevin Spacey, Mandi Patinkin, Jim Caviziel, Ashley Judd, Ioan Gruffud, Julia Roberts
- Favorite Directors: Ron Howard, Steven Spielberg, Mel Gibson
- Favorite Genre: Suspense, Psychological Drama
- Favorite Soundtracks: Braveheart, Sense and Sensibility, The Last Samari
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die! (I don't say it all the time, but...)
- Movies I can watch over and over: The Count of Monte Cristo, Frequency, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, King Arthur
- Actor that would play me in a movie: Kate Winslet
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Mexican
- Favorite Dishes: Chile Rellenos
- Favorite Desserts: Cheesecake; a good Key Lime Pie
- Favorite Drinks: sweet tea & Cherry Coke Zero
- Favorite Junk Foods: cheetos (crunchy), ho-ho's, reese's peanut butter cups
- Best meal ever: When I went to dinner at Texas de Brazil in downtown Fort Worth, TX
- My Original Recipes: chicken breasts cooked with salt, garlic powder, rotel and cheese
- Favorite Restaurants: La Fiesta (Ft. Worth), El Phoenix (Ft. Worth)
- Foods I hate: pickled herring!!!!! The smell alone could knock over a horse! Tuna - the smell, can't get past the smell.
Television
- Favorite Shows: Heroes, LOST, CSI (original) and Miami, Criminal Minds, Numb3rs, NCIS, The Unit, Shark, Cold Case
- Favorite Channels: 27
- Favorite Reruns: M*A*S*H*
- Most Addictive Show: Heroes & LOST (can't just be one most addictive)
- Favorite Episode: Season 2 Finale of Lost and Series Premiere of Alias
- Characters you relate to: ?
- Favorite Theme Song: NCIS
- Show I Secretly Watch: Desperate Housewives (not so secretly now!)
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Alias
Travel
- Places I love: I loved staying in CT for a summer with my grandparents. I love the North GA mountains (where I had my honeymoon).
- Places I've been: Mount Rushmore is the farthest I've been west and north; Conneticut is the farthest I've been east and north; New Mexico is the farthest south and west I've been; Florida is the farthest south and east I've been
- Places to see before I die: Hawaii, Redwood Forest, Glacier National Park, Yosemite Nat'l Park, Grand Canyon
- Dream Vacation: Tour of Europe - Norway, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, England, Ireland, Scotland
High School
- School Name: Middletown High School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 1987
- Attended: 1983 - 1987
- Organizations: choir
College
- School Name: Cumberland College
- Status: Undergrad
- Attended: 1987 - 1988
- Degree type: Bachelors
- Major(s): Psychology
Contact Info
- Yahoo: thebraswell3@yahoo.com
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