About Me
- About Me: Loves: My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, through whom is salvation alone by grace alone through faith alone. Deeply thoughtful conversation and my relationships with friends and family. Music. Journalling. Movies. Walking in the newness of life, and growing in my dependence on the power of the Holy Spirit. :) Want to know more? Just ask me! :)
Television
- Favorite Shows: Law & Order, The Amazing Race, The Office, Perfect Strangers
- Favorite Channels: TMC
- Favorite Reruns: Law and Order (any of the series), Star Trek (any of the series)
- Most Addictive Show: The Office
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Conan O'Brien
- Favorite Episode: ER episode when Dr. Benton goes to Mississippi - my roommate and I at the time were REALLY rooting for that to turn into a spin off series!
- Favorite Theme Song: MacGyver :)
- Show I Secretly Watch: Little House on the Prairie
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: The Comeback - Lisa Kudrow Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet
Movies
- Favorite Movies: Stranger than Fiction, Everything is Illuminated, Ben Hur (1959), Lars and the Real Girl, Batman Begins, American Splendor (Paul Giamatti!), The Pianist (Adrien Brody), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Dances with Wolves, Truman Show, The Hurricane (Denzel Washington), Good Night and Good Luck, Daddy Long Legs, The Inspector General (w/Danny Kaye), Hans Christian Anderson (w/Danny Kaye), 3:10 to Yuma (remake), As Good as it Gets, Unbreakable, Groundhog Day....
- Favorite Actors: Paul Giamatti, Adrien Brody, Toni Collette, Emma Thompson
- Favorite Directors: ....
- Favorite Genre: Fable-like Dramas and/or artfully crafted "based on true story" Dramas. Anything, really, that raises good "Ultimate" questions.
- Favorite Soundtracks: King Kong (James Newton Howard), Dinosaur (also JNH), Batman Begins (JNH and Hans Zimmer), Crimson Tide (HZ), Dances with Wolves (John Barry), Star Trek II (James Horner)
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: "That's ahMAYzing!" (Truman Show) "I don't think that word means what you think it means." (Princess Bride)
- Movies I can watch over and over: I rate my movies on 5 star scale. Generally anything 3.5 stars or better is "rewatchable" (equiv. to 7 out of 10)
- Actor that would play me in a movie: don't know of anyone. maybe cross between Liv Tyler and Kirstie Alley?
Travel
- Places I've been: Romania, all over continental US -- New York, Colorado, Arizona, Ohio, California, Indiana, New Mexico, Iowa, of course Michigan, any I'm forgetting? -- Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Austria (those 4 all in one trip)....
- Places to see before I die: Alaska!
- Dream Vacation: Princess Cruise to Alaska!!!
Books
- Favorite Books: NASB/RSV/ESV or NIV Bible, The Complete Green Letters (Stanford), Valley of Vision (collection of Puritan poems), Youngblood Hawke (Wouk), Firefly Summer (Binchy), An Old Fashioned Girl (Alcott), Ben Hur (Wallace)
- Favorite Authors: Currently: J. Edwards, O. Winslow, J. Piper, and will take suggestions for any Puritan authors.
- Favorite Genres: General Fiction/Classical Literature, Reformed Theology
- Favorite Characters: Youngblood Hawke (tragic!), Judah Ben Hur
- Recent Reads: Overcoming Sin and Temptation - John Owen
Style
- Where I shop: Barnes and Noble, Target, Walmart, Fashion Bug, Dress Barn, CJ Banks, Deb's, Bargain Books, any used book shop :), Goodwill counts too....
- Brands I love: don't really have a preference
- Can't live without: mascara
- Prized Possessions: DVD's, books
Music
- Favorite Artists: Neal Morse, Keith Green, Savatage
- Favorite Albums: Wake of Magellan (Savatage), Give Up (Postal Service), Songs of Sanctuary (Adiemus), Unfolded Like Staircase (Discipline), The Ministry Years V.1 and 2 (Keith Green), "?" and Sola Scriptura (Neal Morse)
- Favorite Genre: Progressive Rock
- Favorite Songs: Before the Throne of God Above, How Deep the Father's Love for Us, It is Well with My Soul, Be Thou My Vision
- Guilty Pleasure: Metallica's S(ymphony) & M(etal)
- Songs I repeat the most: Right now -- "(and Faith is not pretend) Anymore"
- Band I wish I was in: ....
More About Me
- Nicknames: Tia (or Ch, ch, ch, Chia) :)
- Nationality: American
- Religion: Reformed, evangelical, student follower of Jesus Christ
- Heroes: Wayne Grudem, Jonathan Edwards (puritan, not politician), Octavius Winslow, a host of other Puritan authors/pastors/teachers, DM Lloyd-Jones, biblically grounded and lovingly admonishing pastors and elders the world over, my Sister....
- Interests: See "About Me" on my profile. :)
- Expertise: rejoicing with those who rejoice, and mourning with those who mourn
- Occupation: Customer Accounts Manager (Customer Service)
- Industry: Custom Plastics, material supplier to manufacturers primarily in the automotive industry.
- Website: www.vichem.com
High School
- School Name: Hudsonville High School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 1994
- Attended: 1990 - 1994
- Organizations: (Attended Cornerstone (then college, now university) from 94-96, then transferred to GVSU.)
College
- School Name: Grand Valley State University
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 2001
- Attended: 1996 - 2001
- Degree type: Bachelors
- Major(s): Philosophy
- Minor(s): Music (performance)
- Organizations: Orchestra
Philotheosopher
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- Name: Leah
- Country: United States
- State: Michigan
- Metro: Grand Rapids
- Birthday: 4/28/1976
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 7/13/2005
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