For those of you who stumbled across my blog not knowing who I am personally, this page might shed some helpful light on the person behind the posts.
I love meeting people in person, without the medium of blog interfaces and keyboards and time to edit what we say. If you came to my apartment, I'd probably hug you and invite you to sit on the ancient blue couch we inherited from a great aunt. We'd have coffee in mis-matched mugs that I pulled from our steaming dishwasher.
And we'd just talk.
Or if we felt brave we might endure the TX heat and walk at the park down the street.
But you might live as far away as Poland, or Argentina, so here ya go: the skinny on me.
some things I love
There is something about creating beauty where none existed before that touches a deep need in my heart.
I love kids. They have this beautiful, unfeigned excitement over life, a willingness to act totally ridiculous, and are full of hilarious observations. We don't have any yet, but we enjoy the neighbor kids on our street.
I get thunderstruck over sunrises and sunsets and the chemical and mechanical details of the human body.
I also love...
coffee dates with friends
watching movies
philosophical discussions
crunchy peanut butter
the colors turquoise and berry
and real, honest-to-goodness snail mail.
where I've been
I was born the oldest of 4 daughters in a close, loving, and very imperfect family in North Texas.
We built forts. We fought. We read books and went camping and played pretend and sneaked back and forth between our rooms at night when we were supposed to be asleep.
We sampled every kind of education in America today: homeschooling, private, and public. A unique mix, and I think we're all thankful for the various aspects each offered.
We built forts. We fought. We read books and went camping and played pretend and sneaked back and forth between our rooms at night when we were supposed to be asleep.
We sampled every kind of education in America today: homeschooling, private, and public. A unique mix, and I think we're all thankful for the various aspects each offered.
After high school, I did an overseas mission trip for six months in the tiny country of Moldova. I still sometimes wrestle with the fact that I'm here and not there, and that obedience to Jesus isn't always exciting.
I got my undegraduate degree in Communication at Texas A&M University. (Whoop!)
I got my undegraduate degree in Communication at Texas A&M University. (Whoop!)
Nowadays: Since 2011, I have been married to my best friend (known in my blog as "hubby" or just "hubs"). He works full time with the students of Texas A&M through Great Commission Ministries, and I just love being his wife.
Most importantly, Jesus Christ is my rescuer.
It's only because God decided to send his Son to die in my place. Pure mercy. Not because I'm someone special or extra good (haha...just read my blog).
All my posts are written through the lens of this fact, even if I'm not talking directly about spiritual things. If you want to ask questions about this, I'd be more than happy to answer an email: cherise.blogfeedback@gmail.com
Or if you want to find out what Jesus has done for you online, click here.
