Carrie
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Investment Banking |
| Occupation | Executive Assistant; Single HomeMaker; Lifelong Student |
| Location | Raleigh, NC, United States |
| Introduction | "O what love this is, that God would protect us from replacing the everlasting heights of admiring his power with the futile attempt to boast in our own." ~ John Piper |
| Interests | Learning, reading, writing (blogging, journaling, essays, poetry), getting to know the nature and character of God through His Word, Road trips with my husband, laughing, board games, cooking, swing dancing, serving in my local church, I love frequenting local coffee shops, bookstores, and beautiful parks where I go to read, write, mediate, and exercise. Fellowship with my church family and friends-- sharing meals together, experiencing new places, people, and activities (within reason), I also love getting lost and having to find my way around a new city by trial and error, explore as you go. I enjoy studying the theology behind my passions. My greatest passion is the local church and discipleship within the local church. The majority of churches are missing the mark in terms of what it means to be the Body of Christ to one another--true fellowship, accountability, and love. As Americans we have no idea what it means to "have all things in common" or to "break bread together daily". I know there isn't a perfect church, but that doesn't mean we should be lazy about following the New Testament model as closely as possible. |
| Favorite movies | Luther, Braveheart, Rocky I, II, III, IV, VI, but not V; Swing Kids, Shawshank Redemption, An Affair To Remember, Casablanca, Roman Holiday, You've Got Mail, Pride & Prejudice, Meet Joe Blac, Chronicles of Narnia |
| Favorite music | David Gray, Ryan Adams, John Mayer, The Fray, Coldplay, Jack Johnson, Miles Davis, Norah Jones, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Aerosmith, Chris Botti, Diana Krall, Michael Buble, Nickel Creek, Billy Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra *I'm not a huge fan of most of the christian music played on mainstream radio. I find most of them theologically lacking. A few of my favorite Christian artists: Christa Wells, Shane & Shane, Derke Webb, Sandra McCracken, Third Day, Indelible Grace (love Hymns!), Chris Tomlin, Sovereign Grace music, Nicole Nordeman, Sara Groves, Selah, Mercy Me, Casting Crowns. |
| Favorite books | Various anthologies of Poetry by Luci Shaw; Velvet Steel, Desiring God, Seeing & Savoring, and anything by John Piper; Let Me Be A Woman by Elizabeth Elliot, A Return to Modesty by Wendy Shalit; Disciplines of the Beautiful Woman by Annie Ortlund; Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney; Becoming a Woman of Excellence by Cynthia Heald; The Spiritual Disciplines of the Christian Life & it's sequel, Simplify Your Spiritual Life by Donald Whitney; The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning; Sacred Marriage and Sacred Influence both by Gary Thomas; Letter and Papers from Prison by Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Every Woman's Marriage by Shannon Etheridge; Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands, How People Change, and War of Words by Paul Tripp; The Peacemaker by Ken Sande; How People Change by Tim Lane; Marriage Matters by Winston Smith; The Prodigal God and The Reason for God both by Tim Keller; Humility by C.J. Mahaney; Mortification of Sin by John Owen; Colossians by the Apostle Paul & Timothy "his Brother"; Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver; Things Pondered from the Heart of a Lesser Woman by Beth Moore |