Tag!... You're It!

And I *love being IT. I wish it would happen more often.

So, Tiffany, from Random Musings from the DownBeat tagged me for this meme.

So apparently I'm supposed to say 6 random things about myself that I've never shared with anyone before.

Here goes nothing. Slap me if I've revealed any of this fascinating stuff before.

1. I love, loved, loved, loved summer camp as a kid. And I would go back in a heartbeat if I could. The clear, clean mountain lakes, the crisp mornings, swimming, canoeing and sailing, hikes, sleeping in tents (platform, on a bed), camp food, friends - I loved it all. In fact, my first job after I graduated college was working full-time for a year-round camp. Woohoo! I got PAID for it. Not much, of course, but I did get paid and I also got room and board and I was doing something I LOVED. And because of the room and board, I didn't have to move back in with my parents while I looked for a job as a social worker or admissions counselor.
2. My father was a pastor and I rebelled against that (nothing radical or shocking) and didn't go to church at all in college; but working at a camp after college, I put together the non-denominational chapel services - really just devotions - and eventually went on my own to find a church in my twenties. Now, I work for 3 churches and love visiting the shut-ins, bringing communion, assisting with worship and offering up the prayers of intercession, and ESPECIALLY the children's message - a short, fun talk based on the gospel for the day. I fact, if I were a bit younger, I would consider going to seminary and becoming an ordained minister myself. Really. And I'm a huge sinner - sloth, swearing, gluttony, greed, sharp-tongued - the whole nine yards. Thank God for grace. Really.
3. I could read all day long. Every day. Rain or shine. I love plane rides and airports and even doctor's waiting rooms because they give me a chance to read without guilt.
   
4. I love garage sales, estate sales and auctions. They are a treasure trove of marvelous finds (some questionable, some priceless) and they are also recycling at it's finest and good stewardship.
5. I love making new friends and catching up with old friends. My idea of a perfect weekend would be a group or couples gathering at a cabin away from it all to eat and drink and drink and eat and laugh and play games. Alternatively, my other ideal weekend would be a girls' weekend in a fun city and eating and drinking and sightseeing and drinking and eating.
   
6. As much as I am a sociable, outgoing person; sometimes I hope the voicemail will pick up so that I don't have to actually talk to the person I'm calling. That is why I LOVE email.

So, who am I tagging to pass this on? (...trying to tag people I haven't tagged before, but my memory is faulty)

1. Mandy
2. Deb
3. BJ
4. Sarah
5. Marla
6. Lea

Have fun!