books, writing, Christianity, China, volleyball, NFL, ultimate frisbee, travel, board games (Settlers of Catan, Cities & Knights, Ticket to Ride, Sequence, Apples to Apples...)
Others I like:
Aaron Shust, Andrew Osenga, Avalon, BarlowGirl, Bebo Norman, Billy Buchanan, By the Tree, Caedmon's Call, Casting Crowns, Chad Jarnagin, Chris Rice, Chris Tomlin, Clay Crosse, Daily Planet, David Crowder band, (the late great) dc talk, Derek Webb, downhere, Don Moen, Doyle Dykes, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Everman, Fernando Ortega, FFH, Forty Days, Frank Sinatra, Fusebox, Jadon Lavik, Jaci Velasquez, Jami Smith, Jars of Clay, Jesse Butterworth, John Mayer, Joy Williams, The Katinas, Kelly Clarkson, Kevin Max, Lifehouse, Louis Armstrong, Margaret Becker, Matt Kearney, Matthew West, MercyMe, Michael Buble, Natalie Grant, Nichole Nordeman, Out of Eden, Pocket Full of Rocks, Rebecca St. James, Sara Groves, Shane & Shane, Shaun Groves, Switchfoot, Superchic[k], Tait, Third Day, TobyMac, Tree63, Warren Barfield, Will Bannister
Movies
50 First Dates, An Affair to Remember, Alex & Emma, The American President, Amistad, Anna and the King, As Good as it Gets, Bounce, Brian's Song, Bruce Almighty, Bye Bye Love, Catch Me If You Can, Charade, Chronicles of Narnia, Cool Runnings, Elf, Ever After, Finding Forrester, Forrest Gump, Frequency, Glory, Groundhog Day, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, He Loves Me He Loves Me Not, Hitch, How to Make an American Quilt, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, Kramer v. Kramer, The Lake House, Les Miserables, Life is Beautiful, The Manturian Candidate (old and new), The Man Who Knew Too Little, Meet Joe Black, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, National Treasure, Never Been Kissed, NOOMAs, The Notebook, Office Space, The Other Sister, Pay It Forward, Places in the Heart, The Princess Bride, Radio, Rat Race, Remember the Titans, A River Runs Through It, Roman Holiday, Rudy, Sabrina (old and new), Serendipity, Shadowlands, Shall We Dance?, Shallow Hal, Shawshank Redemption, Shrek, Shop Around the Corner, Simon Birch, The Sound of Music, The Story of Us, The Sum of All Fears, SuperSize Me, The Thing Called Love, That Thing You Do, The Truth About Cat & Dogs, The Wedding Planner, While You Were Sleeping, When Harry Met Salley, You've Got Mail
Television
NFL Football, Friends, Grey's Anatomy, Men in Trees, the late great SportsNight, Studio 60, West Wing
Books
Titles:
Authentic Faith, Between Two Worlds, Blue Like Jazz, Brother's Keeper, Captivating, Conversations with the Voiceless, Devotions for Sacred Parenting, Do You Think I'm Beautiful, Every Man's Battle, Generation Ex, HIS Rules, Letters from a Skeptic, Lost Daughters of China, The Making of A Christian Bestseller, Ragamuffin Gospel, Sacred Marriage, Safely Home, Screwtape Letters, See How They Run, To Own A Dragon, Urban Tribes
Authors: Angela Thomas, Ann Byle, Brennan Manning, CS Lewis, Don Miller, Elizabeth Marquardt, Fred Stoeker, Gary Thomas, Greg Boyd, Lorilee Craker, Matthew Paul Turner, Randy Alcorn, Philip Yancey, Tracy Groot
Drake University
Des Moines,Iowa
Graduated: 1993
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Clubs: RA in Carpenter, DA in Jewett, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Honors Program...
1990 to 1993
Big Lake Sr.
Big Lake,Minnesota
Graduated: 1990
Student status: Alumni
Generation Ex
Of the many hard truths about divorce, one of the most difficult is that every divorce--no matter when it occurs--will have lifelong, lasting effects on the children caught in the crossfire. It is common knowledge that children suffer during a divorce. Yet their most significant insecurities, questions, and doubts may not show up for years--until after they, as adults, begin to seek their own intimate relationships. In fact, millions of adults continue to feel lost, displaced, or unwanted years after the ink has dried on their parents' divorce decrees. They often fear abandonment, betrayal, or the failure of their own marriages. Now, author Jen Abbas provides the guidance desperately needed by adult children of divorce (estimated at 40 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 40), helping them to understand the effect of their parents' divorces on their identity, faith, and relationships--especially marriage--and giving them the tools to create a dramatically different legacy.
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About Jen
Jen Abbas is an author, speaker and ten-year publishing veteran. In addition, inspired by Bob Briners classic, Roaring Lambs, Jen spent a year working with the Green Bay Packers' promotion agency. Sidelined by a mild traumatic brain injury shortly before the release of Generation Ex, Jen embarked on a eighteen-month journey that not only brought healing, but a renewed perspective on grace and community. A passionate self-promoter, Jen has shared her skills at the Calvin Festival of Faith & Writing and at an American Christian Writers conference and is featured in the book, The Making of a Christian Bestseller by Ann Byle. Jen has been a speaker at After Eve, SAM, FutureGen and many other events and her work has appeared in Christian Single, HomeLife, CCM and Life & Style magazines as well as .. publications including ChristianityToday.com and Radiant.com.
Speaking Topics
* Long Term Effects of Parental Divorce (& How To Minimize Them)
* When Your Blended Family isn't the Brady Bunch
* Meeting the Unique Needs of Families Affected by Divorce
* Creating a Personal Promotion Plan
* Promoting Your Book Day by Day
* Making the Web Work for You
Attention Authors
Stay tuned to learn how you can be a part of my next book!
Who I'd like to meet: * anyone interested in my book (or at least the topic!)
* adult children of divorce
* teens with divorced/divorcing parents
* divorced parents
* counselors, teachers, pastors or others who work with children of divorce
* churches and ministries
* friends old and new
* authors and readers
* bookstores and libraries
* any of the 200 or so artists I interviewed while at FCS
* Christians sharing the journey of faith
* anyone who can help me learn HTML!
* dog lovers (especially those with Shih Tzus)
* new GR friends who like to play volleyball, golf, disc golf, Ultimate and Settlers of Catan, or who like checking out the local culture scene.
* new Canton friends to help ease my transition to life in "the heart of it all"
NOTE: I'm a pretty friendly girl and will accept most anyone who fits any of the above criteria. At the same time, I want to make this a safe and happy place for my younger friends. If your profile isn't easy on the eyes of kiddos, please understand I can't accept your invite or post your comment.
As you may or may not know, I turned twenty-five the other day. Instead of gifts this year, I'm asking everyone to join my Email List on www. jjhebert. net. Unconventional, my newest novel, will be published by Mindstir Media later this year, and joining the Email List will ensure that you receive updates regarding my book release, contests, giveaways, and more.
THE SMOKING POET: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – FALL 2008!
THE SMOKING POET publishes flash fiction; fiction; nonfiction; poetry; feature author interview; feature poet; feature artist (by invitation only); book and cigar reviews. We publish work that ignites our imagination, inflames our passion, leaves us with a smoky aftertaste. The Smoking Poet also shares an extensive list of links and resources for writers and the cigar aficionado.
Submissions open year round. Send with editor’s attention in subject line: poetry to Zinta Aistars; fiction to Russell Rowland; general non-fiction and cigar themed fiction/ non-fiction/poetry and cigar reviews to J. Conrad Guest. For book reviews, please query first.
Yes, we do want to visit you. We have to see how busy we are during our first real summer in business. Last year didn't count. So what is the anniversary you are congratulating me on?
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