COUNTRY RAISED - SIMPLE MINDED WITH DEPTH - COMFORT BEFORE VANITY - GIRL NEXT DOOR - IMPERFECTION AT ITS BEST

If you didn't know in years,
how old you really are,
How young would you be?
Within my heart, I have found a way
to keep the energy, gumption and fire alive;
with that comes youth...
where there is youth, there's hope
where there is hope, there's wonder
where there is wonder, there's faith
where there is faith, there's chance
where there is chance, there's love
where there is love, there's music
where there is music, there's dance

name
answers to sundrop, sunshine, sunflower, sundew, sunbeam

location
where dogwoods are caressed by the fervor of the sun
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore.

marital status
sundered

hobbies
dancing illuminated by sun or moon

images
dated and current

favorite quote
Keep your face to the SUNSHINE so that you cannot see the shadows.
Helen Keller

a fond farewell to yesterday
a warm welcome to tomorrow
the sunsets a part of the past
the sunrises a bright new future
as it opens before me like a new book
waiting for me to commit to its pages
the story only I can write
as the best years await my arrival.

positive characteristics
practical, realistic, hard worker, ethical, loyal, companionable, sure-footed,
ambitious, compromiser, fearless, high standards, cautious, communicator,
confident, self like/respect, earthy, even-tempered, secret romantic,
compassionate, spontaneous

negative characteristics
strong willed, anxious, perfectionist, self-conscious, mysterious, impatient

You can always find the sun within yourself, if you will only search, for those who find sunshine in their lives, cannot help but bring it to others.

likes
home and family, not being pressured by others, hot simple to elegant cuisine, privacy, sexual love, yellow, crisp cotton

dislikes
untidiness, loneliness, being teased, familiarity, being made to feel useless,
double standards, liars, being embarrassed in public, egotistical

LUMINARY
What is hope? To want? To desire?
To expect that what's envisioned might indeed happen.
Yes, to all of the above.
Is hope that gut feeling that it's worth holding out
and hanging on for just a little longer?
ABSOLUTELY.
Is hope the core of the human condition?
CERTAINLY.
Can you hope without faith and humanity and wonder?
THAT'S TOUGH.
Just the thought that there's something bigger,
something truer, something totally surprising out there
waiting for us is...
PRICELESS.
What would you be without hope growing deep in your bones,
thriving in every inch of you?
NOTHING.
What does it take to hope?
EVERYTHING.
Hope takes...
never ceasing to be amazed
wearing your soul on your sleeve
holding your breath, waiting to hear
"I love you too"
believing that tomorrow will be better than today
that you will get a second chance
that you'll make a difference
that you matter.

home
a warm, safe haven for family, friends and personal pleasure

parenting
love unconditionally, strict but fair, set examples by action, allowed individuality, choice effects outcome

children
daughter, 25, 1st LT, Army, 453 day tour, FREEDOM WARRIOR, returned safely, AMEN!
daughter, 21, employed management
son, 19, Northwest Missouri State, 2nd year, professor of psycology
*** would be very loving and accepting to anothers, care not to deliver any more

work
not afraid of getting nails dirty, has a wry sense of humor, unflappable nature, challenges the status quo, determined

gender preference
born unto this world a boy, now a man

thrill of the hunt
tarzan chases jane NOT passe', long term potential

meeting face to face
adequate similarities and differences

liberation
never burnt a bra, although dutch would be fine

communique'
plenty of fish ONLY, unless otherwise concluded, face to face, by both

favorites list
at least give me an opportunity, with an email, to become a favorite

love
shy, private, slow to make approach, needs emotional connection, caring, considerate, deeply interested in love, reputes to be a loyal and capable lover
Armore e'l cor gentil sono una cosa.

partner
faithful, affectionate, steadfast, secured profession, outgoing, spontaneous, compassionate, good mannered, trust worthy, capable
Whatever souls are made of, his and mine will be the same.

sex
does not have casual affairs as a sexual release to satisfy ONE basic need in life; desires to find no separation between love and intimate love

betrayal
parting abrupt and final
It may be necessary to lose everything you have, to get what you deserve.

swinging
did not learn the art of sharing in kindergarten - no interest in learning

same sex
NOT yesterday, today or curious

INSANITY
doing the same thing over and over again with the expectation of different results
Do you dare to be different?

A woman unsatisfied must have luxuries, but a woman who loves a man would sleep on a board.

perfect first dates

the journey, I wanna ride!

homemade picnic lunch(fried chicken,potato salad,hand-dipped strawberries)beachside
They heard the wave's splash,
and the wind so low,
And saw each other's dark
eyes darting light
Into each other --- and,
beholding this,
Their lips drew near, and
clung into a kiss.

flight to Milwaukee, dinner at Coerpers, "The Five O'Clock Steakhouse", flight back

semi-cloudy, misty, moonlit walk in the park
Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself.

a day volunteering together for the less fortunate

Harry Connick Jr. concert

a day trip to Madison County to pick a wild bouquet of flowers
... and so they set sail, where anything could happen and often did.

making roasted s'mores over an open fire pit
an empty canvas, just waiting for that first stroke.

sultry day on a dock; sunshine, water, music, spirits, and conversation

Tango lesson, both dressed to the hilt - inviting the unexpected to be discovered... let's dance!

tailgating and football game