About Me The answer is yes.  People end  up asking me if I really am a pastor. I am a Lutheran pastor who is celebrating the 21st anniversary of my ordination into the ministry of word and sacrament.  It is a huge part of who I am and what I believe.  My calling is not in a parish/church setting but in a prison as a chaplain.  Working for the state can be a pain, but I wouldn't trade my job for any other. In my work I expect excellence of myself - no quarter given, none expected. I am passionate about things I believe in.  I advocate for those who have no voice.  I believe that all I have and am is first and foremost a gift from God.  I am a sentimental person although life has helped me develop a cynical edge.  I do my work as a prison chaplain in a medical unit. I love all those inspiring football movies like:  Rudy, The Invincibles, Facing the Giants ..people overcoming great odds kind of stuff...the power of the human spirit to rise to greatness etc.. Really sappy songs like, "I believe", "To Dream the Impossible Dream", "Climb Every Mountain", are songs that make my spirit sing, help me to believe ANYTHING is possible. Favorite Places to Hangout The lake, wooded campgrounds, any library. What I do... I like to spend my summers on Lake Superior in Michigan's UP.  I like to spend time with my husband and two rescue dogs.  I like to read ..mostly light reading.  I like the sign language mass I attend on Saturdays. Favorite Vacation Spots Upper Penn of Michigan. If I could go anywhere, I would go to... I like to go anywhere with those I love.  I would return to Michigan's Lake Superior, in Copper Harbor, MI where there is NO cell phone coverage. I would meditate, read my Bible, read in general and walk around the lake.  We camp in our vintage Airstream with our two rescue dogs. I would like to go to England and Germany (in Germany) to see where my relatives once lived. I would really like to go to a COLTS game...with whoever I could get to go.