If you suddenly came into $1,000 in spare cash, what would you do with it?

Have pizza delivered from New York to Tampa.

What’s your favorite feature?

My hands. Though not attractive, they remind me of my past, present, and future strengths as a masseuse, mother, cook, writer, artist, wife, and friend.

What scares you?

Public speaking, my daughters’ teenage years, Ferris wheels, and garbage disposals.

Someone should invent…

A drive-through grocery store.

What amount of money would make you feel as if you were set for life?

College tuition + wedding expenses x three.

How many books have you read in the past year?

Three hundred sixty-five children’s books; zero adult books.

My life would be simpler if…

Everyone would clean up after themselves and money grew on trees.

The big decision i’m currently wrestling with is…

My husband and I would like our daughters to have a strong sense of spirituality, but we prefer not to raise them with the traditional church background that we both had. How do we teach them to have a strong faith in God without a special congregation or place of worship that would guide them with formal religious customs?

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