Mature Singles Intro Thread

[catofhope]

Let's get to know each other better.
I borrowed this from the Women's forum.

Feel free to ignore any item you do not feel like answering AND feel free to add any new ones.
There is a section at the bottom to tell whatever facts about yourself you want to.

You can grab this blank one to start from...

First Name (if you want):
Location:
Children and/or pets:
Occupation:

Favorite Color:
Favorite Food:
Hobbies:
Likes:
Dislikes/pet peeves:

Ministry Involvement:
Bible Translation:
Bible Verse(s):
Hymns or other Christian songs:

Interesting Factoid #1:
Interesting Factoid #2:
Interesting Factoid #3:
Interesting Factoid #4:
Interesting Factoid #5:

 

[catofhope]

First Name (if you want): Maggie or Mags works online
Location: New England
Children and/or pets: No children, no pets (anymore)
Occupation: retired disabled, was programmer analyst

Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Food: Pizza
Hobbies:web designing, crafts

Ministry Involvement: encouragement online
Bible Translation: NIV, KJV, NKJV
Bible Verse(s): Matthew 5:16, Psalm 139:13-16, Hebrews 13:5, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Romans 8:28

Hymns or other Christian songs: Old Rugged Cross, In the Garden, Amazing Grace, Trust and Obey

Interesting Factoid #1: never married virgin
Interesting Factoid #2: renting my aunt's trailer
Interesting Factoid #3: have a cat figurine collection
Interesting Factoid #4: attended Eastern Nazarene college for one year when I was going to be an elementary school teacher
Interesting Factoid #5: transferred to DeVry Institute of Technology in Columbus, Ohio - would love to move back there someday
Interesting Factoid #6: Type A personality
Interesting Factoid #7: My mother grew up Catholic going to parochial school until high school
Interesting Factoid #8: My father grew up Advent Christian
Interesting Factoid #9: I have attended many different denominational churches:
Advent Christian, Baptist, Mennonite, Nazarene, Salvation Army

Single thoughts: I have been content in my single state
But just recently the Lord has truly blessed me with meeting an amazing guy here on the board.

 

[bubblefish]

Thread stickied by request ​

 

[PassionateOne]

Let's get to know each other better.
I borrowed this from the Women's forum.

Feel free to ignore any item you do not feel like answering AND feel free to add any new ones.
There is a section at the bottom to tell whatever facts about yourself you want to.

You can grab this blank one to start from...

First Name (if you want): Kiki
Location: Arizona
Children and/or pets: 1 daughter.....1 cat
Occupation: sub-teacher

Favorite Color: green
Favorite Food: sushi
Hobbies:hmmmnnnn....need to think about it.
Likes:spending time with my daughter
Dislikes/pet peeves:people that 'think' they know it all

I'll play!

I answered questions in red.....but there's really nothing interesting about me.
I'm, just straight forward.....call it as I 'see' it.

 

[MN John]

Let's get to know each other better.
I borrowed this from the Women's forum.

Feel free to ignore any item you do not feel like answering AND feel free to add any new ones.
There is a section at the bottom to tell whatever facts about yourself you want to.

You can grab this blank one to start from...

First Name (if you want): John
Location: MN

Favorite Color: Hmmm... Can't decide today.
Favorite Food: Ethiopian, Italian, Mexican, Vietnamese
Hobbies: Square and Round Dancing

Ministry Involvement: Men's Homeless Shelter
Bible Verse(s): Jeremiah 29:11
Hymns or other Christian songs: Mountain of God, Made to Worship, Wholly Surrendered

Interesting Factoid #1: Learning Spanish

 

[PassionateOne]

I forgot fav. bible verse.....Proverbs 3:5

 

[psalms66]

First Name (if you want): Kelly
Location: Missouri
Children and/or pets: 4 children: 13yob, 9yob, 8yog, 5yob
Occupation: stay at home mom and homeschool teacher

Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Food: truffles
Hobbies: reading, knitting, being a mama, hoping to be a wife again someday

Ministry Involvement: I have 4 children They are my ministry
Bible Translation: KJV, NASV
Bible Verse(s): Psalms - all of it.
Hymns or other Christian songs: praise and worship songs plus ALL the old hymns

Interesting Factoid #1: my youngest child has autism
Interesting Factoid #2: I am a homeschool graduate
Interesting Factoid #3: I love to knit and milk goats
Interesting Factoid #4: I wear dresses mostly.
Interesting Factoid #5: I cover my head as per 1 Cor. 11
Interesting Factoid #6: I loved being a wife.
Interesting Factoid #7: Africa would be my dream home.
Interesting Factoid #8: I am studying to be a midwife.
Interesting Factoid #9: SOmeday when the children are grown I want to travel. Do ministry work, stuff like that.
Single thoughts: I hate it. lol There are perks, I'm closer to the Lord than ever before in my life, it's ok if we have cereal or sandwiches for supper, and there are no more dirty underwear lurking underneath h's side of the bed.

 

[catofhope]

psalms66/kelly

Yes, four kiddos would be a ministry especially as you home school them.

Are you Mennonite - if I may ask? (head covering comment)

 

[JeanR]

Hi, Maggie
Thank you for welcoming me to the forum. Let's see,

First Name (if you want): Jean
Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania
Children and/or pets: 2 daughters (28 and 24), 2 sons (26 and 22) and 2 kittens (sisters who are 6 months)

Occupation: Program Review Specialist for the state of Pa

Favorite Color: sky blue
Favorite Food: pizza
Hobbies: sewing (counted cross stitch and quilting)
Likes: family vacations and gatherings
Dislikes/pet peeves: being widowed
Ministry Involvement: Women's Ministries
Bible Translation: NIV mostly
Bible Verse(s): Be still and know that I am God......
Hymns or other Christian songs: Amazing Grace, It is Well With My Soul, Great is Thy Faithfulness, How Great Thou Art, I Can Only Imagine, Above All, I Can See It In Your Eyes (by Randy Travis. We played this last one at my husband's memorial service)

Interesting Factoid #1: I married when I was 20 years old and was married for 29 years.
Interesting Factoid #2: My youngest daughter lives in Germany and I was able to visit her three times.
Interesting Factoid #3: I once hit my pastor, accidentally, with a lobster.
Interesting Factoid #4: My friends, Rose and Mary Jane, and I are known as the trouble makers at church because we like to use water guns.
Interesting Factoid #5: I loved my husband with all my heart and miss him awfully.

 

[psalms66]

no - not Mennonite. Just fundamental. lol I began covering after my husabnd left.

 

[jcj3803]

Ok, I'll play...

First Name (if you want): Jeff
Location: Naperville, IL (western 'burb of Chicago)
Children and/or pets: 1 married daughter, 2 sons
Occupation: Business (accounting and grant management) Manager for Northwestern University's medical school

Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Food: Chinese, Italian, German, any kind of dessert
Hobbies: Biking, x-country skiing, reading, walking, ballroom dancing, swimming, gardening
Likes: any beach, college football, reggae and Baroque music
Dislikes/pet peeves: Drivers of oversized SUVs who can't park the things or blow red lights while yakking on their cellphones

Ministry Involvement: None currently. Have taught kids and adults and been on church council
Bible Translation: NIV, NKJV, KJV
Bible Verse(s): Any of the Psalms
Hymns or other Christian songs: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Interesting Factoid #1: I'm almost pure Finn, thus the flag. Olen Suomilainen!
Interesting Factoid #2: Oldest son is in law school at USC in LA
Interesting Factoid #3: My BA is in astronomy
Interesting Factoid #4: Just started ballroom dance lessons. I love to tango.
Interesting Factoid #5: Before my current job I was in software program management for many years

 

[catofhope]

Ok, I'll play...

First Name (if you want): Jeff
Location: Naperville, IL (western 'burb of Chicago)
Children and/or pets: 1 married daughter, 2 sons
Occupation: Business (accounting and grant management) Manager for Northwestern University's medical school

Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Food: Chinese, Italian, German, any kind of dessert
Hobbies: Biking, x-country skiing, reading, walking, ballroom dancing, swimming, gardening
Likes: any beach, college football, reggae and Baroque music
Dislikes/pet peeves: Drivers of oversized SUVs who can't park the things or blow red lights while yakking on their cellphones

Ministry Involvement: None currently. Have taught kids and adults and been on church council
Bible Translation: NIV, NKJV, KJV
Bible Verse(s): Any of the Psalms
Hymns or other Christian songs: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Interesting Factoid #1: I'm almost pure Finn, thus the flag. Olen Suomilainen!
Interesting Factoid #2: Oldest son is in law school at USC in LA
Interesting Factoid #3: My BA is in astronomy
Interesting Factoid #4: Just started ballroom dance lessons. I love to tango.
Interesting Factoid #5: Before my current job I was in software program management for many years

Welcome Jeff.
Have not noticed you around before.

 

[jcj3803]

I just joined a few weeks ago. I find the layout of this Web site to be very cluttered and difficult to find things, so it's taking me awhile to learn to navigate. And I was in software design for 20+ years! LOL!

 

[PassionateOne]

I just joined a few weeks ago. I find the layout of this Web site to be very cluttered and difficult to find things, so it's taking me awhile to learn to navigate. And I was in software design for 20+ years! LOL!

Ohhhh.....so it's not just me!

Welcome.....we have alot of fun!

 

[catofhope]

I just joined a few weeks ago. I find the layout of this Web site to be very cluttered and difficult to find things, so it's taking me awhile to learn to navigate. And I was in software design for 20+ years! LOL!

Feel free to ask if you need any help getting around or figuring out how to do anything here.

 

[PassionateOne]

Feel free to ask if you need any help getting around or figuring out how to do anything here.

I still have alot of questions.....may I bug you too, Maggie?

 

[catofhope]

I still have alot of questions.....may I bug you too, Maggie?

If you are serious - SURE.

 

[jcj3803]

Glad to hear it's not just me. I take it you like Paris?

 

[PassionateOne]

Glad to hear it's not just me. I take it you like Paris?

Actually, my guy (on CF as well) wanted to 'vitually' take me to Paris......he's trying to be romantic (cute).

 

[Uniting]

Actually, my guy (on CF as well) wanted to 'vitually' take me to Paris......he's trying to be romantic (cute).

aww that is cute