Original Profile: In Scripture I'm reading through Psalms and 2nd Corinthians. I frequently read various books at night before turning off the light. Yesterday (April 8th) I finished "Female Piety", so I'm about to dive into Jonathan Edwards' "Charity & Its Fruits". That's a long-term read for me, because it's a book meant to be chewed and digested slowly. So I'm reading a bit at a time, writing out my thoughts, sometimes sharing them with friends.

Spring 2009 as wife & mother in God's providence thanks to SGS: I enjoy quiet time reading through the gospels, and devotions with my husband working through D.A. Carson's "For the Love of God" vol. 1

Original Profile: My greatest desire is to be married. I believe this desire is God-given and one not to be squelched, since in Scripture marriage is one of the most important aspects of the created order.

Spring 2009 as wife & mother, I'm very content being married with a son of my own to rear in the nuture and admonition of the Lord.

The first thing I am most thankful for is a godly, covenantally faithful family, who have brought me up in the nurture & admonition of the Lord. I'm also thankful for the providence of God; for the fact that God "does uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge, and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."(WCF) Finally, I'm thankful for books. Can't imagine life without them. ;)

Spring 2009---To the first thing I'd like to add I'm thankful for both my old family and my new one--my husband and my newborn son.

1. Knows what they believe and why; devoted to covenant and reformed theology and God’s church.

2. Intelligent but doesn’t parade it or make others feel inferior, has integrity and honesty yet not critical, sensitive to and concerned for others, puts people at ease (not intense), warm and affectionate

3. Enjoys talking about both fun and serious (theological) things

4. Mannerly, appreciative of God’s good gifts

5. Loyal, stable, steadfast, and committed.

6. Diligent and industrious

Original Profile: Currently I am an elementary teacher at a private Classical Christian school in town. I love working with children, they’re so much fun. On Sundays I teach the Beginners Sunday school class. I’ve taught Sunday School virtually non-stop for the last five years (and occasionally before that). I love it!

Spring 2009: I am a full-time stay-at-home mother to Theodore Carson (gift of God, and mn after my husband's favorite author D.A. Carson), and am enjoying the challenges of motherhood. I also enjoy caring for and painting the house we bought, and culinary adventures when my husband Sean and I cook foods from other nations. So far we've "visited" via our kitchen Morocco, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Russia, Turkey...

I read, sing, spend time with my family’s Rhodesian Ridgeback, talk with friends, bake, embroider and knit, hike in the mountains, enjoy classical music, watch NASCAR on TV, listen to theological discussions or Mars Hill Audio Journal CDs.

Spring 2009: Playing with Theodore, watching movies with my husband, listening to Mars Hill Audio or White Horse Inn with my husband, reading, baking, embroidering, taking long walks, listening to music, monthly ladies' night with friends...

Original Response: I come from a stable, godly Christian family of many generations, though my parents, sister, and I are the only ones who (at this time) are Reformed or Presbyterian. My father is a minister in the PCA; he and my mother have a sound, stable marriage. I have a younger sister, 5 yrs my junior, who is also committed to the reformed faith (and Tolkein, we both love LotR!). We’re very close, but I would be willing to relocate.

Spring 2009: I have been married for almost a year (since May 31, 2008) to Sean Burkes, whom I met on SGS. 10 month after marriage, in March 2009, we welcomed our firstborn, a son, Theodore. He'll probably grow up in this area, although Sean and I are open to moving west if the Lord ever opened that door.