Yes, until God changes things, I am content. I am where God has put me and His will and timing are always best for me. He does a far, far better job of running my life than I ever did.

But I also hope He has a son somewhere who would be blessed by me.

There were many issues, but one thing stands out in my mind. I am not the typical female who is extremely sensitive to other people's emotional states. I know it's important to many people, so I do try. But I operate on the thinking level, not the feeling level, most of the time. I don't always notice things around me, especially if I'm solving a problem inside my head. Think "absent-minded professor" and you've got a fair idea of my innate style. On the positive side, this means that I tolerate a certain amount of physical untidiness and I don't get upset about missed "special days". Case in point, my mom forgot my birthday one year. After a day of wondering, I finally called her, found out why she had forgotten, accepted her apology, and got over it. But this also means that I would not suit a man to whom these things are life and breath. I would better suit a man who also operates more on the thinking level than the feeling level.

I was separated in 1994, divorced in 2001. I know that I like companionship in the home. And I've learned that a tidy home is more conducive to inner peace than a messy one. My house will never be perfect because I live, work and create here. But it can always be a little nicer in 15 minutes.

“It was an act of courage to take the scraps life provided and stitch them together, wrestling the chaos into order, taking what had been cast off and creating something from it, something useful, beautiful, and strong, something whose true value was known only to the heart of the woman who made it.” Jennifer Chiaverini

"There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty forever beyond its reach...and putting away all fear he cast himself into a deep untroubled sleep." JRR Tolkein, The Return of the King.

For we know that ALL THINGS work together for good for those who are called according to His purpose.

Many different kinds of things. Computer activities, gardening, good movies, sewing, antique sewing machines (fixing, restoring and sewing on them), handwork such as quilting, knitting and crochet and tatting. I like to listen to audio-books while I work around the house. I don't watch TV, there's no reception at my house and I refuse to pay for cable but I enjoy the use of NetFlix as I can get many classic movies and older television shows there. Thanks to NetFlix, lately I've been enjoying watching all six seasons of "Emergency!". Favorite exercise: gardening, mini-trampoline for jogging and aerobics.

I also love to dance, I studied under Bill Cosby. (BTW, that's a joke, have you ever seen Bill Cosby dance?)

We are in the process of starting a Dorcas Circle in my church, where we use our hands and talents to meet the needs of our fellow Christians and of the needy in the larger community.

Ideal place to live: wherever God wants me.

My views on drinking: I do not drink because I made a promise many years ago. I believe God "made all things richly to enjoy" and there is nothing wrong with drinking, as long as it is not done to excess.

On children: God has blessed me with one child. I am grateful and content -- and would be grateful and content to welcome someone else's, as God wills.

All time favorite book, other than the Bible: "Lord of the Rings" by JRR Tolkien.

Where would I like to visit some day? The Grand Canyon, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland. -- "Mountains! I want to see mountains again, Gandalf!"