About

Hi there!  Thanks for visiting my about page!

I’m Cristi.  I currently live in Nevada although I came from California.  I’m married with one child and another on the way.  I don’t get much time to talk to other adults right now, so this blog seemed like a good outlet for some of the thoughts rolling around in my head.  For some background information:

• Most days I consider myself a Christian and while I like musing about theology I don’t tend to have much tied down at the moment besides believing in the restoring power of God (which I don’t believe is fully realized in this life).  I don’t go to church.  I don’t believe “going to church” fulfills the intent of any part of the Bible.  Lots of “church things” have been very damaging in my life.
• I love to play the piano.  I really wish I had time to play, but usually it ends up being the last thing on the list.
• I also love to read.  At the moment I read some theology books (love N.T. Wright’s books) but mostly romance novels.  I’m not ashamed to be a Christian and read romance novels and I found it very disturbing when the pastor of the last church we went to included in a prayer “…and please convict all those women that read Harlequin novels…”.  Not that I specifically read many Harlequin novels, but the intent behind the prayer was clear.
• I’m an Engineer.  I quit my engineering job recently, but I don’t believe the job specifically made me an Engineer.  It’s the way I think about things and solve problems.  Interestingly enough, my husband is an Engineer too but we solve problems in very different ways and have very different strengths and weaknesses.
• I love fixing things.  I’ve fixed our TV, some computer stuff, the cars, etc.  The same principle applies to making things sometimes.  I can be pretty creative when it comes to making things (including cooking food that normally turns out pretty good).

That’s about all for now.  Possibly I’ll add more as I think of things.