Mary

Hostess of the afternoon show Monday-Friday, Noon to 6 pm.

Email:  mary@ccr891.com

My biggest and greatest influence to this day was the woman I met in January of 1991, the former wife of my husband's Air Force aircraft commander, Debbie Hargis, now known as Debbie Harsh.  She is about eight years my senior, and at my age of 21, was like an older, spiritually mature sister who made it her life's work at that time to saturate my brain with the knowledge of the Lord, helped us find a church to attend and committed herself, along with the wives of my husband's other crewmembers, to hold a weekly Bible study with me.  She and I are as close as any biological sisters could be, if not more so, and we keep in touch regularly, though she is currently living in Tucson, AZ.

It's been nine years since I saw Debbie last, and quite honestly, I'd give anything to sit down with her again and just talk in person.  Biblically, most definitely King David, without a doubt.

I don't know how well they're hidden, but I do sing and play the piano, and I've been told I can act and do fairly good impressions of certain people or situations.

"The meaning of life was never a mysterious question.  The answer is love, and I was blessed enough to have more than my share."

I have SEVERAL pet peeves, but I guess my chief one would be stepping on a wet bathroom floor wearing socks, a pet peeve I credit my children with helping me develop.

Licorice, little cherry bites in an apple-shaped glass jar.  Also more cereal than most companies can make in one day.

I am passionate about the spiritual welfare of today's teenagers, because I feel strongly that too many adults shy away from them at a critical time when they need us most, and I want to be the difference that helps them make better choices for themselves, to make them know they are loved, they matter, and that God loves them most of all. 

My wonderful family consists of my husband of thirteen years and our two children, Taylor Nicole, age 11, and Alexander Michael, age 7, whom we simply call Alex.  In this community we are blessed to have members of my husband's family living close all around us, which to most wives would seem like a nightmare, but it has been a true blessing and gift and an asset in the lives of my children.

With absolutely no exception, on a regular basis and since Molly Shannon the actress has been on Saturday Night Live and appeared in various other movies since 1996 or so, I have been told I look like her, to the point that people insist I could pretend to be her out in public if I wanted.  That's not a social experiment I'm currently ready to embrace.

Well, the most interesting other job I would have had would have been my time in the Air Force, working as an Aircrew Life Support Specialist, someone who inspects and maintains aircrew safety equipment such as parachutes, oxygen masks, helmets, life rafts, survival kits and chemical warfare gear.  I also met some VERY interesting individuals working the front desk at a local hotel, including one of our esteemed director's daughters, and then of course I have managed the office of a self-destructive construction company that somehow manages to pull a rabbit out of a hat with tremendous skill every month, most likely due to crew talent with no credit to ownership whatsoever. 

In my spare time, I love to read, mostly Christian books, but also Reader's Digest, Guideposts, or various other magazines with subjects of interest for me, articles on marriage and family or parenting, to see how today's values either conflict or support the Lord's plans for these things.

I try not to eat too late at night, but if I'm desperate, oh man, it could be anything from ice cream to cereal to a leftover piece of cold steak--seriously!

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