About Me:

I've been a salesperson in the cable television industry for over (cough!) twenty-five years.  I have logged a couple million flight miles and lost my share of bags.  I've loved my career, but the biggest part of me is defined by the people who love me: my kids, husband, siblings, parents, and God.   This means that I can build legos with my son or rock Just Dance with my daughter like a champ.  Date nights and sneak-away trips with my stellar husband replenish me.   Visits with my California family fuel me and I am humbled by the chance to serve at my church.  I am passionate about mentoring, developing a creative approach to (almost) everything, and finding adventure even in the daily routines.    If you follow me around (or read about my life on www.joyphenix.com ) you will notice that I have yellow dog hair on everything black and that my purse rarely matches my shoes.  I should be British since I'll drop everything for a good cup of tea and a chance to catch up with a friend.

 

 

Q&A’s:

Q:  How many children do you have?

A:  I have a 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son.  I also have a 9-month-old, yellow Lab puppy who is more work than both of my kids combined!

 

Q:  Where do you live? (were you born there or how did you end up there?)  

A:  I grew up, went to college and business school in Southern California.  I transferred to Atlanta seventeen years ago for work.  This is the city where I learned the meaning of "seasons" and the fine art of hospitality.  I was only planning on staying through the summer Olympics in 1996, but then I met my husband and my plans changed (in a good way!).  The rest of my family is still in California, so we make the cross-country trek as frequently as possible.

 

Q:  What’s your astrological sign?  

A:  I'm a Libra, but I really have no idea what that means.  I'm much more likely to talk about my Myers-Briggs classification (ENFP)!!

 

 

Q:  If your life was made into a Lifetime Movie, what would it be called?  

A:  The Pastor's Wife (not because of the plot line, but because of my husband's career!!)

 

 

Q:  What is one of your favorite quotes? 

A:  My favorite expression is a proverb that is both practical and concise!  "Wisdom is supreme, therefore, get wisdom."

 

Q:  What TV or movie character are you most like? 

A:  Umm — if Liz Lemon was married to a pastor and had a couple kids, she'd be pretty close.

 

Q: If you could have dinner with three famous people (dead or alive), who would you invite?  

A:  Three alive ones.  (kidding)  ... (1) Julia Child - preferably I'd have her cook the dinner we would be sharing. (2) C.S. Lewis –  I'd want to meet him for some pub food in England. (3)  Michelangelo – a nice Italian dinner in Florence perhaps!

 

Q:  What is your biggest vice?  

A:  Is eating a vice?  I'm waaaay too driven by lovely, tasty food.  Carbohydrates in any of their glorious forms are my particular "drug of choice."

 

Q:  What makes you feel sexy?  

A:  Anything that stops my husband in his tracks – a new haircut, a perfectly assembled outfit (which is not a given with me!), and great shoes!

 

Q:  What’s your most memorable ballsy moment?  

A:  That's a tricky question for me because, people tell me that I tend to live my life on the ballsy end of the scale and I don't even realize it.  Hmmm.  There was that time that I bungee jumped off a bridge in New Zealand.