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Michelle has added some special grief resources that are very dear to her.  We hope you will find them helpful if you or someone close to you has lost a loved one.  And here's a few more things you may not know about the Founder of BetterBudgeting.com yet, even if you've been with her from the very start; of 2001.  

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Personal Info About Michelle...

Favorite Quote: "All the masterpieces of art contain both light and shadow.  A happy life is not one filled with only sunshine, but one which uses both light and shadow to produce beauty." - Billy Graham

Favorite Songs: "Angels on the Moon" by Thriving Ivory, "Don't Get Comfortable" and "Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath, "Made to Love" and "One World" by Toby Mac, "How You Live" by Point of Grace, "Mercy" by Duffy, "Step by Step" by Rich Mullins

What's On My iPod: Mostly Pop and Contemporary Christian from several decades and now, a lot of 60s, a little Blues, Folk, Rock, Reggae, Country and a few Instrumental.  And some Hip Hop from my kids which I usually try to delete whenever it gets onto my playlist by mistake. Eeeek.          

Favorite Music Artists: Brandon Heath, Toby Mac, Duffy, Rob Thomas, Coldplay, Pink, Natasha Bedingfield, Iron & Wine, Adele, Nickelback, Jason Mraz, Jack Johnson and always... Eric Clapton, James Taylor, Norah Jones, Sting, Van Morrison, Cat Stevens, U2, Seal, Louis Armstrong, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Mamas & The Papas, and Rich Mullins 

Favorite Album: Twilight... YES!!!  My daughter says I would have to be asked this question on a regular basis, but so far this answer is holding for almost a full year

Favorite Books: The Bible, "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert, "Ellen Degeneres, My Point... and I Do Have One," "Laughter from Heaven" by Barbara Johnson, and old children's books such as "Go Dog Go," "The Little House" and "The Mitten" 

Famous People that Share Birthday: Helen Keller, Jo Frost (the "Nanny" who rescues families with out-of-control children--love this!), Tobey Maguire  

Favorite Places: My husband and I have lived in 6 different states over the last twenty something years of our marriage and all of them are located in the Southeast... Georgia, Kentucky (that's as far north as we got), Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina again (we were transferred back to NC 4 yrs later, but to the other side of the state), and then after 3 yrs there we were transferred finally back to our "hometown" in Atlanta, Georgia where we are now!  Living on a budget with four children we have done very little traveling outside of our home areas, but I was born and raised in Florida so at least I have one "extra" state than my husband does since he's from Alabama! ;o)  We do LOVE THE SOUTH!  If y'all have never visited this part of the country you should come visit!  We have beautiful white sandy beaches all along the Gulf coast and the Appalachian mountains are delightful!  Each state we have lived in has been great, but I would also love to visit other states and other countries as well, especially to meet all of you!

Favorite Movies: Sense and Sensibility, Nim's Island and of course... Twilight 

Favorite TV Shows: The Mentalist, Ellen, Paula Deen, American Idol, Heroes, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, House  

Favorite Foods: Southern, Italian, Cookies and Chocolate  (Even after forty-something years I still insist that cookies and chocolate ARE food groups!  So for those of you younger folks who didn't know that yet, there you go. ;o) 

Favorite Chefs: Paula Deen (because I just love her and want to adopt her into our family, and I met her husband Michael when we were visiting Savannah! :o), Rachael Ray (because she's teaching the world how to cook), Emeril (because there's only one EMERIL and he's the best), Alton Brown (because he's just so cool and from Atlanta!) and Nigella Lawson (because her recipes are always amazing)

Favorite Colors: Red, Orange, Fuchsia Pink, White... and Blue

Favorite Animals: Polar bears, golden retrievers, cocker spaniels, the black and white bunny rabbit, golden hamster and 5 beta fish (used to be 6) I take care of daily for our children... and whatever else they bring home.  And black and white dairy cows. 

Craziest Thing About You: I don't do TV Shows, Radio or Public Speaking.  I am a WRITER.  It's pretty ironic though, I LOVE talking with people everywhere I go and often find it hard to stop! :o)  And, yes, I am working on my next book.  I hope to be able to share it with you someday.