• Home (wherever I am living—I am a homebody!)
• EPCOT theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL
• The Magic Kingdom theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL
• White Mountains, New Hampshire
• Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL
• Redwood forests of Northern California
• Pacific coastal cliffs of Northern California
• Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
• Manhattan, NY
• Lake Cherokee Historic District, Orlando, Florida (where I lived from age 4 to 21)
• Downtown Disney, Lake Buena Vista, FL
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, NY
• Bob Carr Performing Arts Center, Orlando, FL (restored and renovated by my father, Tom Price, in 1975—the picture on this web page doesn't at all do it justice!)
• 313 Melody Lane, Bristol, Tennessee (My maternal grandmother’s home until her death in 1997. I spent part of every summer and most Christmases there.)
• The Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee (the most beautiful, incredible hotel I have ever seen!)

• Jesus of Nazareth
• Joseph, son of Jacob of the Israelites (his full story is told in Genesis 37, 39-43. Or see a wonderful live action version)
• Walter E. Disney
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Clive Staples Lewis (my favorite author)
• Woodrow Wilson (my favorite President)
• Sting (Gordon Sumner) (my favorite musician)
• Sergei Grinkov (Russian champion couples ice skater who died at age 25)
• Whoopi Goldberg (I love her combination of wise dignity and comic timing)
• Oprah Winfrey
• Julie Andrews (love her way with kids, and her exquisite voice!)
• Mahatma Gandhi

• “Crowning With Thorns” by Titian
• “The Return of the Prodigal Son” by Rembrandt
• “Pieta” by Michelangelo
• “Jacob Blessing The Children of Joseph” by Rembrandt
• “O Jerusalem” by Greg Olsen
• “The Song of the Angels“ by William Bouguereau
• “Charity“ by William Bouguereau
• “The Accolade” by Edmund Blair Leighton
• “Sistine Madonna” by Raphael
• “The Boating Party Lunch” by Pierre Auguste Renoir
• “The Finding of Moses” by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
• “The Reconciliation of the Montagues and the Capulets over the Dead Bodies of Romeo and Juliet” by Lord Frederick Leighton
• “Beyond Spring’s Gate” by Thomas Kinkade
• “Portrait of Elsa“ by Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee
• Snow White by Walt Disney Studios (If you think you've seen Snow White but have not seen the Platinum Edition DVD, you have not seen Snow White. The movie as captured on this DVD is a gorgeous, moving piece of art, digitally restored to its original 1937 brilliance.)
• Fantasia/2000 by Walt Disney Studios (another gorgeous, moving piece of art, with some scenes so beautiful they made me cry when I saw it in IMAX)

Favorite Artists

• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas (unabridged and translated by Robin Buss)
• Elfquest by Wendy and Richard Pini
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (I recommend a version that has updated modern spelling, like the Bantam paperback featured here; it's much easier to follow)
• A Voice In The Wind by Francine Rivers
• The Hobbit /The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkein
• The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

• Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
• The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

  Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
• A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
• Hamlet by William Shakespeare
• The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

• The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
• The Time Trilogy by Madeleine L’Engle
• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien
• King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
• The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander
• Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
• Robin Hood by J. Walker McSpadden, illus. Greg Hildebrandt
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowlings
• The Neverending Story by Michael Ende (the last half of this book is not portrayed in any of the films)
• Crossing Jordan by Adrian Fogelin
• Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfield
• Ella Enchanted by Gail Levine
• Stuart Little by E. B. White
  
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• The Monster at the End of This Book
• The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by Dubose Heyward
• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
• The Complete Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
• Keat’s Neighborhood by Ezra Jack Keats
• Swan Lake by Margot Fonteyn, illus. Trina Schart Hyman
• The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
• The Complete Adventures of Curious George by H. A. Rey
• Babar books by Jean De Brunhoff
• The Clown of God by Tomi dePaola
• The Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
• Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel
• A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
• Frederick and His Friends: Four Favorite Fables by Leo Lionni
• A Birthday for Frances by Russell Hoban
  
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• The Bible
• Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
• Before You Say I Do by Wright & Roberts (if you're already married, After You Say I Do is exactly the same material, just presented for married couples)
• Mars and Venus on a Date by John Gray, Ph.D. (This is a must-read for singles!)
• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (This is a must-read for spouses!)
• For Women Only / For Men Only by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn
• Personal Finance for Dummies by Eric Tyson
• The Millionaire Next Door
• Baby 411 by Denise Fields and Ari Brown
• The Baby Sleep Solution by Suzy Giordano
• Making A Home: Housekeeping for Real Life by Better Homes and Gardens
• Better Homes And Gardens New Cookbook
• The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer
• The South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston, M.D.
• Body for Life by Bill Phillips
• Your Mental Health: A Layman's Guide to the Psychiatrist's Bible by Frances Allen, M.D. and Michael B. First, M.D.
• Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman
• Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up: A New Look at Today's Evangelical Church in the Light of Early Christians by David W. Bercot
• Born of Water: What The Bible Really Says About Baptism by Rex Geissler

• The Passion of the Christ
• The Sound of Music
• Ladyhawke
• Star Wars Saga (Episodes I, II, III, IV, V, & VI)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Jackson/Warner)
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• The Terminator / Terminator II: Judgment Day
• The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
• The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
• Dave
• Jingle All the Way
• Muppets From Space
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
  (the original 1982 version; it was 'touched-up' in 2002)
• Top Gun
• The Greatest Game Ever Played
• The Whole Nine Yards
• Return to Me
• Ben-Hur
• Cyrano de Bergerac (French)
• Dances With Wolves
• The King and I
• An Ideal Husband (1999)
• Pride and Prejudice (2007)
• Liar Liar
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• It’s A Wonderful Life
• The Rainmaker (1997)
• Independence Day
• Gone With The Wind
• The Joy Luck Club
  
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Sleeping Beauty

• The Little Mermaid (Disney Studios)
• Mulan (Disney Studios)
• Sleeping Beauty (Disney Studios)
• Beauty and the Beast (Disney Studios)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney Studios)
• Cinderella (Disney Studios)
• Lilo and Stitch (Disney Studios)
• Peter Pan (Disney Studios)
• Robin Hood (Disney Studios)
• Mary Poppins (Disney Studios)
• Fantasia/2000 (Disney Studios)
• The Last Unicorn (Topcraft)
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Studio Ghibli)
• My Neighbor Totoro (Studio Ghibli)
• The Swan Princess (Nest Family Entertainment)
• Prince of Egypt (DreamWorks)
• Pokemon: The First Movie (Warner Bros)
• Happy Feet (Warner Bros)
• Surf's Up (Sony Pictures)

• Pride and Prejudice (BBC Video, 1980)
• Anne of Green Gables (Sullivan/UAV Corp)
• Annie (Disney, 1999)
• The X-Files
• Star Trek / Star Trek Next Generation / Star Trek Enterprise
• The Muppet Show & Sesame Street
• Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
• SNL’s Presidential Bash 2000
• Ren and Stimpy (the original episodes by John Kricfalusi)
• Robotech: The Macross Series
• Jane Austen’s Emma (A&E, 1997)
• The Bible Collection: Joseph (Turner Home Video)
• North and South (TV miniseries)
• UpsideDown: A Musical based on the Acts of the Apostles
• Firefly
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Monty Python's Flying Circus

• Enigma Variations, Mvt. IX, “Nimrod” by Sir Edward Elgar
• Overture to The Marriage of Figaro by W. A. Mozart
• “Scene” from Act III of the Swan Lake Ballet by P. I. Tchaikovsky
• “Arabian Dance” from the Nutcracker Ballet by P. I. Tchaikovsky
• “Emmanuel” by Michel Colombier (the whole album where this appears, Romances for Saxophone, is wonderful)
• “Hallelujah” Chorus from The Messiah by G. F. Handel
• “Nessun Dorma” from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini
• “Air on the G String” by J. S. Bach
• “Morning Mood” from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg
• Clarinet Concerto, 2nd Movement, Adagio by W. A. Mozart
• The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky
• Fantaisie Impromptu in C sharp minor by Frederic Chopin
• Nocturne in E minor (posthumous) by Frederic Chopin
• “Mars, the Bringer of War” from The Planets by Gustav Holst
• “Evening Prayer” from Hansel and Gretel by E. Humperdinck

• The Sound of Music 35th Anniversary soundtrack by Rodgers & Hammerstein
• “March of the Siamese Children” by Rodgers & Hammerstein (The King And I)
• “All Good Gifts” by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell)
• “The Rainbow Connection” by Jim Henson (The Muppet Movie)
• “Star Wars Suite” by John Williams from Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars Trilogy)
• “Titles” by Vangelis (Chariots of Fire)
• “The Last Unicorn” by America (The Last Unicorn)
• “Main Title” by Parsons/Powell (Ladyhawke)
• “Top Gun Anthem” by Harold Faltermeyer (Top Gun)
• “Part of Your World” by Alan Mencken (The Little Mermaid)
• “Mother Africa” by Hans Zimmer & Lebo M (The Power of One)
• “Deliver Us” by Zimmer/Schwartz (Prince Of Egypt)
• “Strangers Like Me” by Phil Collins (Tarzan)
• “Now We Are Free” by Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard (Gladiator)
• “My Funny Friend and Me” by Sting (The Emperor’s New Groove)

• “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel (So)
• “40” by U2 (War)
• “He Lives In You” by Lebo M (Rhythm of the Pride Lands)
• “Every Breath You Take” by The Police (Synchronicity)
• “Storms In Africa” by Enya (Watermark)
• “Book of Days” by Enya (Shepherd Moons)
• “Baptize Me” by Jaci Velasquez (Heavenly Place)
• “Eileen’s Song” by Burlap To Cashmere (Anybody Out There)
• “Here Comes The Sun” by the Beatles (Abbey Road)
• “Throwing It All Away” by Genesis (Invisible Touch)
• “Mother” by Donna Lewis (Now In A Minute)
• “Secret Journey” by The Police (Ghost In The Machine)
• “Worlds Apart” by Jars of Clay (Jars of Clay)
• “Earth Song” by Michael Jackson (HIStory, Part 1)
• “Viva La Vida“ by Coldplay
• “Little Wonders“ by Rob Thomas

• Manoir Hovey, Magog, Canada (best meal I've ever had was dinner in the dining room here)
• Lee’s Lakeside, Downtown Orlando, FL (had our rehearsal dinner and first anniversary dinner there; just superb! 2nd best meal after Manoir Hovey.)
• Bananas Foster Bed & Breakfast, Key West, FL (Where we spent our honeymoon. Best blueberry pancakes I ever tasted. Beautiful room, sunken jacuzzi, wonderful service.)
• Any full-service restaurant in Epcot
• Cinderella’s Royal Table, Magic Kingdom, Orlando, FL
• Concourse Steakhouse, Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Orlando, FL (this is the first and only place at which I ate shellfish and actually liked it. I also had the best Oreo shake I've ever had, specially prepared by the chef at the request of Justin's stepfather who was a waiter there at the time and treated us to our meal.)
• The Olive Garden (those breadsticks with that Alfredo sauce can't be beat)
• China Garden, 8833 Conroy Rd, Orlando, FL 32835-3129, (407) 909-8833 (the best Chinese food I have had to date, with great atmosphere, service, and prices. They also, of course, deliver.)
• Mary Ann’s Diner, Derry, NH
• La Carreta Mexican Restaurant, Manchester, NH

• Psalm 73:23-28
• Psalm 84
• Isaiah 40
• Isaiah 43
• Jeremiah 29:11
• Matthew 5-7
• Matthew 13:44-46
• Matthew 26-28
• Luke 9:23-25
• John 6:66-69
• Acts 2:36-47
• Romans 8:18-39
• The book of Philippians
• 1 Peter 1:3-9
• Revelation 21:1-7