In this on-going series of getting to know the preacher, I thought I would share some more minute information about yours truly:

1. My first name is Leslie.  No, I don’t know what my parents were thinking.
2. My dad founded a Christian school in Little Rock.  I graduated from that school, Central Arkansas Christian, in 1986.
3. I had a scholarship to go to Freed-Hardeman and major in Bible.
4. I had multiple fears as a child: dark, germ, storms, and Alice Cooper.
5. My parents were both 40 when I was born.
6. I’m the youngest of 5 children. 4 boys and 1 girl.  There is a 7 year difference between me and my sister, my closest sibling.
7. I largely taught myself how to swim and ride a bike.  I still don’t swim very well.
8. My mom was heavily involved in Market Research and opinion polling while I was growing up.
9. I’m a huge Barry Manilow fan.  I blame my sister for this.
10. My favorite meal as a kid was Mustard and Ketchup sandwiches.  I was an extremely picky eater and fight that to this day.
11. I was not a great student growing up.  I loved to read and learn.  I just hated being told what to read and learn.
12. I went to, and eventually graduated from, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
13. I had several majors including English, Journalism, Psychology and Education before I settled on Philosophy.
14. I squeezed 4 years of college into 6.
15. Surprisingly, I was not very smooth with the ladies growing up.
16. I can name every best picture and best actor Oscar winner and have seen every one.
17. I lived in the same house the first 24 years of my life.
18. I’ve lived in 12 houses or apartments over the last 14 years.
19. My first job was at Wendy’s. I lasted a couple of months.
20. I never pictured myself as a preacher.
21. I’m still not sure how that happened.
22. I someday hope to write a book.
23. My favorite Bible story is Hosea and Gomer.
24. I miss having the time to play video games.
25. Any stories I tell about athletic exploits are probably greatly exaggerated.
26. I do everything in order.  From checking my websites to taking a shower.  There is a systematic way to do it.
27. I once sold Rainbow Vacuum cleaners. I didn’t actually sell any of them, though.
28. My favorite color is purple.
29. I can be extremely difficult to live with.
30. I hate going anywhere that you need an appointment.
31. My favorite movie is Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
32. I’ve lived in 5 states (Arkansas, Tennessee, New Mexico, Michigan, and Texas), but I’ll always be an Arkansan.
33. I have a Master’s Degree in Expository Preaching.
34. I don’t like leftovers.
35. My favorite food is a good burger or pizza.
36. I’m extremely hard on myself.
37. I used to work at Kroger in the meat department.
38. I’m overwhelmingly blessed.  But you already knew that one,didn’t you?