I suppose it’s about time I finally put up my biography…wow, I’m bad.

My name is Stephanie. I was born in Watertown, New York (waaaay up North by Lake Ontario), but my family moved to Mesa, Arizona when I was still a baby. I was blessed to be raised in a Christian home. My parents both grew up Seventh-Day Baptists (and no, that is not the same thing as Seventh-Day Adventists). I don’t know a whole lot about the denomination, only that they observe the Sabbath on Saturday. Apparently it is a New England thing, because no one I talk to has ever heard of them. Anyway, my dad was born and raised on a farm in upstate New York, and my mom was born in Alabama, raised in Rhode Island, one of 11 children. She was a pastor’s kid (also a farm kid) and sadly is now one of the only one of her siblings who follows the Christian faith. All that to say, I come from a long line of Seventh-Day Baptist farmers, I love the country and despise living in the city.

I have two older brothers. The oldest is 10 years older than me, and he and his wife are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year! They have 4 children (Adam – 8, Jasmine – 5, Andrew – 3, and Michael – 1). Ther had another child, Joseph, after their first, but he died within a few hours of being born. Fortunately, we had known throughout the pregnancy that this was going to happen, so it wasn’t a surprise. My other brother is 3 years older than me. I love my family, expecially the kids!! I love being Aunt Stephanie!!

I accepted Christ at an early age, and I have my parents to thank for keeping me in line all these years and for the fact that I never went through a rebellious stage. Of course, I’ve had many, many times when I’ve been mad at my parents and defied their authority, but in the end, I have never turned my back on my faith, and it is because my parents (as obnoxious as they may have been at times) set a good example for me. I grew up in an American Baptist church and attended each summer and winter camp through Junior High, when we changed churches. I am currently going to a non-denominational church called East Valley Bible Church, where I am actively involved in the worship ministry (when I’m home, at least). I’m at school in Texas because my old worship leader came here once upon a time and strongly suggested it, saying that they have a new music program, and the worship program he went through was amazing!

So my aspiration is to be a worship leader. I don’t know in what area exactly God wants me (women’s ministry, children’s ministry, or the main leader), but I feel I have no other option but to use the talents He has given me to serve and glorify Him. For this reason I am getting my BA in Music with a concentration in Worship. (I feel like I’ve just applied for a college or a job)

Some random things about me: I love the color green; I love horseback riding; I am extremely sentimental, not so much in the movies I watch (I can’t stand chick flicks), but in my life in general…I have an insane love for my family, and it really kills me to be two states away from them; I like poetry; I like dark chocolate more than milk chocolate; my favorite band is Superchic[k], I work in the photo lab at Walgreens back home, and it can be quite entertaining; I hate shopping; I have an unhealthy addiction to Sun Chips; one day I will own a Corvette (preferably a Stingray) because they are the most beautiful cars ever created; I don’t like cats. at all; my favorite food is my mom’s Corned Beef; My nickname in Junior High was “Stephie Jean,” and in High School it was “O” because apparently my family’s last name used to be O’Brannon; I am no kind of atheltic. The only reason I made the basketball team in jr. high was because so few people tried out that no one got cut, and the only reason I tried out was because I wanted to be like my big brothers; I played French Horn for a couple years; I’ve traveled everywhere for choir — Hawaii, New York, California, Europe (England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Venice, Germany), and after this semester ends I’ll be going to Korea!

Well, that’s more than anyone ever wanted to know about me, but hey, this is my bio, and I’m going to tell you whatever I want!

God bless!

~Stephanie Brannon