Photo by Scott Crowder

Connie Logan

My family:  I’ve been a single mom for 14 years with three boys—Matt, 28; Jake, 26; and Luke, 23.

My work: I am a painter who shows and sells my work in regional galleries and teaches others the joy of painting in my studio

Words I live by: Gal. 8:28: “All things work together for good for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purposes.”

If I could be totally wild, I would: Parachute out of an airplane.

Right now I’m reading: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.

The one item that has changed my life: My iPod.

Last major purchase: A plane ticket to Paris.

My favorite body part: My hands—they aren’t beautiful but I use them every minute of every day.

The food I could eat every day: Pasta.

If I were a fictional heroine, I would be: Scarlett O’Hara.

The world would be a better place, if only: People would pay it forward.

I’d like to learn to: Tango.

Something most people don’t know about me: I was Virginia State Baton Twirling Champion.

My mother always said: Never swat at a gnat and swallow a camel.

The worst idea I’ve ever had: A perm.