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NAME: Janna
Flower Potter-Long
BORN WHEN AND WHERE:
February
5, 1971 in Florence, SC
FAMILY FACTS:
Husband, Greg; daughters Lillian "Lilli" Flowers, Julia James, and
Eleanor Hovland; mom; dad; three siblings.
FAVORITE BIBLE VERSE:
Proverbs
3:5-6
HOBBIES:
Reading,
shopping, traveling, horseback riding, cooking.
WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT
NOW?:
Kevon Edmonds (brother of Babyface)
READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?: The Left Behind Series
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: I
sang "I Saw The Donkey"
in a Christmas play when I was 5 years old for
my
kindergarten class and our parents. I think they liked it.
FIRST SONG (AND AGE WRITTEN): "Seasons Come, Seasons Go" (age 7)
WHAT WAS THE FIRST INSTRUMENT
YOU
LEARNED TO PLAY?: Piano |
FIRST ASPIRED TO BE: A
singer
MOST EMBARRASSING PERFORMANCE:
Last year while
singing a solo line, I fell off the
stage. It was one of,
if not the most embarrassing moments of my life.
MOST DISTINCTIVE HOMETOWN FACT:
Maryland
Crabs are known all over the world. They
are the best.
MOST CHERISHED POSSESSION:
Pictures
of my life with family and friends.
IN YOUR HUMBLE OPINION, WHAT IS
THE BEST ALBUM EVER?:
Can't pick one
DREAM DUET: Aretha
Franklin, the queen
of soul. I’d love just to sit, listen and watch her.
SONG I WISH I'D WRITTEN: "In
Christ Alone."
It moves me every time I hear it.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON:
My
mom. She’s all that
a woman should be–strong yet tender, beautiful and
most importantly, she loves God with all her heart.
MOST SIGNIFICANT SPIRITUAL
EXPERIENCE: Receiving Christ at age 5.
MOST EXCITING CAREER EXPERIENCE: Young Messiah Tour, 1995.
MOST ADMIRED HISTORICAL FIGURE: Princess Diana. I believe she truly loved people.
FAVORITE SONG:
"Great is Thy Faithfulness"
FAVORITE
MOVIE: Sleepless in Seattle
FAVORITE ACTOR:
Julia Roberts, Al Pacino
FAVORITE
CHILDREN'S BOOK: Curious George
FAVORITE
CARTOON: Bugs Bunny
FAVORITE COLOR: Red
FAVORITE ITEM OF
CLOTHING: My
platform shoes
FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Taboo
FAVORITE DAYDREAM:
Winning a Grammy.
FAVORITE TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT: Evening, when I can see the stars.
FAVORITE PLACE:
Home.
FAVORITE PLACE TO LOOK AT THE
MOON:
Out in the country.
FAVORITE FOOD:
Anything!
FAVORITE COMFORT/PIG-OUT FOOD:
Cheetos, chocolate
FAVORITE SODA:
Pepsi
FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR:
Rocky Road
CHICKEN OR STEAK?: Depends on the
steak. Filet=steak; Rib eye=chicken
DREAM WHEELS:
Black
Mercedes convertible - 560 SL
LOVE OF YOUR LIFE: My
family and close friends.
IF YOU COULD MEET ANYONE, WHO
WOULD IT BE?: Aretha Franklin
IF YOU COULD BE ANY KIND OF TREE,
WHAT WOULD YOU BE?: Oak
I'D BE RICH IF I HAD A QUARTER FOR
EVERY
TIME I WAS TOLD: How’s Momma’s baby girl?
My
mom has always greeted me this way.
HYMN MOST ASSOCIATED WITH CHURCH:
"Great is
Thy Faithfulness." I am amazed
how faithful God
is every day when I am so unworthy of His goodness.
IF I WEREN'T A SINGER, I'D
PROBABLY BE: A lawyer or a psychologist. I love
knowing what
makes people tick and learning why people
do the things they do and
don’t do.
WHAT IS GOD TEACHING YOU NOW?:
Only He can meet all my needs.
FIRST QUESTION YOU WILL ASK GOD
WHEN YOU GET
TO HEAVEN?:
What was the point of all
my heartache?
WHAT QUESTION DO YOU THINK HE WILL
ASK YOU?: Why didn't you talk to me now?
WHAT EVENT FROM 1999 STILL
INFLUENCES
YOU TODAY?: Getting engaged
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO BE DOING IN
TEN YEARS?: Singing, being a great wife/mom
IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHICH CDS WOULD YOU TAKE?: Greg
Long - "Jesus Saves" because this album represents what the gospel is
all about - Jesus and His love. "My Utmost For His Highest"
because the songs are so worshipful and they articulate my feelings and desires
for God in a way that I was not aware of before. Michael W. Smith -
"The Big Picture" because this album has so much energy and is
completely from the heart.