FULL NAME:  Crystal Lewis Ray

BORN WHEN AND WHERE:  Norco, CA; September 11, 1969

FIRST SONG (AND AGE WRITTEN):  "Without You" (age 17)

READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?:  Desiring God, John Piper

FAVORITE BIBLE VERSE:  Phil. 4:4-7

FAMILY FACTS:  Husband - Brian Ray;
Son - Solomon; Daughter - Isabella

PETS:  Mary, chocolate lab

FIRST JOB:  Babysitter

WHAT SONG DO YOU WISH YOU WROTE:  "Lord I Believe In You"

HOBBIES:  Shopping, doing nothing

IF YOU WEREN'T AN ARTIST, WHAT
WOULD YOU BE?:  I have no idea

WHAT IS GOD TEACHING YOU NOW?:  To be fearless

FAVORITE BOARD GAME:  Monopoly

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT:  Venice, Italy

FAVORITE BOOK:  Divine Romance

FAVORITE BIBLE CHARACTER:  Peter

FAVORITE PIZZA:  Everything

FAVORITE HYMN:  "Why Should He Love Me So"

FAVORITE FOOD:  Steak, ice cream

FAVORITE CITY:  New York

FAVORITE PLACE:  New York; Hawaii; home

FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL:  Sugar Corn Pops

FAVORITE ICE-CREAM FLAVOR:  Chocolate
 chip (must be shaved, not big chunks)

FAVORITE TOOTHPASTE:  Toms of Maine natural toothpaste

FAVORITE SOAP:  Kiehl's Mango showel gel

FAVORITE SALAD DRESSING:  Caesar

FAVORITE SHAMPOO:  Tony Guy

FAVORITE HOT DRINK:  Tea (ginger)

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM:  Angels

FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TOY:  Barbie

FAVORITE 70S/80S TV SHOW:  Charlie's Angels; Batman

FAVORITE HANGOUT:  Haute Cakes

FAVORITE POP TART FLAVOR:  Cinnamon; brown sugar

FAVORITE CHEWING GUM:  Yuck!

FAVORITE PERFUME:  Fracus

FAVORITE ALBUMS:  Michael Jackson, Off the Wall;
Sting, Nothing Like the Sun; Sade, Love Deluxe

FAVORITE MOVIE SNACK:  Popcorn with Peanut M&Ms

FAVORITE MOVIE:  Waiting For
Guffman; Cable Guy; Roman Holiday

FAVORITE PAIR OF SHOES:  I love all my shoes

FAVORITE TV SHOW:  (video) Veggie Tales

FAVORITE SODA:  Root beer

FAVORITE COMFOR/PIG OUT FOOD:  Chips/guacamole

MOVIE THAT MAKES YOU CRY:
The Mission --- actually, most every movie

WHAT WAS THE FIRST INSTRUMENT
YOU LEARNED TO PLAY?:  Piano

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO BE DOING IN
TEN YEARS?:  Being a mom.

BEST GROSS-OUT STORY:  My son pooped on the
carpet at Nieman Marcus when he was 3.

GUILTY PLEASURE:  Godiva chocolate cake at Mortons.

MUST SEE TV:  Don't watch TV

MOST CHERISHED POSSESSION:  Heywood/Wakefield
furniture from the 40s; my Traulsen refrigerator.

DREAM CAR:  '57 Vette

IF YOU COULD BE ANY KIND OF TREE, WHAT WOULD IT
BE?:  Liquid Amber -- changes colors, also drops spiky little balls!

WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER?:  Lenny
Kravitz, Radiohead, No Doubt, Sade

FIRST ALBUM YOU REMEMBER BUYING:
Michael Jackson, Thriller; Stray Cats.

FIRST CHRISTIAN ALBUM:  That I
recorded?  Wild Blue Yonder, 1986

GOOFIEST THING YOU BELIEVED AS A CHILD:  Tooth fairy

THING YOU CAN'T DO TO SAVE YOUR LIFE:  Paint my nails

BEST ADVICE YOU'VE EVER BEEN GIVEN:  Remember who you are.

WORST TROUBLE YOU GOT INTO AS A CHILD: 
Caught ditching school with boyfriend (now husband)
after having been forbidden to see him.

BEST WAY TO MAKE YOU LAUGH:
Husband and brother-in-law Chris Lizotte.

IF A MOVIE WAS MADE OF YOUR LIFE,
WHO SHOULD PLAY YOU?:  Me.

BEST DISH YOU CAN PREPARE?:  Mud pie.

PET PEEVES:  People who interrupt you while you're talking.

FOOD YOU REFUSE TO EAT:  Sushi

IF MUSIC WASN'T YOUR CAREER, WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'D BE DOING?:  Something to do with youth ministry or fashion.

MOST MEMORABLE CONCERT EXPERIENCE:  July 4, 1998 Dallas,
Celebrate Freedom.  It poured rain right in the middle of "People
Get Ready" --- no one left!

BEST  GIFT EVER RECEIVED:  New wedding ring
to celebrate 8th wedding anniversary, in Venice, Italy.

MOST MEMORABLE MEETING:  Watching
my dad see my son for the first time.

IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?:
Cat----think cat woman.

YOU'VE BEEN MADE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DAY, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?:  Hide
under the desk at the Oval Office.

FIRST CAR:  '86 Volkswagen Golf.

IF YOU COULD SWAP LIVES WITH SOMEONE FOR
A DAY, WHO WOULD IT BE?:  Absolutely no one!

WHAT PRODUCT WOULD YOU DEFINITELY
ENDORSE IF ASKED?:  Growing Famlies, Intl.

NUMBER OF SPEEDING TICKETS (HONESTLY):  None.

PHRASE YOU MOST OFTEN OVERUSE:  "That's so funny."

COLLECTIONS:  My children's artwork.

DREAM DUET:  I did a song with Kirk Franklin, Bono, R.
Kelly and Mary J. Blige ---- it was a dream come true!

BEST PRACTICAL JOKE PLAYED ON YOU:  While on
tour with Avalon, someone (who'll remain nameless)
took an incredibly unattractive picture of me, copied
it and placed it on milk cartons all over the bus

WHAT EVENT FROM 1999 STILL INFLUENCES
YOU TODAY?:  Singing at the Grammys

FIRST QUESTION YOU WILL ASK GOD WHEN YOU GET TO
HEAVEN?:  Where are my brothers, my dog and my friend Yvette?

WHAT QUESTION DO YOU THINK HE WILL
ASK YOU?:  He already knows all the answers!

CHICKEN OR STEAK?:  Steak!!