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FULL NAME:  Heather Lynae Floyd-Payne

BORN:  January 18, 1970

BIRTHPLACE:  Abilene, Texas

RESIDENCE:  Franklin, TN

MARITIAL STATUS:  Married to Brian on April 30, 1999

CHILDREN'S NAMES: Ella Riley (born September 16, 2002), Nathaniel Graham (born September 12, 2004), Seth Hudson (born April 17, 2006), and Ava Corrine (born November 12, 2007).

EDUCATION:  Three years of education at Ouachita Baptist Unversity (but determined to finish when I finally get the time)

BECOMING A BELIEVER:  Began at nine, but began to understand at 12 when she attended a revival at her home church.

FAVORITE SCRIPTURE:  Isaiah 40, Phil 4:6-8, Hebrews 11:1 or Psalm 115:1.  Also the book of Romans.

FIRST SOLO:  "Fill Me, Jesus"

FAVORITE BOOK:  "'Til We Have Faces" - Clive Sinclaire Lewis

FAVORITE ACTOR AND ACTRESS:  Sir Anthony Hopkins, Annette Bening

FAVORITE POINT OF GRACE SONG:  "Gather At the River"

FAVORITE COLOR: Red

FAVORITE FOOD: It changes: sometimes Mexican, sometimes Italian

FAVORITE CLOTHING DESIGNER: Donna Karan

FAVORITE VOCALIST: Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald.  In Christian music it's Nichole Nordeman.

FAVORITE MUSICAL STYLE: Changes with the seasons

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Trading Spaces or anything on the Game Show Network.

FAVORITE COSMETICS: MAC makeup

FAVORITE PERFUME: Angel by Thierry Mugler

FAVORITE HOLIDAY: Christmas

FAVORITE ANIMAL: Darla, my Shih Tzu

FAVORITE WASTE OF TIME: Movies or reading

FAVORITE HYMN/WORSHIP SONG: "Spirit of the Living God" / "I Surrender All"/  "Man of Sorrows"/ "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross"

FAVORITE MAGAZINE:  People Magazine

FAVORITE SONG:  "In My Daughters Eyes" - Martina McBride

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM:  Dallas Cowboys/Atlanta Braves

FAVORITE SWEET:  Pecan pie with chocolate chips

FAVORITE ETHNIC FOOD:  Thai/Mexican

FAVORITE MOVIE:  Emma

FAVORITE MALL:  Houston Galleria

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT:  Half Moon Bay, CA

FAVORITE AUTHORS:  Jerry Bridges

FAVORITE ALBUM:  Parachute Band

FAVORITE BIBLE STORY:  Jesus walking on the road to Emmaus

FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR:  Call me crazy, but I don't like ice cream

FAVORITE PIZZA:  cheese

FAVORITE CITY:  Chicago

FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL:  Go Lean Crunch

FAVORITE RESTAURANT:  Stony River Legendary Steaks

FAVORITE BIBLE TRANSLATION:  New American Standard

FAVORITE STORE:  Nordstrom or Saks

FAVORITE 70S/80S TV SHOW:  Little House on the Prairie

FAVORITE FAST FOOD MEAL:  Q'Doba

FAVORITE PASTIMES:  Decorating, bargain shopping

FAVORITE BOARD GAME:  Balderdash

FAVORITE AWARDS SHOW:  People's Choice

FAVORITE PAIR OF SHOES:  Yummy Tennis Shoes

FAVORITE HOT DRINK:  Vanilla Latte

FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TOY:  My dolls

FAVORITE SCHOOL SUBJECTS:  English and French

LEAST FAVORITE SCHOOL SUBJECTS:  Math and Science

IDEAL VACATION SPOT:  Anywhere with my husband

MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE: When I was sixteen, my dad taught me how to drive a standard transmission car on a very steep hill. It took forever, but I finally got up that hill.

MOST EMBARRASSING EXPERIENCE: I had just bleached a pair of jeans and I wore them to my high school football game. With the entire band walking right behind me, I tripped. The inevitable happened and my jeans split open. I was devastated.

HAPPIEST MEMORY: Each year, the day after Thanksgiving, my family chops down a Christmas tree. We pick out one new ornament apiece and go home to decorate the tree while listening to the same album of Christmas favorites year in and year out.

SADDEST MEMORY: Losing both of my grandfathers to cancer

MOST TREASURED POSSESSION: My Ryrie Study Bible

BEST PERSONAL QUALITY: Loyalty

WORST PERSONAL QUALITY: Procrastination

GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: My senior voice recital in college

GREATEST AMBITION: To have a family just like the one I grew up in

GUILTY PLEASURE: Driving fast

HIGHEST IDEAL: To live a life as holy as possible for a saved sinner, so that one day I'll hear my God say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."

TECH GADGET YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT:  cell phone

BOOK YOU'D RECOMMEND TO A FRIEND: Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges

IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON AN ISLAND WHAT OR WHOM WOULD YOU TAKE WITH YOU?: My family and my Burt's Bees lip balm

VANILLA OR CHOCOLATE:  Are you kidding? Chocolate

MOST OUTRAGEOUS THING YOU'VE EVER DONE OR BOUGHT YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE:  Shelley talked me into  buying a pair of Gucci stiletto heels once. I had never spent this much money on shoes before and I never will again. They were the most uncomfortable shoes I've ever worn and I'll never wear them again. I'm thinking of selling them on ebay.

CD WARPED FROM PLAYING TOO LONG: The Parachute Band and Nicole Nordeman

PERSON YOU'D MOST LIKE TO MEET:  My husbands grandmother. She passed away before I knew Brian, so I never had the privilege of knowing her. I feel like I missed knowing someone very special.

ITEM YOU'D RISK BLISTERS TO GET:  Diet Coke

HOT SPOT YOU'D RECOMMEND THE MOST:  Maui, Hawaii

FAVORITE SLANG/SAYING:  "You're kidding?"

FIRST JOB:  Babysitting

LAST JOB BEFORE BECOMING A MUSIC ARTIST: Worked in athletic department at Ouachita Baptist during college

CURRENTLY IN THE CD CAROUSEL: Kelly Clarkson

WHAT IS YOUR MOST ANNOYING HABIT: not calling people back

WHAT WAS IN YOUR BAG THE LAST TIME YOU LEFT TARGET?:  diapers, wipes, white grape juice

THING YOU CAN'T DO TO SAVE YOUR LIFE:  organize

BEST GIFT EVER RECEIVED:  I found out I was pregnant for the 1st time on my birthday

FIRST ALBUM YOU EVER BOUGHT:  Grease

FIRST CHRISTIAN ALBUM:  Sandi Patti Live

BEST DATE:  One Valentine's Day, my husband surprised me and took me to a beautiful bed-and-breakfast

PET PEEVE:  People who chew gum with mouth open

IF MUSIC WASN'T YOUR CAREER, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'D BE DOING:  Opera singer

MOST MEMORABLE CONCERT EXPERIENCE:  Chicago

FIRST CAR:  '86 Mustang

DREAM CAR:  Lexus SUV

WHAT PRODUCT WOULD YOU ENDORSE IF ASKED?:  Sonic Drive-In

BEST DISH YOU CAN PREPARE: Poppy-seed Chicken

NUMBER OF SPEEDING TICKETS:  4

PHRASE YOU MOST OFTEN OVERUSE: "Oh my gosh!"

COLLECTIONS:  Antique tea cups; old Victorian vintage hats

DREAM DUET:  Kenny Loggins

LAST VIDEO RENTED:  The first two Lord of the Rings movies

MOVIE THAT MAKES YOU CRY:  The Color Purple