Strangely, I find that I am a bit sad to hear that Tammy Faye (Bakker, Messner) has died.<\/p>\n
In appearance, she was more artificial than artificial, but there was something endearing about that to me.<\/p>\n
I found her very likable, and I think she meant others well – especially as she got older. <\/p>\n
I think she was a little pathological, and of course she had terrible taste in men. There was something so odd about her, but still… I liked her. <\/p>\n
Her God seems to be about financial security. I never looked to her for spiritual guidance, but I used to watch every once in a while because she gave me a different perspective (…Lord, won’t you give me a Mercedes Benz).<\/p>\n
I shop, therefore I am.<\/p>\n
You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God.<\/p>\n
I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist.<\/p>\n
I take Him shopping with me. I say, “OK, Jesus, help me find a bargain.”<\/p>\n
You don’t have to be dowdy to be a Christian.<\/p>\n
…and now we’re down to our last $37,000.<\/p>\n
There’s times when I just have to quit thinking . . . and the only way I can quit thinking is by shopping.<\/p>\n
I think the eyes are the windows to the soul. When my friends die, I often ask to have their eyeglasses. (San Francisco Chronicle, July 13, 2000)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n