In this Quick Hits, Amelia Lawson, assistant director of admissions who oversees the high school summer programs and student ambassadors, talks favorite breakfast food, childhood dreams, and crazy questions from her children. 

What is your go-to song?

Depends on the day, but Kip Moore always puts me in a good mood.

What’s your favorite season? 

Summer.

Best breakfast food?

Savory: Eggs.

Sweet: Waffles.

What is your favorite dish  to make?

I love to make Danielle Walker’s curried short ribs, but I substitute stew meat because it’s a cheaper cut. The flavors are insane!

What did you dream of doing as a kid?

Being a teacher.

If you could read only one book for the rest of your life, what would it be? 

“The Giver” by Lois Lowry.

Favorite sport and why? 

College football — I’m from Ann Arbor, so I bleed maize and blue. Football was something I learned from my dad, and I loved watching games with him when I was still living at home. It just has a lot of nostalgia for me, being from a college town and immersed in that culture. It just feels like home.

What is a crazy question your kids have asked you? 

One night, maybe around midnight, my almost 4-year-old daughter started to cry in her room — hysterics — and I went in, prepared for the worst. “Grace, what’s wrong?” “Mommy, why my fan not on?” “Umm…because I turned it off to clean it, and I never turned it back on. Do you want it on?” “Yes, thank you, Mommy. Good night.”

If you could give one piece of advice to your 20-year-old self, what would it be?

Stop basing your worth on your relationship status. Your worth has been determined by God, and anything else is just a lie. Stay focused on who he says you are.