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Name: Nicole
Country: United States
State: Ohio
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Birthday: 10/18/1985
Gender: Female
Expertise: the queen of road trips
Occupation: MRDD Habilitation Specialist
Industry: Nonprofit
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AIM:  vbshazam
Member Since:
10/31/2003
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| A soft breeze coming thru the front window ever so gracefully stirring up the curtain with a steady pulsating ripple. The crackling of the record player as it spins some soft melodies a sweet symphony to my ears. My French press newly used and my big starbucks mug filled to the brim with warm coffee. Relaxed on the leather couch laptop sprawled out on my lap and the promise of a full day of activities. Perfect way to start the day. Everything seems so different once the weather gets warmer. The dredge of winter gone, no worries of having to brush off my Jeep of inches upon inches of snow. There’s nothing better than right after a cold winter getting into my car and feeling the warmth of the sun beating thru the windows and the warmth of the seats, as apposed to the frozen brittle leather that the months prior brought to each journey out. Every season brings a new feeling, a new joy of activities to come. Spring already has those promises into play. The grill is already out on the patio cleaned and primed for months of feasts it will produce. Flowers ready in palates to be planted to bring color and life to the dull brown of the apartment front. The cat has already reclaimed the windowsill and where the sun beats in thru the screen door, as her place of choice to carelessly sleep the morning away. Spring is beautiful, so is life. Is your life beautiful? I know I’ve had gathered up a lot of dirt and grim over time. Spring is a time to renew. Spring cleaning not only applies to the back of our closets and the depths of the caves we’ve turned out garages into, but a fresh start time to clean out the “closets” of our lives. We should be continually cleaning out our lives of the dirt we pick up, but sometimes we loose sight or overlook the things that have gathered up. I encourage you and invite you to join in on this spring-cleaning. Start with yourself. Look into the depths of your heart and what you’re doing in your life and ask God to cleanse, renew and refresh you. When your life is right with God it overflows into every aspect of your life, from your appearance, to the condition of your car, and yes the back of your closet. ………..to be continued………. | | |
| I’m sitting here with tear filled eyes thinking of all the kids I left behind back in Indiana. From my girl Mercades who I think of almost daily, the girl who at first cursed up a storm and had eyes filled with hurt that she masked into hatred. To the girl she is now. A future youth pastor. All my kids at the projects where at just the sight of my car, they would come running. Not because of anything special, but just because someone cared enough to come. They didn’t always warm up to me or anyone else that came out to see them. I was just this white girl that showed up one day.. But as time went on and I was always there, they learned to trust me..and I grew to love them. My heart is still with these kids…it breaks almost daily when I think of them. Their “my kids” as I refer to them. Because I see so much in them, the potential of greatness. They have nothing but pain and hatred puling them down. Yet there so much there in their eyes, this power that they have. This power to overcome. I’m so torn being here and not being there. It’s so hard to not feel like I’ve abandoned them just like others before them. But I have to continually remind myself, I loved them not through my own strength, but by God’s. There were hard times…MANY, more then you could know. But trials are nothing compared to the ones they face everyday. I was simply a tool God was using to show them Him. I miss them thou. I miss seeing that greatness in their eyes. Hearing their stories, and getting to be apart of them…I’ll never forget my kids. Because they are apart of me. .. | | |
| So a million and one things have been happening with me. School is going really well classes are kind of crazy and that part of me wishes for the summer. I've been able to get completely connected at the school. One of my profs (who has adopted me into his family) i loving call him "Uncle Dave" has offered me an internship working with the youth and I'm scared, excited and nervous about this new venture (be praying) I've been in two car accidents recently, that's right...not just one, but two.....which means my car is now totaled. It's sad to see the saturn go all the memories of road trips, soul patrols, taking clients placing and moving to a new state in that car. but it's gone, i'm cleaning it out of my things today. But on a more exciting note i might be getting my grandma's car (since she passed away in aug, having it will be a good reminder of her, I think of her often) which means i get to go to ATL to get it!!!! Oh yes road trip!!!! let's see what else.....oh yes, I'm dating now, this amazing guy named Joshua, I've been blessed to have him brought into my life, it's been a journey to get where we are and we're excited to see what God has in store for us, please keep us in prayer and we seek God's will in our relationship. I miss so many people and i only wish i had the time and money to come visit so many of you, from the fort to hamtown there's so many people and trips to visit each of you that i need and want to make....maybe one day...... love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | |
| Just in case any of you feel this need to write/send me anything at all............. here my new address at school Ohio Christian University ATTEN: Nicole Roth, Moore Hall RM 131 1476 Lancaster Pike PO Box 458 Circleville, OH 43113 | | |
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School's going really good right now, but all i can really say or focus on for the moment is how the bucks are going to smash the longhorns!! | | |
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