am confident that the biggest influence outside of my faith is my children. I am blessed to be a mother to seven children. My oldest two, Rocky and Lily, are technically my step children (however I don't believe in step anything). My middle four children, Emma, Faith, Josh and Sam, were adopted me and my ex-husband. My current (and final) husband and I had a surprise, Josie. My middle children were adopted and have special needs such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, asthma, chronic pain and hearing loss. I have learned from other mothers of special needs children that expectations change. For me it no longer is important that they are straight A students, get college scholarships, be a doctor or lawyer. What I learned from these other
I hope this gave you an insight on the community of special needs and everyone involved and opened your eyes to understanding the lives of people who are related to other individuals with special needs.
Writing this Professional Project required some deep soul searching while deepening my spirituality to train the veterans of Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Church to become Disciples of Christ. Completing the nine training sessions will be beneficial for the congregation. A selection of a Steering Committee from the various boards within the church will assist me with the effectiveness of the Professional Project. Teaching the veterans about The Fruit of the Spirit will strengthen my spiritual walk with Christ as well. Each branch of the military has military core values and a comparison will be made with each Fruit of the Spirit during the training process. Presentations and workshops on The Fruit of the Spirit will undergird
When it comes to my worldview, I feel pretty confident in what I know and what I stand for. I grew up in a Christian home, therefore I have been pretty consistent on what I believe in for my whole life. Some of the preceding questions really made me think though about what I really believe and how I am actually living. Although I know what my worldview is, it is not always easy to make sure that I am fully living it out.
I am the mother of three known as B3, also married to my high school sweetheart for 21 years and 8 months. B3 are very different children, Brittany 23 working toward a second
One warm summer day, great news came to be, that we were adding another to our family.
Dawkins signifies, to many, that the deity is an outmoded myth in the modern world. The author
October 22, 2017- I sent Faith a message on Facebook asking her if she had any free time within the next week to meet. I asked her if she had any questions, needed help with anything, wanted to talk, and asked her about the course. I didn’t hear anything back from her.
Someone’s religious affiliations and backgrounds can be fairly diverse and complicated. My own religious background in Christianity, however, is fairly simple. My parents only played a minor role in my religious practices, but the biggest influence on that would actually be the friends that I have made while here at Iowa State University.
I was unable to attend Theology class today (Tuesday, September 6) due to waking up this morning with a very high fever. I went to the doctor's today and do have a doctor's note if necessary.
. I got irrationally mad at my mom because I didn’t want to refer to my Dad as a disabled person on google. I spent most of that night in a rage, throwing books against the wall, bawling and banging my fists on the floor of my bedroom. “Please help!” I yelled repeatedly. I’m not sure if it was to anyone specific. At that time, I suppose it was to God. Someone’s God. Anyone’s God. When I still believed.
Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked (Psalms 84:10 NIV).
Once, while I was hiking Mount Marcy with my dad, in the Adirondack High Peaks Region in the High Peaks Wilderness Area of New York, we encountered a large beaver that was intent on chewing the tree directly on the side of the trail and thus partially prohibiting us from continuing on our journey.
I was introduce to Jesus Christ and his teaches as a young child and my relationship with him has grown stronger as I have gotten older. As a young women, I have tried to maintain a relationship with God through daily prayer and attend church when possible. Although, I do not attend church every week I still feel as though I walk in God light. When I am facing impactful choices, I always pray and have my faith in Jesus, that he will guide me in the right direction for me. I know he does not give me more than I can handle and I try to remember that when tough times are put upon me. Over the last couple of years, I have been faced with very impact paths. In this last year, my father was diagnosed with cancer and it has been very hard on me and
No two cultures are the same since every religion as its own customs and beliefs. The best way to get a better understanding of different faiths then your own is to interact with someone of a diverse belief. I recently discover amazing facts about Indians I never knew about by just spending an hour talking with my Indian friend’s mom.
Heather and Andrew welcomed another little one into their family recently. Little Caroline Scott was brought into the newborn photography studio recently for her modeling debut. Her big brother, Graham, was there too. These are returning clients I met 2 years ago when Graham was the first little one in their life.