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I am facing some tremendous changes in my life. Suffice it to say, I have always had a hard time with change.
Some things about me which are not subject to change are: I love it when it snows. There is something so graceful and other-worldly about floating snowflakes. The snow transforms and beautifies the ugliest things with it's white draping robes. I also enjoy a silver thaw now and then--Tasting ice leaves and catching snowflakes on my tongue are delightful pastimes when the weather gets cold.
I believe in Faeries (they're God's littlest angels). I am convinced they live in my garden. (grin) If I were a faery I would love to live there, too.
I like Christmas, cats, small dogs, goldfish, and children of all sizes and ages.

Mud puddle stomping is one of my favorite things to do. (Hahaha...with anyone who is brave enough to join me!) I also relish driving through deep mud puddles--the best one I ever saw spashed up on both sides to clap together over the top of my car...just breathtaking!

I delight in the sound of wind, falling rain, and crickets. I look forward to traffic jams because then I get to blow bubbles out the window--most people smile. My favorite kind of bubbles are "catch-a-bubble" (for obvious reasons--if you've ever [as I have] obsessed over wanting to catch bubbles in your fingers...) I adore candy bars, but do not eat them.

I like to walk to the park and look for agates and petrified wood along the banks of the river in spring and summer when the waters are low. I collect all sizes of naturally shaped heart rocks. Someday I'm going to make a sidewalk out of 'em.

One of my favorite activities is drawing. Just give me an empty piece of paper, a pencil and my imagination, and one never knows what will appear. I always carry a sketchpad and pencils with me just in case. Some of my artwork can be seen at www.Niquette.net.

I love photography. My camera is nearly always by my side. One never knows what amazing thing one might be able to capture on film.
THE PROMISE

(A Paraphrase, given to me, by my sweet Mumsie over 24 years ago)

"And I will make with "Mop" a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil horrors to cease from her life. She shall dwell safely in the midst of trouble. She shall learn to lean on Me.

"She shall sleep peacefully, encircled in My arms, even when seemingly insurmountable circumstances tower over her.

"And I will make "Mop" and the people surrounding her into blessings. I will cause the shower to refresh her when she's weary, they will come in her appointed season; and there will be showers of blessings." ~Ezekiel 34:25, 26

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FAVORITE QUOTES:
"Statistically, the probability that any of us being here is so small, that you'd think the mere fact of existing would keep us all in a contented dazzlement of surprise." ~Lewis Thomas, The Lives Of A Cell
"Motherhood is not for the fainthearted. Used frogs, skinned knees and the insults of teenage girls are not meant for the wimpy." ~ Daneille Steel, Romance Novelist & Mother of Eight
"There is no pit so deep, that He is not deeper still." ~ Corry Ten Boom (WW2 Nazi Concentration Camp Survivor)
"There is no strength, where there is no struggle..." ~ Unknown
"Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose." - Richard Dawkins, Atheist
"You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands." ~ Isaiah the Prophet
"Perfect Timing is God's Fingerprint!" ~ Glenn W. Hughes (Singer/Songwriter)
"The only way to lose is not to try." ~ Unknown
"Prayer moves the hand that moves the world." ~ E. M. Bounds
"A life well-lived, is a life well-missed." ~ Lynn Scrutton (Twin)
You Are a Chocolate Carmel Latte
At your best, you are: free spirited, down to earth, and relaxed
At your worst, you are: dogmatic and picky
You drink coffee because the very warmth of a coffee cup in hand makes you feel happy. You love to share a cuppa java with your friends.
Your caffeine addiction level: medium What Kind of Coffee Are You?
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IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY IT IS ADVISABLE TO KEEP MOP AWAY FROM FIRE AND FLAMES.
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I have a new Blogspot at http://bethlniquetteart.blogspot.com/, and you can visit my art gallery at www.niquette.net

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I'm looking forward to the day I meet Jesus face to face. I'm looking forward to meeting Harriet Tubman, Ruth & Boaz, Golda Meir, Einstein, Sarah (Abraham's wife), Elizabeth (Zechariah's wife), George Washington Carver, the prophets Zepheniah & Isaiah; Michaelangelo, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Barbara Bane, President Lincoln and Moses. (grin) Living people I would love to meet are: Carol Burnett, Barbara Bush, Victoria Holt, Mick Jager, Margaret Thatcher, the guys from Jars of Clay, Phyllis Whitney, and Mel Gibson.

Thou Beautiful

Thou breath of fresh air, Which the glowing embers did ignite; Thou, fairest of the fair, Who in the gloomy dark of night, My wretched soul did bring to light, And bathed my soul in pure delight, I pray thee bear, These words of admiration. Scarce can I dare, But must, for adoration, Doth set my heart, To dance in jubilation, Send forth this part.

Your golden hair shines, Like the sunrise o'er the mighty mount, While the fresh coolness of the morn Remains.

Your glowing face, Would send a knight in flashing armour, To die a thousand deaths, In anticipation of a mere glimpse of its glory,

Your sparkling eyes, Laugh with the waterfall, And sprightly dance, With the wind through the tall grass.

But the freshness of your spirit, Doth pour forth the melody, That floats on with the harmony, Of your glorious beauty; The reality amidst fading shadows.

--Anonymous. Who are you?

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