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Joy

It's not a full day until you lose your shirt in a river but somehow keep all your trash...

About Me

Hmm let's see... am a peppy-ish girl with a corny sense of humor and tender heart. I have hopes and dreams of being a writer one day but thus far have lacked the time, motivation or muse to take it up seriously. I've been through enough life lessons to exhaust me and have gained a lot of wisdom from them.My heart has felt joy and my heart has felt loss. I am open to giving advice if you need it...it's free and better than a fortune cookie...but don't take it too seriously because your life is YOURS and at the end of the day when you rest your head... it's your heart that has to be at peace with the decisions that you make.My words of wisdom are:-Think of the consequences of your action before you take action.. -Respect yourself enough to omit people from your life when they hurt you.. but forgive them for YOUR sake and move on. -Trust yourself enough to be alone.. -Be happy with the here and now because you will look back and wish you would have.. -Know that everything has a reason and a season..Anyone that knows me, knows that I love my family dearly and remain very close to them. We've been through a lot this year with my lil' sister Kasie. She suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury last November. She was in a coma for 2 months. By God's grace she pulled through like a soldier and she is doing great... I had the blessed opportunity to see her progress each day... To know she is going to be in college this fall is nothing short of a miracle. From her triumph I have learned so much about perseverance, strength and love.About work...I love my job so much. Basically, I have the wonderful opportunity to make some things happen in the world. I LOVE IT!! My one prayer is to leave this world a better place in some little way when I go. My current ambition is to continue working in the position I am in now while obtaining my masters degree in Public Health. I love to conquer Public Health Policy Issues.My general philosophy: We were put on Earth to love and be loved. I want to live a peaceful life of purpose... :-) Oh my gosh I sound like a beauty pageant contestant... LOL! Anyway I hope today finds ya smilin'. I would love to hear from you. :-D

My Interests

Reading, Writing, Movies, College Sports, Thinking of ways to buy a house on the lake...
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I'd like to meet:

Matt Damon, Jimmy Carter, Maya Angelou, Muhammed AliI would've liked to have met: Mother Teresa, Jesus Christ, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Music:

Old Time Country, Classic Rock, Gangsta Rap, Top 40 stuff, anything on an acoustic guitar

Movies:

Dirty Dancing, Pretty In Pink, Breakfast Club, Goonies, Rudy, Varsity Blues, Braveheart, Grumpy Old Men, Rocky, Dumb and Dumber, Count of Monte Cristo, GREASE, John Q., Stand By Me, Phantom of the Opera, Westside Story, Outsiders, Gladiator, How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Television:

Grey's Anatomy (You're welcome Katie)CSI, NCIS, Cold Case Files, City Confidential, American Justice. I don't typically watch a lot of TV.

Books:

Jude Devereux, Nora Roberts, James Patterson, Sandra Brown, Sue Grafton, Alexander Dumas, John Grisham~~~ Love suggestions so bring 'em on!

Heroes:

Mothers for their unselfish patience, Doctors for their years of hard work in school, Firemen for their bravery, Teachers for their humility, Servicemen/women for their willingness to fight for our freedom.. Kasie G for her perseverance. 8 is Gr8!

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Posted by Joy on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:02:00 PST

On being the dramatic one....

Some of us just happen to have a lot to go through in life for some reason... we want to live drama free but things just kinda happen and we have to deal with them. The amazing thing is what we learn ...
Posted by Joy on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:55:00 PST

Sisters

Ok.. the cheese factor is high on this I know Kim & Kasie.. but last night I thought of how close we are now and I was so happy! So deal with the sappiness because that's who I am. :-) Love you mu...
Posted by Joy on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:46:00 PST

For the girlies with a princess complex...

This is for all of my fellow girlies that consider themselves princesses... I have learned a few things over the years that I'd like to share with you. Just because you are gorgeous, graceful, hilari...
Posted by Joy on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 04:24:00 PST