♥Ruth♥

....HELLO MY DEAR SPACE FRIENDS,I JUST WANTED TO SHARE IN THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND TO THANK GOD FOR THE MANY YEARS I'YE BEEN GIVEN WITH MY TWO BEAUTIFUL TEENAGERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I AM TRULY GRATEFUL THAT GOD HAS MIRACULOUSLY RESTORED MY ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IN SIGN LANGUAGE, TEACH ASL AND MINISTER TO THE DEAF. HIS LOVE AND MERCY ENDURES FOREVER!JUST A LITTLE ABOUT MEMY NAME IS RUTH. I HAVE MY MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATION. I ENJOY WORKING WITH DEAF, HARD OF HEARING AND MULTI HANDICAPED PEOPLE.JULY 4, 1977-I BROKE MY NECK, SEVERED MY SPINAL CORD IN THE C3 AND C4, VERBRATE. C5 AND C6 WERE FRACTURED IN BETWEEN. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS 14 1/2 YEARS OLD IN A DIVING ACCIDENT. I DOVE INTO 24 INCHES OF WATER IN A MAN MADE LAKE IN ANDOVER, CT. STUPID UH! THEY TOOK THE WATER OUT WHEN THE WATER LEAVEL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HIGH (DEEP). I WAS GIVEN LESS THAN 30% TO SURVIVE, BECAME A TOTAL QUADRAPLIGIC FROM MY NECK DOWN WITHOUT ANY FEELINGS AND BEARLY ABLE TO BREATHE. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE, FEEL OR WALK. I LOST ALL ABILITY TO USE MY HANDS TO WRITE, FEED MYSELF AND COMMUNICATE IN SIGN LANGUAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MEDICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET MY FEELINGS BACK IF I DID NOT GET MY FEELINGS WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS OF THE ACCIDENT. THEN I WOULD NEVER FEEL AGAIN. INSTEAD I REGAINED ALL MY FEELINGS IN MY BODY FROM MY NECK DOWN INSTANTLY THROUGH PRAYER ABOUT SIX DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT!I HAD A MIRACULOUS RECOVERY AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PROFILE PICTURES.NOW THAT I AM OLDER THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PHYSCIAL CHANGES AND I TEND TO USE AN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR TO KEEP FROM BREAKING MY LEGGS. I NEED ANOTHER MIRACLE AND BELIEVE GOD WILL RESTORE MY HEALTH. I AM A GRATEFUL MOTHER OF TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.I FOUNDED A DEAF SERVICE CENTER IN 1990 AND HAVE BEEN IN THE NON-PROFIT DEAF MINISTRY FOR MANY YEARS. I LOVE TEACHING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, TRAINING INTERPRETERS, REACHING OUT TO CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOLERS, SPENDING TIME WITH MY KIDS AND FAMILY. FELLOWSHIPING WITHIN THE DEAF COMMUNITY, READING A GOOD BOOK ESPECIALLY THE BIBLE, LEARNING SOMETHING NEW, MAKING FRIENDS AND ADVOCATEING FOR A LITTLE HEAVEN ON EARTH!I HAVE NERVE DEAFNESS. MY HEARING WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE OF EXTREEMLY HIGH FEAVERS DUE TO PNEMONIA. NO SUGURY CAN GIVE ME BACK MY HEARING ONLY GOD. I'M DEAF AND BEEN THAT WAY SINCE 2 1/2 MONTHS OLD. I NEVER WENT TO A DEAF SCHOOL NOR HAD SPECIAL TRAINING TO TALK AND READLIPS BUT I DO IT FLUENTY. THIS IS A DIFFICULT TASK. MOST DEAF CAN ONLY READ ABOUT 30 % TO NOTHING. THE MAJORYITY OF TIME I READLIPS 100% BUT SOMETIMES THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. IT DEPENDS ON EVIRONMENTAL AND PERSONAL FACTORS RELATED TO THE PERSON SPEAKING. THIS IS WHEN I USE ASL.MUSICI HAVE AN ARTISTIC LOVE FOR MUSIC AND POETRY. I WRITE MY OWN POEMS AND SONGS. I LOVE IT WHEN MY KIDS SING ME A NEW SONG. I LOVE THE OLD TIME HYMNS, GOSPEL, WORSHIP AND COUNTRY MUSIC. THREE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS ARE "WRAP ME IN YOUR ARMS", "ABOVE ALL","I BELIEVE" AND "HOLD ON".THE HOMECOMING HOUR OF WORSHIP (GAITHERS) ARE MY FAVORITE WORSIP CHRISTIAN PROGRAM! I WELCOME A NEW SONG OR POEM FROM YOU THAT ARE HEART FELT AND REAL! SING UNTO THE LORD A NEW SONG! "THE HEART SEES WHAT THE EARS CANNOT HEARBOOKSI LIKE TO READ HEALTH AND MEDICAL BOOKS. I READ BOOKS RELATED TO DEAF CULTURE, TEACHING AMERICIAN SIGN LANGUAGE, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND BODY LANGUAGE. I LOVE REFERENCE BOOKS THAT DEAL WITH RESEARCH, WRITING PAPERS AND TEACHING ALL SUBJECTS FROM K-12 TO COLLEGE. I ALSO LOVE WORD STUDIES BOOKS IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES BESIDES ASL, ENGLISH, AND HEBREW, GREEK AND SPANISH. I AM ALWAYS STUDYING CONCEPTS, LANGUAGE USE OF IDIOMS AND WORDS RELATED TO CULTURE. BIBLE, PSYCHOLOGY AND HISTORY ARE FAVORITE SUBJECTS.TV/MOVIESSOME OF THE TV PROGRAMS I LIKE ARE TRINITY, LIFETIME, HALLMARK, FAMILY AND THE HISTORY CHANNEL. 7 HEAVEN AND TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL ARE MY FAVORITE SHOWSI LIKE TRUE AND COURAGOUS STORIES, ACTION AND NATURALLY FUNNY MOVIES THAT ARE NOT DESTROYED BY A SEXUAL SCENE OR SWEAR WORD… EXPECIALLY WHEN THEY TAKE THE NAME OF GOD IN VAIN… IT BOTHERS ME! THE PASSION WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES.WHO I WOULD LIKE TO MEET...MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, ALL MY BEATIFUL MYSPACE FRIENDS AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE QUSTIONS RELATED TO DEAFNESS, SPINAL CORD INJURIES, AND THE CHRISTAIN FAITH!HEROSTHE LORD JESUS IS MY ULTIMATE HERO! THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS!HIS WORD HAS BEEN MY ROLE MODEL. ALL THOSE BIBLE CHARATERS HAVE FASCITATED ME AS A YOUNG CHILD.THESE SPIRIT FILLED, GREAT WOMEN OF FAITH, MY GRANDMOTHER RUTH ( AGE 36, DIED LABOR DAY, SEPT.1962) ONE MONTH BEFORE I WAS BORN, MOTHER AND PASTOR SANDRA, 84 YEAR OLD AUNT DOROTHY, PASTOR REV. EVELYN BALL WHO WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD IN 1987 AND 93 YEAR OLD, BEST FRIEND PASTOR TO THE DEAF MARGARET.I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF A FATHER IMAGE BUT I SAW GOD MY HEAVENLY FATHER THROUGH THEM!MY TWO CHILDREN HAVE GONE THROUGH A LOT AND I APPRECIATE THEIR LOVE AND COURAGE. THAT IS WHY I CALL THEM MY HEROS!FRIENDS WHEN I VISIT YOUR PROFILES I TEND TO GET A SENSE OF AWE IN WHAT GOD IS DOING WITH YOU AND HOW BEAUTIFUL AND ENCOURAGING YOUR PROFILES ARE AND HAVE BEEN. I CAN'T EVEN BEGAN TO EXPRESS THE OVERWHELMING GIFTS YOU HAVE THAT INSPIRE ME AND AT TIMES I WONDER JUST HOW YOU FIND THE TIME AND TALENTS TO DO WHAT YOU DO! IT'S AMAZING AND I THANK GOD FOR YOU! YES YOU DO INFLUENCE ME… PLEASE DON'T BE SUPRISED IF I BORROW A PHOTO OR PASS ON YOUR MESSAGES TO SHARE WITH MYSPACE FRIENDS AND/ORPUT ON MY PROFILE…THANK YOU FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL MESSAGES AND COMMENT PHOTOS.(((HUGS))) IN CHRIST, RUTH.."http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY 29t" target="_blank"8 HUNDRED DEAF PEOPLE DIE DAILY WITHOUT CHRIST! PRAY DEAF WOULD HEAR THE WORD OF GOD AND BE SAVED!WELCOME FRIENDS!