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JoeyCole82
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Name: Nicole
Country: United States
State: Illinois
Metro: Edwardsville Madison County
Birthday: 6/3/1982
Gender: Female
Interests: Jesus, reading, movies, BEATLES, other music (anything from Caedmon's Call to Dixie Chicks to Miles Davis to Pink Floyd etc.)
Expertise: Beatles, Christianity, Wizard of Oz
Occupation: Associate Pastor
Industry: United Methodist Church
Message: message me
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AIM:  JoeyCole82
Member Since:
8/2/2004
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| Remembering DanI haven't had much time to write as of late - a little busy taking care of a baby girl. But, I thought this deserved a post.
This past week, my youth pastor passed away. His name was Dan King and he was a great man. As I spent time reminiscing with my best friend, I realized just how special he was. Dan was a volunteer youth pastor - he had a full time job. But you know, growing up, I never really thought about that. Dan never brought the stress of his job to youth group. He was just present with us, loving on us, doing what he did best. I always knew that if I needed Dan, he would be there for me. I knew that if I had any questions, he would answer them. I knew that if I pushed his buttons the right way, I could make him angry - but in a joking way. He was fun to be around.
Dan was a big reason why I went into ministry. He taught me a lot about the Bible. He taught me what it meant to be a Christian. He was the first person to teach me about the Methodist Church.
When I was a senior in high school, Dan was diagnosed with leukemia. Fortunately, he was able to get a bone marrow transplant from his sister. For a while, it seemed like he would recover. Unfortunately, he developed graft-host disease, meaning his body was fighting against the new marrow. Dan never fully recovered, and in the past few months, he has been at Barnes. This week, he was finally able to leave his aching body and return home.
I learned a lot from Dan. I love him dearly. I use a lot of the things he taught me with my youth. My favorite thing to use? Well, whenever we were on trip, we would ask how much further we had to go. Dan always responded "10 minutes." Always. I didn't matter if we had 10 hours left or 2 minutes. I use it with my kids and it infuriates them. I smile a secret smile and remember what it was like to be in their shoes.
I will be giving a eulogy at Dan's funeral on Sunday. How could I ever sum up the life of such a great man in 5 minutes. It's just not possible. But, I will do my best to pay homage to this man that gave so much of himself away and served Christ in all that he did.
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| hehe!This was on the postsecret blog this week:
It made me laugh because just today I was talking to my mom about how loud Aubrey's toots are.
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| OY!Just realized that we never posted over here about our little arrival! You can read all about Miss Aubrey Jo over on her webpage - www.xanga.com/ourjellybean. Enjoy!
But here's a preview:
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| My How Time FliesYesterday, Steve and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary. Wow. How did that even happen? It seems like just yesterday I was walking down the aisle with my eyes focused on my handsome groom. And now, here it is 5 years later - we are considered by most people to be grown ups and we have our own baby girl.
We decided that we needed to get out to celebrate, so we asked Grandma and Grandpa Wiedman to come babysit for us. Unsurprisingly, they said yes. So, they came over to watch the Bug and we headed out.
This was quite significant for me, as I have been on bed rest for several weeks (almost 6 weeks ago) and have not really gotten out of the house except to go to the hospital and dr. offices. It was truly bizarre to put on real clothes and get in the car!
We headed over to Edwardsville, where we spent some time at Borders (a favorite pastime of ours - we've done this since we started dating) and then head over to Q'doba for dinner. Delicious. And it was so nice out we ate outside. Glorious! We finished up the evening by watching Angels and Demons. Since the first showing was sold out except for the front row (no thank you), we went to a showing 40 minutes later than planned. It gave us plenty of time to sit in the theater and reminisce on the past 5 years of our lives together. It was quite enjoyable. The movie was also good - I love me some Tom Hanks!
It was a good night - good to be out of the house, good to have time with my hubs. We got home and found that little Miss Aubrey had slept the majority of the time we were gone and hadn't missed us a bit.
All in all, it was a great day.
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| AHHH!!2 DAYS!!!! Yup, in 2 short (well, they will probably drag on and be long since we are so excited) days, we will be meeting our little Bean! I can't wait! | | |
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