Denice

About me:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My friend Tessa & me. Ain't she purrrrdy : ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey ~ I'm Denice. Thanks for visiting my my page. I love life! I'm a quiet, more introverted person; but love to get out to try new things, travel to different places, meet interesting people, and have a good time. I am a farm girl at heart, and love being out in the country. I grew up on a farm, outside of a small town in northwestern Iowa with my parents and my 3 younger brothers. Yes, it is a Sears Built House built in 1910 ~ so it will be a 100 year old farmstead. I'm close to my family and we see each other as often as we can and at least every other month; and talk on the phone weekly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the weekends, I look forward to driving "west river" to spend time on the farm with BriTT. He's my best friend, my favorite guy, the one who makes me smile...and laugh. We can also have some cool conversations about life, and I like that I feel challenged to think and talk about things together from a different perspective sometimes. He helps me grow in my heart and my mind. I love that we have the same values, and hope for the same things together. And we have the best time hanging out together whether we're workin' on the farm or hanging out relaxing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For my personal time to help refesh myself ~ Singing! Internet. Reading. Talking to God. Journaling. Watching funny movies. Taking long hot showers. Cooking. Napping. Walking. Catching up with friends on the phone. Dancing with Tessa or Tina : ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I live in South Dakota ~ an upper Midwestern state in the United States of America. South Dakota is probably best known for the location of Mount Rushmore, located in the beautiful Black Hills "Paha Sapa". South Dakota is named after the Lakota Indian tribe, meaning "The People", who's heritage and culture are inpiring ~ and I'm thankful for several friends who've been patient as I continue learning, growing, and understanding history. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ South Dakota Glacial Region ~ Prairie Grass. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ South Dakota ~ Badlands National Park "Mako Sica" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sioux Falls ~ Falls Park ~ water cascades over pink quartzite rock. I like living in the Midwest, that I can spend time in the city and the country, that my values and beliefs and respected, and that I get to experience the change of seasons...even though cold, winter weather months are not my most favorite : ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I really enjoy listening to music, which I have going most of the time....when I don't have the TV on. My soul is happy when I'm singing. Mostly, I sing in the car when I'm driving as loud as I can; or at church; or on the dance floor, and sometimes out with friends for karaoke. I also like taking road trips and going to music concerts. My favorite times are driving with Britt and finding all the cool iPod songs we love to hear...and singing to all of them as loud as we can! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMEDIAN Judson Laipply: The Evolution of Dance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I work during the week as a Program Coordinator. For over 20 years my work has been helping people with special needs, severe developmental disablities, and those who are medically fragile. Many of them are like my extended family. I also have awesome co-workers who are positive, funny, kind, and giving. I enjoy my job and have worked where I'm at now for 18 years. I'm blessed to work with some amazing people who enrich my life every day. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've been able to travel a lot in my life!! Favorite places have been any that are a tropical paradise where I've been able to snorkel: Hawaii, Grand Caymen, U.S.V.I., Jamaica, Cozumel. I've taken several trips and enjoyed being in Arizona, Colorado, California, The Black Hills, D.C., Florida, New York, The Ozarks, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. But, I also enjoyed touring with a music group in: Italy, Switzerland, France, & England. I learned so much about the people, culture, architecture, art, music, and food! My traveling is limited for distance, but enjoy flying to Arizona or Tennesse to visit family and friends. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm a supportive friend and a good listener. I keep my friends' confidences. I try to put myself in their place to have empathy about what they might be going through. I try to keep an open mind and an open heart. I try to use humor when talking about the hard stuff. Eating a pint of ice cream never hurt either : ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm a hard worker, and especially like to have variety with physical and mental activity so I don't get bored. I do like to look good, feel good, stay healthy, and try to take care of myself. The Cuddl Duds are out now with the winter weather, and I wear them every day to stay comfy warm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have a strong faith in God. I believe He created the universe and all things seen, and unseen. That God is the giver of life. I'm humbled to be a 'daughter of The King' and thankful for his love, kindness, blessings, mercy, forgiveness, and salvation. We serve a God who loves us more than anything in this world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I put my faith in His Word and that He reveals who He is through His Word, and through our lives every day. He is the Father, His Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. King of Kings and Lord of Lords. I believe that God is always with me, that He guides me, that He hears me, and that I am never alone. I express my faith best when I'm singing and praising God through music. (I do this loudly ~ mostly in the car while I'm driving). I do have a strong faith and I talk to God daily; and I'm so thankful to God for all He is, and all He does in my life. I believe we are all God's miracles, and that he created each of us for a holy purpose and to have a daily relationship with Him ~ praising Him, thanking Him, and talking with Him about everything. I'm thankful for every day I'm given and grateful for everything He's given me ~ especially with my family and friends. I also know this life on earth is short. That God prepares a place for us in heaven if we put our faith in Jesus, and that we're not home yet.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I HAVE SOME PRETTY COOL & AMAZING FRIENDS. THANK YOU FOR ENRICHING MY LIFE WITH YOUR PRESENCE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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