Author: Marie Nicole Zimmerle

Hi I’m Marie Nicole. I’m 43 and I have cerebral palsy. I love sharing the story of what God has done in my Life and I hope I can use my story to inspire and encourage you to follow him and his plans for you and your life.
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Q and A from April 26th

How do you transfer in and out of your chair?

I am a stand-and-pivot person. I can stand up with my Walker, back up towards my wheelchair, And sit myself down, but I need help positioning my feet.

How was high School? Did you get picked on

Going through school was rough at times. Yes I did get picked on and it got really bad but when it got really bad was the turning point for me to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. That particular day I went into the office and called my mom crying and told her that I wanted to go home and she proceeded to tell me to just pray. So I went into a separate room and I prayed and that’s when I invited Jesus to be my Lord and Savior.

What made you start your podcast?

I started my podcast on October 20th, 2020. I felt God calling me to take my story to another platform. I had heard from Gary Vaynerchuk, who goes by Gary Vee on his social media, that people’s attention was going to audio and not video. So, it would be wise to start a podcast. So I downloaded Anchor, which is now called Spotify for podcasters, and that is how I began encouragement notes.

What are your self-care tips for when you feel down?

I’ve struggled a lot since November but what is keeping me going is this podcast. I lost the desire to do the podcast but what brought my desire back was digging into the question of the day from wordpress the site that I use to create my website

How do you keep fit?

Honestly I’ve been very lazy but when I do exercise I use my hand cycle for 5 minutes a day. And I have been working out to the song Defying Gravity from wicked

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: A Q&A with Marie https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/encouragement-with-marie-/episodes/A-QA-with-Marie-e2iu898

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National mobility month

May is national mobility aid month. Over the past 4 years I’ve learned that using a walker does not make me better than if I were to choose my chair. Both of these pieces of equipment give me the freedom I need to move about my community and I am no less weaker for choosing one over the other. I love both pieces of equipment and they have led me to some pretty cool places.

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The greatest commandment

‭Mark 12:28-34 NIV‬ [28] One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” [29] “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. [30] Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ [31] The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” [32] “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. [33] To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” [34] When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.

1. The questioner and his question

2. His affirmation of Jesus’ answer

3. His condition as described by Jesus

Memory verse

‭1 John 4:20-21 NIV‬
[20] Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. [21] And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: The greatest commandment https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/encouragement-with-marie-/episodes/The-greatest-commandment-e2j3jaa