Category: Faith, Dance, Books, advocacy

Hey I hope you had a good day. I wanted to stop by and say hi and share once more how excited I am to be joining the @frankdlantermanrc Board of directors in a few weeks! I know that I shared that I got my official acceptance letter a few days ago, but today I got a welcome email from the executive director. I am excited to share my knowledge that I’ve gained in all these  years of living with a disability,

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Life Lately https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/encouragement-with-marie-/episodes/Life-Lately-e2lj9co

Hey I hope you’re having a beautiful blessed day! I have so much to tell you and I will be doing that soon 🙂. I’m really excited about life these days!: I can’t wait to tell you all about it!

10  days till Rollettes Experience! I can’t wait to see everyone! Did you know that when the @rollettes_la  lets a team member go to venture on to other things Big things happen! This year we have an original teammate @alistroker coming back home for the first time since 2018
When Ali left she became the first Boundless Babe to grace a Broadway stage in 2015 in spring awakening and in 2019 she became a Tony Winner for her role in Oklahoma! The night of her win was a big win for the disability community, we began to feel like we would be taken seriously in any endeavor we undertook
Broadway and the world have a long way to go, In terms of giving our community our equal rights because accessibility doesn’t exist the way that it should.
I look forward to connecting with Ali and finding out her thoughts on the next steps to change and inclusivity 

Do you remember when I said that I had an unspoken prayer request back in February? I wrote that post on the day I had an interview with the executive director of @frankdlantermanrc. She came to my home to speak to me about possibly joining the board of directors. During our conversation I accepted the role unofficially and filled out an application for the position. Yesterday I received my acceptance letter in the mail officially welcoming me to the board!

My two year appointment begins on July 24th.. One year ago I was at Rollettes Experience and I got a voicemail saying that my service coordinator recommended me for a self advocacy group  and my life has never been the same since!
Living with a disability is a rollercoaster of emotions and self acceptance is not a linear journey. Community is the thing that makes the journey easier.

I hope that through my experience I can represent my community well. I can truly say that what I thought made me weird has now become my strength.  Thank you God for this opportunity

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: What I learned this past weekend https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/encouragement-with-marie-/episodes/What-I-learned-this-past-weekend-e2l3bp8

I grew so much this weekend.  In this episode I share the five things that I will never let go of. 

1. Face and overcome tests, trials, and temptation
2. Understanding the nature of God
3. Meditation on the word of God
4. The bibe is the fuel for my faith
5. Apply to the principle of God’s word
6. we need to understand his ways
7. observing work In the lives of others. 
Obey God and leave all the consequences to him
8. pray with expectation
9. worship
10. confess your faith failures

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Ways to grow your faith https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/encouragement-with-marie-/episodes/Ways-to-grow-your-faith-e2kl0kl