Debra Simmons:  

~ I wrote these up over the years and then updated them, the dates sometimes reflect the "update" and not the original print date. They do not seem to be in chronological order (the way I posted them either. Ah, but love and gratitude, regardless, xo ~ 23 June 2020 What a crazy world we have today! It is like you all get to see the world I have lived in throughout my life. The one where safety just isn't, but that is how I got to understand what I do, so I cannot complain! Still single and writing a lot. I send love and blessings to you all! Enjoy the moments of assurance and peace when they come, and breathe; deep breathing tells your body you are safe and loved no matter what is going on. And it is the truth. You are not your emotions, body, actions, relationships, illness, you are of divine energy. Please ask when you need or desire assistance. Angels in many forms are ready to do so, but they need permission; your request gives that. Be well, all. Till next time, God bless, bye for now. 2019 At 62 I live a simple life. I blog about my theories on life and my current studies. I feel that because I write I am able to learn a lot. Did a 180 turn-around on what I believe since my daughter died at 39 in 2014. No longer traditional Christian or Mormon. Both are too limiting. No longer trapped in the labeling and segregating of humanity that they teach. We are all confused and there is no inequality anywhere regarding error or worthiness. I study Near-Death Experiences and Urtext ACIM. Reincarnation is a given for me now, anything else is illogical. Time and space are like clouds that come and go. I am fascinated with the study of existence. Jesus is still my best guide, brother, and friend. He is a savior as am I and everyone I meet. Christ in the flesh, confused and ornery, but loved, cherished, and innocent. Sharing the Awakening by forgiving the confusion of The Son and knowing separation from God is an impossibility. Quit smoking 30 years ago. Do not drink. Life is thrill enough for me. ;) Be well! 23 May 2012 I lived in a foster home when I was at David Starr Jordan. Like life in general for me, it was all foreign. I did not do too bad, but secrets and shadows followed me there as it had for most of my life. I was on the Student Body Council as Treasurer in my Junior year. Being boy focused instead of life focused I was married in April of my senior year to a soon to be discharged Marine I met through his aunt that worked at the local hamburger joint I worked at. Does anyone remember Nifty Fifty? Russ made the best burgers! Any way you liked them! His thumb burgers were classic and he also had 50 different kinds of hot dogs. Thousand Island and mustard, with lettuce, tomato, and onions, I loved working there! That is where I fell in love with jalapenos! lol (this part is written maybe 2008) Well, I have 5 daughters and one son (#4). Hey, life is tough for some of us and that is the case for me. Luckily, nature is one of the ways that I feel my Heavenly Father's love for me. It always has been so. I have tried to do things my way occasionally or listened to someone who I thought was smarter or wiser but I plan on staying with the source of real truth from now on. I was married long enough and enough times to see a lot of what I do not want to be. (I still like to cuddle, I just know the false-ego that attacks so well, I have been alone for nearly 12 years, minus a 3-year relapse and education, chuckle. 2019) My real passion is serving God through obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. I am a student of life. I am grateful for my time on this earth and embrace the joys with gusto. Hope you are finding joy as well, PS I did change my name in 2006. From Debra Yvonne Simmons to Christa-Ann Faith Godsdaughter, I needed something that symbolized what I believe in and gave me hope and something to reach for. The first fifty years of my life were run by others because I thought others knew better than I. I hold the reigns now and I choose life through Jesus Christ. Happy Life Everyone! (to continue today 23 May 2012) I went to Western Iowa Tech in 1977 for a quarter for Executive Secretary and I would have done well but two baby girls at home needed my attention more. I was in school again at Dakota County Community College for an associate degree in Business Management, I needed the skills of management and getting a sense of being a leader by living through my own personal values. By this time my 5 daughters and 1 son had grown and no longer had need of me (or so they thought) and my world had fallen apart again after the demise of a 4th marriage and death of my stepmom and basically, the destruction of the fragile existence I had among mankind. It was with this divorce I took on the name of Christa-Ann Faith Godsdaughter and after a year at DCTC had the opportunity to go to Utah. I had been a Mormon for 25 years and this was a great opportunity. I finished some courses online with DCTC in Utah and then applied to BYU Salt Lake City to continue and was accepted. It is an opportunity I will be forever grateful for because it taught me so much about myself and the world that I was born into, specifically about the strengths and weaknesses of man. (this was in 2008 through 2010) I was able to go to the Salt Lake Temple regularly as my school was located three blocks from there. A year later I moved to Provo, Ut, and was at BYU Provo. Talk about getting an education! Holy Buckets!!!! That is an exclamation in every sense of the word. If anything could have taken away the testimony that I had of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints it would have been that. It was not just one thing, but many over and over and over...I did not get my degree, but I got the education I was desiring. Algebra is my nemesis and I will conquer that one day but for now, I have things that must be written, then I will go back and get my degree probably with creative writing as the core. I had been interested in management, linguistics (inter-personal communication), family life, and gerontology. I have been blessed with many interests, most of which have had to be put on hold while I looked into survival skills and something I could stand on that would give me a foundation that would not give way and I find that in the gospel of Jesus Christ. I changed my name back to my birth name March 2012 for my children. I am living in the Midwest again so that my influence can be felt by my children and grandchildren. They are all within 60 miles of each other (I live right in the middle, in the town of none of them) and since I do not have a vehicle I am not able to be in their face, but close enough that they know I am nearby. Life does not get ...Expand for more