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Thanks again for prayers for the missions trip to El Salvador! We leave at 4am from GWU to go to the airport. After Departure from the airport I will no longer have contact with you until I return!
God Bless:)
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Life sure is busy *Smiles*
*Whistles* A lot sure has happened since the last time I posted...I'm definately staying busy as Miss Deaf NC and still being a college student:) I doubt time will slow down any so enjoy reading about my hectic but fun life!
Last week Monday Feb 18 was my 21st birthday:) I got a cute bird for my birthday and I named her Sky. She was from my boyfriend and then my best friend included toys and food n such:) it was a good surprise:)
Tues Feb 19 I went and spoke to Crest High School about My experience and allowed them to ask questions...here is the newspaper article about that event:
From the newsroom of The Star, Shelby, North Carolina, Tuesday, February 19, 2008 ..... Miss Deaf N.C. speaks to Crest High Students by Cherish Wilson SHELBY — Many take day-to-day communication for granted. For those without the ability to hear, it's vital. Gardner-Webb student Carole Ed wards was recently voted Miss Deaf N.C., and as part of her duties, she has been speaking to area schools. For some students, Edwards is their first exposure to deafness and American Sign Language. Presenting to students at Crest High School Tuesday, Edwards opened the floor for questions. And there were plenty of them. Everyday activities were at the top of the list. Q: How does she know if someone is knocking on the door? A: Her doorbell is connected to her lights. They flash when someone is at the door. Q: How does she wake up in the morning? A: She has an alarm clock that goes under her pillow and vibrates when it's time to get up. Q: Does she have a driver's license? A: Yes, since she was 16. Edwards said that she answers each question as if it were the most normal thing in the world to ask. “It's important for people to see that we're the same, really,” Edwards said. “At the end of a presentation I want them to know more about what it means to be deaf and the way things are done.” Recently, she spoke to second-graders at Township Three Elementary. “They asked some great questions,” she said. “One asked, 'Have you ever been to Myrtle Beach?'” For her, getting out and presenting to groups is one of the most exciting aspects of being Miss Deaf N.C.
Things after that was crazy trying to get ready for the Deaf Expo in Greensboro. It was a fun event and I met soooo many new people. I met the former and current Miss Deaf Virginia and then I met so many people that support me and all that I will be doing as Miss Deaf North Carolina. Please continue to pray for support and that money will be raised in time for the Summer Pageant in New Orleans!
I went home after the expo and spent time with my family and Brett before my missions trip upcoming. Mom accidently messed up her knee and so we helped take care of her and then celebrated my birthday as a family:) I miss being around my family all the time but I'm glad that they are who they are because without them I wouldn't be where I am today. Thanks Mom, Dad, Meredith, and Patrick (and the extended family ofc!). I love how my family totally accepts Brett as we've been dating for 2 1/2 years and I know they have accepted my Identity as Deaf now that I've chosen that Identity for myself.
This weekend I leave for El Salvador, a Deaf missions trip with my school. I'm very excited but I know it will be a long and trying week for me next week. I hope to impact many of the deaf kids there and that they will allow my team and I to help them out as they learn about Jesus and more about their language. Thats right, we're going to help them learn signs related to their culture:) I'm excited about that because it will be a totally new learning experience for me:)
I love you all! Please pray for safe travels and that everyone is touched in one way or another. Pray that God will keep us safe from evil, sickness and harm. I look forward to updating ya'll upon my return to the States March 9th. God Bless \m/ (ily)
Sunday, February 17, 2008
CPCC Central Campus Valentine's Gala
Hey Everyone and Happy *belated* Valentines! As you all know from previous Post I went to CPCC for a Valentines Gala! It was held at Central campus in Downtown Charlotte and I just LOVE Charlotte city lights:) I did get lost on the way there but I made it out alright:) It was a blast as I met so many new Deaf people and saw old friends. Speaking of old friends I ran into a girl who I had known from elementary school and I hadn't seen or heard from her in 10 years. She is now pursuing an interpreter degree at CPCC and is in their ITC program. I was so in shock when she approached me! WOW! God never ceases to amaze me! We had a wonderful time as we picked a Valentines King and Queen and then ate and mingled with one another. After eating we resumed the program as I came to the stage to perform my Miss Deaf NC talent from the pageant and then they made announcement about fundraising for our trip to New Orleans in the summer for the pagent then. THEN Senette surprised me with a Birthday announcement! The whole audience sang happy birthday to me and she gave me a present! Its a beautiful container to put my favorite perfume in! So then I got to start the drawing for the Door Prizes! I love being a part of all the fun! :-)
Anyways as I close I hope to see you all this upcoming weekend at the Deaf Expo in Greensboro! See you there! :-)
My First Miss Deaf NC Event!
So this past week even though I was busy with Deaf Awareness Week I was able to go to one school around here and visit with a deaf girl there. The school was School #3 and the girl I spoke with was Phyllis. Her entire class was so glad I was there! They were the most well behaved class and they knew the role of an interpreter so they were able to talk to me while my interpreter was able to voice for me. that is so cool! Phyllis was shy but she's definately a sweet sweet girl! I spoke about my life and how I was raised oral but then learned ASL when I came to college. They loved asking me questions and the HOT question of the Day was Myrtle Beach and who has been. They apparently love Myrtle Beach! Here's clips from my time there!
Deaf Awareness Week!!!
Hey Everyone:)
Hope you're doing well! I just finished up a majority of GWU Deaf Awareness Week! It was super busy and our LAST event is tonight:) I wanted to catch up on old news so that I can tell you new news:)
Monday Feb 11 we had Bible study! it was a blast even though our speaker couldn't come because he was sick. Kevin Clark was supposed to run it for us but thats okay we know he'll come again! I'll post pictures in a separate blog for all to see what happened during DAW.
Tuesday Feb 12 we had Silent Movie night. that was awesome as we had a huge turnout and everyone enjoyed the movie! Some people had never used captions/subtitles with movies before but others have and that was awesome to expose people to the deaf way of watching movies.
Wednesday Feb 13 we had Skate Night at Kate's Skating rink in Shelby. They had private party selection for us. We're sad that NCSD couldn't join us this year as there was conflict on campus. It was a small group but those who showed up had fun:)
Thursday Feb 14-*VALENTINES DAY* I got sick very bad this day. Most of the day was spent in bed with a high fever. My duties as President were put aside and my wonderful VP, Secretary, and Treasurer did a wonderful job taking over for me:) They had ice cream social/game night! as they were telling me about it I was laughing and crying it was so funny. "The Wrapping paper game"- Bob Moore and Renee Warren were the lovely models. the 2 teams had to wrap their person and see who was the best wrapped present! Bob Moore won! Then they played variety of other games such as "Make your own Lemonade"- take a lemon, sugar and water and make lemonade in your mouth without making facial expressions! "Dig for M&Ms"- two teams raced to find 2 M&M's per person using their mouth only from a pie of whipped cream. "Eat a Banana through a Hose"- people had to put a hose on their face and eat a banana through that without making a hole in the Hose and biting on the banana through the hose! haha that sounded so funny I wish I could have seen!
Friday Feb 15- Deaf Performance Night!!! That was a huge Success and thanks to all who came out! We did a variety of Deaf Jokes, Skits, signed songs, etc. At the end we had our famous Fashion Show! Our new King and Queen of this year is Sumo Wrestler Kanishiki (aka Renee Warren) and Parrish Walsburger in her next life (aka Bob Moore)! It was a huge hit:) Thanks to all who made it possible!
Saturday Feb 16-Mall Awareness Day and Silent Dinner- By the end of the week we're all getting tired and definately ready to have some rest time. However this was a fun event as we were able to sit at the mall and answer questions anyone had and then go enjoy wonderful food at applebees. I was sad to miss Silent Dinner as I had a Miss Deaf NC event at Charlotte CPCC Valentine's Gala! It was great event and I'm glad I got to be a part of it!
Sunday Feb 17-Joyful Hands Performance...Joyful hands will lead the show tonight at Flint Hill Baptist Church from 6-7 and that will end our DAW for 2008! Hope to see more of you next year!!!
Hope you're doing well! I just finished up a majority of GWU Deaf Awareness Week! It was super busy and our LAST event is tonight:) I wanted to catch up on old news so that I can tell you new news:)
Monday Feb 11 we had Bible study! it was a blast even though our speaker couldn't come because he was sick. Kevin Clark was supposed to run it for us but thats okay we know he'll come again! I'll post pictures in a separate blog for all to see what happened during DAW.
Tuesday Feb 12 we had Silent Movie night. that was awesome as we had a huge turnout and everyone enjoyed the movie! Some people had never used captions/subtitles with movies before but others have and that was awesome to expose people to the deaf way of watching movies.
Wednesday Feb 13 we had Skate Night at Kate's Skating rink in Shelby. They had private party selection for us. We're sad that NCSD couldn't join us this year as there was conflict on campus. It was a small group but those who showed up had fun:)
Thursday Feb 14-*VALENTINES DAY* I got sick very bad this day. Most of the day was spent in bed with a high fever. My duties as President were put aside and my wonderful VP, Secretary, and Treasurer did a wonderful job taking over for me:) They had ice cream social/game night! as they were telling me about it I was laughing and crying it was so funny. "The Wrapping paper game"- Bob Moore and Renee Warren were the lovely models. the 2 teams had to wrap their person and see who was the best wrapped present! Bob Moore won! Then they played variety of other games such as "Make your own Lemonade"- take a lemon, sugar and water and make lemonade in your mouth without making facial expressions! "Dig for M&Ms"- two teams raced to find 2 M&M's per person using their mouth only from a pie of whipped cream. "Eat a Banana through a Hose"- people had to put a hose on their face and eat a banana through that without making a hole in the Hose and biting on the banana through the hose! haha that sounded so funny I wish I could have seen!
Friday Feb 15- Deaf Performance Night!!! That was a huge Success and thanks to all who came out! We did a variety of Deaf Jokes, Skits, signed songs, etc. At the end we had our famous Fashion Show! Our new King and Queen of this year is Sumo Wrestler Kanishiki (aka Renee Warren) and Parrish Walsburger in her next life (aka Bob Moore)! It was a huge hit:) Thanks to all who made it possible!
Saturday Feb 16-Mall Awareness Day and Silent Dinner- By the end of the week we're all getting tired and definately ready to have some rest time. However this was a fun event as we were able to sit at the mall and answer questions anyone had and then go enjoy wonderful food at applebees. I was sad to miss Silent Dinner as I had a Miss Deaf NC event at Charlotte CPCC Valentine's Gala! It was great event and I'm glad I got to be a part of it!
Sunday Feb 17-Joyful Hands Performance...Joyful hands will lead the show tonight at Flint Hill Baptist Church from 6-7 and that will end our DAW for 2008! Hope to see more of you next year!!!
Friday, February 1, 2008
Life of a college student
So as most of you know I'm a college student and life sure is crazy sometimes! This past week was extremely busy and stressful as my best friend her boyfriend was put in the hospital for emergency appendicitis surgery and has been in there all week. Me, my boyfriend Brett, my best friend Deborah, and my roommate (and chaperone from the pageant) sarah all made a trip up there today to visit him again. He's going to be released hopefully sometime tomorrow! Thats great news!
Aside to friends life on campus is busy even if Im only taking 15.5 credit hours. I'm also the President of Deaf Club and we're busy planning for Deaf Awareness Week. Every year we hold one week to educate the campus/community about Deaf. The 2nd to last night of the week we hold Deaf Performance Night. Its going to be a lot of fun as last year the performance was close to 3 hours!!! Deaf Awareness week will be Feb 11-16th this year and if you would like to come to support us, feel free to contact me for the schedule! I would love to see others from the community come!
Check back later for more details about my appearances! I will let you know as I find out!
As for now, I will be appearing at the CPCC Valentines Gala Feb. 16 and I will be at the Deaf Expo in Greensboro, NC on Feb 23. I hope to see you all there! :-)
*SMILES*
Carole
Aside to friends life on campus is busy even if Im only taking 15.5 credit hours. I'm also the President of Deaf Club and we're busy planning for Deaf Awareness Week. Every year we hold one week to educate the campus/community about Deaf. The 2nd to last night of the week we hold Deaf Performance Night. Its going to be a lot of fun as last year the performance was close to 3 hours!!! Deaf Awareness week will be Feb 11-16th this year and if you would like to come to support us, feel free to contact me for the schedule! I would love to see others from the community come!
Check back later for more details about my appearances! I will let you know as I find out!
As for now, I will be appearing at the CPCC Valentines Gala Feb. 16 and I will be at the Deaf Expo in Greensboro, NC on Feb 23. I hope to see you all there! :-)
*SMILES*
Carole
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