I have been a shoutlife member for over 2 years now. I have met some extraordinary individuals like, Jennifer, John, Cyril, Alaina, and the list goes on and on. You know who you are because you stop by often and give me words of inspiration that frankly I can't find in my non-shoutlife life.

My hobbies earlier in life included, professional modeling and beauty pageants.
Currently, I am married to a wonderful man. He's a homicide detective. Yes, it's CSI stories in my house everyday. I have always said that anyone can make money if they really want to, doing most any job, but none more noble that what my husband does. I'm proud, can you tell?

I have one child from a previous marriage and a step son, Austin.
I have one parent still living, my mom and a great step-dad Robert who still
live close. My brother Lane, lives in Atlanta and my only sister is local.

I am self-employed as a photographer. Working part-time works for me. Working a few hours per week gives me the time I need to cook, clean, help my son with his homework and get involved with my son's classroom field trips and such. Some women love the full-time gig but not me. I could stay home day in and day out and never get tired of it. My home church is such a blessing, TLCF
(The Lighthouse Christian Fellowship). There, I teach Sunday school ages 8-11 years old.

I am a published writer, not an author (yet), and have written for city newspapers (Madera Tribune), corporate newspapers (The Teammate) and originator, publisher & editor of The Harvest church newsletter. Recently, I took some time off from public writing to express my love through a novel. For the last year and a half I have been working on my first book. In it, I share about my life of physical abuse at the hands of those who claimed to have loved me. I write about divorce and how the church is not equipped to deal with it and much more about self esteem of women and why people live beneath their God given rights and standards. I am looking for a completion date sometime in Spring of 2010.

I'm a strong supporter of any association that is against domestic abuse toward women. I'm against all abuse in general! However, often time's domestic violence goes untreated and ignored by family members, friends, and faith based religion. Mainly because it is such an intimate personal offence, most feel they don't have the right to get involved. It's without a doubt an ethical decision that's why so many struggle with whether to speak up or to stay deadly silent.

I love Catalina Island and visit my family there every chance I get. It's really where I belong. Where I am most at ease, most at home. I am simple and down-to-earth. I appreciate unpretentious people. I'm not impressed by those with money or credentials hanging on the wall. I'm impressed with people who are genuine, who don't mind being vulnerable with a good friend, and those
who "keep it real"!

Read my blog to get a taste of what my book is about and to learn a little
more about me. I am also an environmentally wise Christian
(yes you can be both don't let anyone preach to you differently).
Let me know what you think.

God Bless,
~ Danielle

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