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Laur

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Female
28 years old
Oak Lawn, Illinois
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JOB: Computers
ADDICTION: Tobacco
SEEKING: Support
RELIGION: Christian
ORIENTATION: Straight
PERSONALITY TYPE: Peacemaker
WORKING STEP: Step 1
SOBRIETY YEAR: 2007
SOBRIETY MONTH: 07
SOBRIETY DAY: 18
MEMBER SINCE: 07/17/2007
STAR SIGN: Taurus
LAST LOGIN: 01/14/2008 15:40:56
MY RATING: 0.00

Music...


I like alot of different music. Skillet, Third Day, Thousand Foot Krutch, SonicFlood, Relient K, As Cities Burn, Anberlin, Rise Against. I grew up loving mostly punk influences, like NOFX, Bouncing Souls, Green Day, ect. I still like alot of the same, but I def have a mellow side-- plumb is good for that. I am also a big Bob Marley fan. My daughter Kaya is named after one of his songs ;)







"Storm"

By Lifehouse


how long have I
been in this storm
so overwhelmed by the ocean's shapeless form
water's getting harder to tread
with these waves crashing over my head

if I could just see you
everything will be alright
if I'd see you
the storminess will turn to light

and I will walk on water
and you will catch me if I fall
and I will get lost into your eyes
and everything will be alright
and everything will be alright

I know you didn't
bring me out here to drown
so why am I 10 feet under and upside down
barely surviving has become my purpose
cause I'm so used to living underneath the surface

if I could just see you
everything will be alright
if I see you
the storminess will turn to light

and I will walk on water
and you will catch me if I fall
and I will get lost into your eyes
and everything will be alright

and I will walk on water
you will catch me if I fall
and I will get lost into your eyes
and everything will be alright
I know everything is alright
everything's alright





I love cheesy 80's movies...



-The Breakfast club


-Sixteen Candles


-Better off dead




A Few Others...



American History X

-Hackers


-Rounders


-Garden State


-Dead Poet Society

-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

-Mr.Deeds

-Mad Love

-Boys on the Side

-Moving Violations

-Weird Science

And anything adam Sandler or Drew Barrymore.



Books



I read Mostly academic stuff lately

-(VB.Net Programming was the last).

-Joyce Meyer, Blaise Pascal.


-My Bible.

I need more discipline reading it on a regular basis.








In the hands of Jesus...





♥ Edward Norton ♥


Definitely a favorite








My Faith





Drew Barrymore


My favorite Actress









Hobbies :)



-Singing and writing music ( I was on church worship team for a while)

-playing my guitar


-Programming

-Database modeling/design

-Web Design

-Spending time outdoors with family/friends

-The Beach

-Traveling anywhere warm









Some Photos ♣




Cool Slideshows!















07/29/2007 18:33:28
07/18/2007 09:59:31
07/17/2007 09:54:16






Hi, My name is Lauren and I'm 27 years old and from Illinois. I am a tobacco (cigarette) addict, and I have been smoking since I was 19. I am what they call a "chain smoker". This is really the first time I have seriously wanted to commit to being smoke free since I started, but I feel miserable and have no energy anymore... I know it is time to stop, I cannot take it anymore.





Things have gotten much worse in the past three years, I am a College student/Computer Science Major... and I turn to cigarettes to relieve stress from school and family. I am an honor student, but the pressure to keep this status has really escalated my smoking. I often feel like I am trying to juggle a million things at once. Health issues definitely scare me the most, I am a mother of three and I want to be around to see my children grow up. I have developed a horrible cough that comes and goes, sometimes to the point that I cannot sleep at night. There is a history of addiction within my family, both my father and sister are recovering addicts and my sister has been clean and sober for three years now. Nice to meet everyone, good luck to all :)




Now that I have quit...








Just Updating...




I have successfully quit smoking, and it has been quite a while now. I have to say, I feel REALLY good. I am still in school, and trying to work through some behavioral patterns I have learned about through the past several months. I needed a bit of a "change of pace" this semester in school, so I am taking a group guitar class. I have been playing on my own for years now... but it is time to learn from someone else : )





Meeting new people

Trying and learning new things

Time alone sometimes

Singing Worship music




Vegan food and Hazelnut coffee

Concerts and dancing

Landscaping and planting new stuff

Sunshine

Warm weather

tattoos and art

My default picture is my Butterfly tattoo, on my shoulder-blade

I also have an eyebrow piercing

I am a huge animal lover... I have 3 dogs,

2 mini-dachshunds~*~Griffen and Darcy

& a black Lab-Collie mix named Sayde.






(my fiance describes me as the "tree-hugger", lol.)



MySpace Graphics

Cold Weather(although I learned to enjoy it this year a bit, LOL)
mayonaise
extremely judgemental People
Nails that are two long (I can't get my contacts out, lol)




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01/26/2008 19:52:08


01/14/2008 23:32:10
Thanks for the comment....Peace in the Spirit of Recovery, Paula

Universal Peace Prayer....

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Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth, From despair to hope, from fear to trust, lead us from hatred to love, from war to peace; peace fill our hearts, let peace fill our world, let peace fill our universe.

Still all the angry cries, still all the angry guns, Still now your people die, earth's sons and daughters. Let Justice roll, let mercy pour down, come and teach us Your way of compassion.

Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth, from despair to hope, from fear to trust, lead us from hatred to love, from war to peace; peace fill our hearts, let peace fill our world, let peace fill our universe.

So many lonely hearts, so many broken lives, longing for love to break into their darkness. Come, teach us love, come, teach us peace, come and teach us Your way of compassion.

Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth, From despair to hope, from fear to trust, lead us from hatred to love, from war to peace; peace fill our hearts, let peace fill our world, let peace fill our universe.

Let justice ever roll, let mercy fill the earth, let us begin to grow into your people. We can be love, we can be peace, we can be Your way of compassion.

Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth, from despair to hope, from fear to trust, lead us from hatred to love, from war to peace; peace fill our hearts, let peace fill our world, let peace fill our universe. " Peace, Peace, Peace, Peace, Peace !!! "
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Love & Peace, Joy & Happiness ...to everyone!



01/14/2008 16:35:35


01/10/2008 20:27:07
Dropping by to say hello


find and share recovery images at anonymousspace.com


11/14/2007 02:49:23


I'm feeling good today.... yeah...
OMG! Too many happy pills.


11/10/2007 18:28:44

This is why I have a Mac instead of a PeeCee.


10/12/2007 15:20:49
Hi Lauren,

No I'm not feeling any better in fact I'm getting ready for heart surgery. We are going to have my aorta replaced. Ginger and I have to go up to Marquette in the next couple of weeks and have some more tests and then speak with the surgeon and then have the surgery. We're not sure if I'll have it in Marquette or another place. Cleveland, University of Michigan and Houston where thrown around. We'll go to the place best suited for it. Ginger is very upset and I'm nervous as well.

How is your recovery going? I hope you're still doing well.

Love in Serivce
Jeremy


10/09/2007 14:47:51


09/20/2007 21:03:22
Just thought I'd say hello! Love the Jesus pics. Tina


09/13/2007 09:37:12
thank you for thinking of me. i've thought of you and thought of sending you a note but life has been WAY BUSY since school has started back. sorry to hear about your car. that has got to be stressful. take care of yourself and i'll be praying for you!Comment Buddy
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