HELLO ALL! MY NAME IS JOY COLLINS. I AM A 30 YEAR OLD, MARRIED, MOTHER OF THREE BEAUTIFUL BOYS. (CHASE, DAWSON, AND BRAYDEN) MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 9 YEARS BUT WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 15. I WAS 14 AND HE WAS 17 YEARS OLD WHEN WE BEGAN THIS JOURNEY. I AM A SINGER/SONGWRITER AS WELL. I DID DO THE AMERICAN IDOL THING AND HAD A BLAST. IT WAS AN UNEXPLAINABLE EXPERIENCE AND I DID WELL. I LOVE ALL GENRES OF MUSIC, BUT MY SOUL IS IN COUNTRY. I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF MUSIC..... MY FATHER IS THE LEAD SINGER IN A GOSPEL QUARTET. WWW.LEGENDQUARTET.COM. FOR A REAL JOB, I AM A LABOR AND DELIVERY RN BSN AT A LARGE HOSPITAL IN NASHVILLE. IT IS A REWARDING JOB MOST OF THE TIME. I'M BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN BRINGING SO MANY LIVES INTO THE WORLD ON A WEEKLY BASIS. I HAVE LIVED IN TENNESSEE FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS. PREVIOUSLY, I LIVED IN GERMANY (GOD I MISS IT) MY DAD RETIRED A LT COLONEL FROM THE US ARMY IN 1994 AND WE BECAME TRANSPLANTS TO CLARKSVILLE TENNESSEE. I HAVE LIVED ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY TOO! I LIVED IN FRESNO AND SACRAMENTO CA, AUGUSTA GA, BROWNSVILLE KY, AND FAYETTVILLE NC. I AM A DIE HARD REPUBLICAN AND A HUGE BUSH FAN. AND YES, I HATE BILL CLINTON (WHAT THE HELL WAS AMERICA THINKING?)!I BELIEVE STONGLY IN FAMILY VALUES AND I AM OPEN MINDED TO A POINT. ALTHOUGH, I MUST ADMIT TO BEING A STRONG REPUBLICAN. SO.....CONSERVATIVE MORALLY, AND LIBERAL IN REAL LIFE! LOL MAKE ANY SENSE? I AM A VERY PICKY PERSON WHEN IT COMES TO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE. I WANT THE BEST OF EVERYTHING!!!! YES, I HAVE THE PROBLEM......"I THINK THE WORLD REVOLVES AROUND JOY" AT TIMES!! AND I AM ALSO A VICTIM OF THE 'CHAMPAGNE TASTE ON A BEER BUDGET'. BUT, I AM THE VERY BEST FRIEND ONE COULD ASK FOR AND I EXPECT THE SAME ON THE OTHER SIDE. I AIM HIGH AND SOMEHOW IT'S ASSISTED ME IN NOT FALLING SHORT THUS FAR! I HATE GAMES, BUT A CHALLENGE IS ALWAYS A PLUS. IT'S NOT WORTH HAVING IF IT COMES TOO EASY RIGHT? I AM EXTREMELY INDEPENDENT, AT TIMES TO A FAULT! MY MOTTO IN LIFE IS 'NO REGRETS'. I KNOW I HAVE MADE MISTAKES IN MY LIFE, BUT THOSE MISTAKES ARE WHAT MAKES ME WHO I AM TODAY. I THINK REGRETS ONLY LEAD TO SELF HATE AND DENIAL. I LIKE WHO I'VE BECOME AND IT'S ONLY BECAUSE OF WHERE I'VE BEEN!! THANKS FOR READING MY PROFILE. I HAVE LOTS MORE TO SAY BUT I WILL SPARE YOU THIS TIME!!! LOL HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND GOD BLESS!!
SINGING, DANCING, HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS, MICHELOB ULTRA
Favorite Movies
OK, NO LAUGHING HERE! MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME WOULD HAVE TO BE GREESE II. I LOVED THE OUTSIDERS AS WELL. NOW, FOR MORE RECENT FAVS, I LOVED 'UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL', FORREST GUMP, TITANIC, WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMEN, THE NOTEBOOK, DIARIES OF A MAD BLACK WOMEN, AND LOTS OF OTHERS. MOVIES ARE A GREAT WAY TO LIVE IN ANOTHER'S LIFE WHAT YOU FEEL.
Favorite TV Shows
I'M NOT A BIG T.V. PERSON. I DO LOVE TIVO THOUGH. DON'T KNOW HOW I LIVED WITHOUT IT TO BE HONEST. MY FAVORITE SHOWS ARE AMERICAN IDOL, BIG BROTHER, BOSTON LEGAL, THE SOPRANOS, AND THE L WORD.
Favorite Books
I LOVE ANY BOOK WRITTEN BY NICHOLAS SPARKS. HE'S AN AWSOME WRITER AND HE'S NOT AFRAID TO LET THAT FEMININE SIDE RUN FREE EVERY NOW AND THEN THROUGH HIS NOVELS......YET STILL NOT BE GAY!!!(HE WROTE....THE NOTEBOOK, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, A WALK TO REMEMBER.....AND MANY OTHERS). IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THEM, YOU SHOULD!!
NEW WEBSITE FOR MUSIC WITH A FORUM. IT'S AWESOME!! CHECK IT OUT! WWW.PLUGGEDINENTERTAINMENT.COM IT IS SO WORTH THE TIME. GO VOTE FOR THE NEW FEATURED ARTIST. ALSO THERE IS A FORUM WITH LOTS OF EXCITING NEWS FOR VENUES/MUSICIANS/SINGERS/SONGWRITERS/FANS. THANKS, JOY COLLINS
Eu trouxe... Uma Flor, Uma Flor para alegrar o teu dia... Uma Flor para perfumar a tua alma... Uma Flor para encher o teu coração de Amor... Uma Flor para secar as tuas Lágrimas... Uma Flor para mostrar-te um mundo Cheio de Amor, Felicidade, Amizade, Carinho e Paz. Beijinhos
STORMS BRING OUT THE EAGLES BUT THE LITTLE BIRDS TAKE COVER
by HELEN STEINER RICE
WHEN THE "STORMS OF LIFE" GATHER DARKLY AHEAD, I THINK OF THESE WONDERFUL WORDS I ONCE READ AND I SAY TO MYSELF AS "THREATING CLOUDS" HOVER DON'T "FOLD UP YOUR WINGS" AND "RUN FOR COVER" BUT LIKE THE EAGLE "SPREAD WIDE YOUR WINGS" AND "SOAR FAR ABOVE" THE TROUBLES LIFE BRINGS FOR THE EAGLE KNOWS THAT THE HIGHER HE FLIES THE MORE TRANQUIL AND BRIGHTER BECOME THE SKIES... AND THERE IS NOTHING IN LIFE GOD EVER ASKS US TO BEAR THAT WE CAN'T SOAR ABOVE "ON THE WINGS OF PRAYER," AND LOOKING BACK OVER THE "STORM YOU PASSED THROUGH" YOU'LL FIND YOU GAINED STRENGTH AND NEW COURAGE, TOO, FOR IN FACING "LIFES STORMS" WITH AN EAGLE'S WINGS YOU CAN FLY FAR ABOVE EARTH'S SMALL, PETTY THINGS.
...THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH, THEY SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS AS EAGLES...
ISAIAH 40:31
DON'T QUIT
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG AS THEY SOMETIMES WILL, WHEN THE ROAD YOU'RE TRUDGING SEEMS ALL UP HILL, WHEN THE FUNDS ARE LOW, AND THE DEPTS ARE HIGH, AND YOU WANT TO SMILE, BUT YOU HAVE TO SIGH, WHEN CARE IS PRESSING YOU DOWN A BIT, REST IF YOU MUST, BUT DON'T YOU QUIT.
LIFE IS ODD WITH ITS TWISTS AND TURNS, AS EVERYONE OF US SOMETIMES LEARNS AND MANY A FAILURE TURNS ABOUT, WHEN HE MIGHT HAVE WON HAD HE STUCK IT OUT. DONT GIVE UP THOUGH THE PACE SEEMS SLOW, YOU MAY SUCCEED WITH ANOTHER BLOW.
SUCCESS IS FAILURE TURNED INSIDE OUT, THE SILVER TINT OF THE CLOUDS OF DOUBT, AND YOU NEVER CAN TELL HOW CLOSE YOU ARE. IT MAY BE NEAR WHEN IT SEEMS SO FAR. SO STICK TO THE FIGHT WHEN YOU'RE HARDEST HIT. IT'S WHEN THINGS SEEM WORST THAT YOU MUST NOT QUIT.
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