Hi, I'm Nicole Kippel. I am 30, my husband Steven is 28 and we were both home schooled our whole lives. We have been happily married since September 25, 2004. We were both homeschooled our whole lives, and while it was a fairly positive experience for both of us (because we are both very self directed and academic) we no longer plan to homeschool our children. Adoption, race, etc bring up many complex issues.
We are in the process to foster-adopt 3 children as we feel that God is showing us that the word commands care of orphans and there are so many children in need of homes, why have biological children? They are African-American, "Kay" (not allowed to post their real names online) is 4, "Buddy" is 3 and "Davey" is 2. They are absolutely precious! We may take their 10 year old half brother "Jer" as well, still praying about that. So excited/nervous!
Favorite Books:
the Bible, apocyrphal and gnostic texts, adoption/fostering/parenting books, Crime and Punishment and the Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, the Kingdom of God is Within You by Leo Tolstoy, the Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne, the Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey, the Shack, the Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels, Lord of the Rings, the Problem of Pain by CS Lewis, cookbooks
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Favorite Music:
All genres except Country. Favorites are metal and hardcore. Favorite bands include: Extol, Eisley, mewithoutyou, Point of Recognition, Coldplay, U2, the Cure, the Decemberists, Johnny Cash and much much more.
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| FAMILY & LIFESTYLE |
| Marital Status: |
Married |
| Living Situation: |
With Spouse and Kids |
| Number of Children: |
3 |
| Want (more) Children: |
Not sure yet |
| Homeschool your children?: |
No, not planning to. |
| Homeschool Legacy: |
Homeschool Alum |
PROFESSIONAL & EDUCATIONAL |
| Highschool Career: |
Homeschooled all the way |
| Education: |
Some College |
| Employment: |
Homemaker |
| Siblings: |
3 |
| Occupation: |
Clerical / Administrative |
| Interests: |
Jesus, my husband Steven, cooking, whole foods flexitarian nutrition, music (especially metal) reading, world travel, christian mysticism,non-violence |
MEMBER INFO. |
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Member |
| Profile Views: |
1558 |
| Profile Updated: |
23 Sep 2011 |
| Joined: |
16 Aug 2008 |
| Total posts: |
253
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yeah, Cornerstone's pretty awesome. 100+ bands and I don't know how many people. When I last went in '98, it was around 20,000 I think.
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- Gregolas Maximus 4GC
Sun Oct 12, 08 2:13 pm
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welcome to hsa.
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- Mark
Sun Sep 28, 08 7:56 pm
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I saw your post in the fav Christian music thread. Quite interesting. No doubt extremely few people here have heard of Danielson Famile. I saw them at Cornerstone once. That is, our camping spot was near the "underground" tent where they played, so we got to hear them, like it or not. They were... unique.  Not my style, but I see our tastes do overlap.
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- Gregolas Maximus 4GC
Sun Sep 28, 08 6:18 pm
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Welcome, and I love your taste in music! 
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- Jay AKA Ben
Sun Sep 28, 08 2:05 am
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Welcome to HSA!
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- David
Wed Aug 27, 08 6:48 pm
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Welcome to HSA!
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- Marie
Sat Aug 16, 08 8:14 pm
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