This New Year's Gift is a little early...

2010-07-11T02:05:00.000-07:00

You see, this year's New Year's Gift is a baby! Aurora Natalia Nichols. Aurora for greek goddess of the dawn or the the "light" word in Aurora Borealias, like you can see in Alaska, and Natalia for or in reference to our Savior Jesus Christ. Ah, what a happy name. Nichols, harldy picked, but certainly loved, means son of warrior, but in this case, maybe we'll adjust to daughter of warrior. It's a little more applicable. :)

Granted, she's but 18 weeks along in her mother, but we believe she'll be great (wouldn't it be akward to publish this, only to find that at the next ultrasound she's a boy, not a girl!) Oh well. We'll see, but only girls names will even stick, so we feel she's our little Aurora and won't change our ideas until scientifically proven otherwise! Oh, what a smile that I feel!

The New Year's Gift, Year 2

2010-01-01T04:07:00.001-08:00

I don't yet have it in me to write this year's entry. Call my heart closed to grief. So many times I've given the advice that behind the grief is love. Writing this at least reminded me, and had me feel a little of love. After all what better love can there be than that was born of Charity, which faileth not, which is not puffed up, which loveth all things, beareth all things, hopeth all things, and endureth all things. (Last bit inspired by Moroni 7, Book of Mormon.) Read the chapter behind this link. I promise it'll be a true new year's gift to yourself.

- David Nichols

The New Year's Gift

2009-01-01T19:21:00.000-08:00

Today, the day after my friend Joyce Faircourt died, I would like to talk to you about The New Year's Gift that was brought to me and the group home today. I must go to my second job now, but I want the date on this article to be January 1, 2009, as special things happened today. Her family came and we feel that her family is our family. That family is the New Year's gift of choice, because it was the day that healing began. Off to 2nd job. . .

Officially it's tomorrow now, but I still reflect on Joyce's family that Liz said it first, but even as Joyce was family by close association so now is her family. They came here to St George Utah, Danville's Group Home to help Joyce get better, but with they're approval so has the blog/website been put in existence.

I feel that their continued stay beyond Joyce's death to be with us is the New Year's gift of choice. You see, we've all grieved, but we've also laughed together at Joyce's memories. Like how her wheel chair was set up so she could go flying through the home! To show you just how fast that is in a home think of this: I know many people who can't run that fast! I think that was just one of the ways that she showed her independence, freedom and love for life. (Note: I should put a picture of her humming bird tattoo next to this to also represent freedom!)

Liz and I will be editors of this blog. Liz has written works to touch us about those who are no longer with us. She is a poet and her work has directly impacted my life. At first opportunity she'll have access to write in this blog as well, and if possible, at her first publishing we'll include a photo if she'd like.

So, my hat is off to Liz! Without her works I would not have thought to put my phrase "The New Year's Gift", which I apply to the Faircourt family and name a blog in the name of a woman who touched us, and by this published information that I'll market until people can find it out of the billions of websites - or is it trillions now - that exist the work will go forward!

(Note: David has professionally taught the marketing of websites to more than a hundred one on one and the promised marketing will be to get a good message shared, but to never to turn a profit.)

Sad, but touched? If so, that's what we've been feeling. Need an uplift? Remember the spirit of Christmas by adding to "The True Meaning of Christmas". What I mean is, read some of my attempts to better learn at least A true meaning of Christmas, and together, we'll get closer to the true meaning of Christmas. Have any ideas? Add a comment while you visit.

And now for the long awaited, but promised work by Elizabeth Compton called, "You are Free as a Bird now":

You have done so much here on this Earth Joyce. Now it is time for you to be at peace with you Mother and your Father, they both will be waiting for you with open arms. When you get through the white gate, you can soar like a bird now and you will never ever have Cerebral Palsy any more. You will be made whole once again. Our heavenly Father in Heaven is very Proud of you Joyce because you have done what you needed here on this Earth. Our Father in Heaven is going to Welcome you home. Our Father in Heaven has a plan for you up their in Heaven. You will be teaching people about disabilities and our Father in Heaven is going to Hug you and never ever let you go Joyce. Now you can do whatever you need to because you don't have any thing to hold you down anymore like your Wheelchair. You can help people who have gone on before you. When you get your wings, you will be an angel watching over all of us. We will miss you greatly and will be thinking of you often. Someday we will all join you in the after life. Love you and miss you.

Liz Compton
01/09/09