EAST CAMPUS: Make My….HolidayBy Mitzi Horrigan

WEST CAMPUS: What is Aramark Really About? By Sara Liptak

Dozens of underprivileged children will experience a memorable and enjoy-able holiday season this year, courtesy of the caring and compassionate students in

the Tri-C community. According to Student Life representa-

tive, Mynetta Brower, Student Life and CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Aramark supports school district goals by effectively and efficiently serving student, faculty, staff,

and community needs in facility and food and nutrition services”, states the Aramark website, www.aramarkschools.com. Many Tri-C students disagree, and for that reason, Western Campus Student Government has been trying to work with Aramark to get cheaper prices and better food campus-wide.

Student Government President from West Campus, Noel Nazario,

has requested a copy of the contract Aramark has signed with Tri-C, in order to better understand both parties’ responsibilities within our campuses. Aramark has apparently not been forthcoming with the contract after numerous requests, leading Nazario CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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100% Smoke Free for Tri-C? By Portia Booker

Photo by Ronald Wynne

It has been in question whether Tri-C will go 100% smoke free. This question has not only arose among students but faculty as well. What is the answer Tri-C has regarding a total tobacco free campus?

Each Tri-C campus has desig-nated smoking areas. These areas on campus are based on the layout of the

campus. According to the handbook “All owned or leased buildings of Cuyahoga Community College are smoke-free and tobacco-free. Smok-ing is not permitted at the building entrances.”

Cleveland State University is one campus that leaned toward 100% Tobacco Free. According to

the Plain Dealer, the ban will start around September 2013. The ban will be enforced in all locations on campus including parking lots and walk ways. Campus officials will have a difficult time trying to keep students from smoking in areas near public businesses.

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“All owned or leased buildings of Cuyahoga Community College are smoke-free and tobacco free.”

ISSUE NO. 5, VOL. XV * * ESTABLISHED 1963 * * NOVEMBER 19, 2012

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Senate Spotlight Sharon Clark PAGE 4

Where History Lives PAGE 6

Dear Students,During this whole semester, the Voice has been bringing students updates regarding the background check policy. As many know, the background check policy is mandatory for all students that want to be employed by the college. Many students who were employed were affected by this policy for this semester. Maria Graciani was one student affected from this policy because of her background dating back 16 years ago. She came to us and told her story. Graciani’s story went local and eventually landed her back into the working world. Student Government took interest in the background check policy. Senator Rose and Senator Hudson scheduled various meetings with administration but the meetings were always rescheduled. Dr. Craig Foltin, executive vice president of Administration and Finance, released a statement regarding the policy. He stated, “As you know, we are re-evaluating the College employment policy for student workers. The policy is not a problem, just the way that it was implemented.” Dr. Foltin’s statement contradicts statements from other officials. According to Senator Hudson one of the members at the meeting said the policy is not being re-evaluated. As an Editor, I am disappointed. Tri-C’s motto is “Where Future’s Begin”. How can students begin their future if they are denied because of a background? Will students continue to recommend Tri-C to others since this background check is in place? Tri-C is a nationally known college. People from all over come to Tri-C to not only begin their future but to create a better and bright one. I just hope that an answer is given to the students; an answer that not only clarifies but also informs students with other options. Even if the answer is just a simple apology, something is better than nothing. The Voice will continue its coverage on the background check policy. Check us out on the web: www.cccvoice.com.

Sincerely,Portia A. Booker,Metro Campus Editor-in-Chief

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Backpack with Laptop, Cell Phone, Books Taken at RTA Bus Stop on Metro Campus By Bronson Peshlakai

Courtesy of sxc.hu

A Cuyahoga Community Col-lege student escaped injury in what could have turned into a bad situation when she

was robbed at gunpoint just after 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, at a RTA bus stop situ-ated on East 30th Street, between Wood-land and Community avenues on the Metro campus.

Tri-C Metro Police Lt. Ron Wyn-ne said they are working with detectives at Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Au-thority Police, and RTA police to iden-tify two black males who looked to be about 18 to 20 years old.

Wynne said there are no leads at this point because the investigation is in its initial stages. He did mention the victim said she did not get a good look at the as-sailants and probably won’t be able iden-tify them, which could hamper the inves-tigation when police round up suspects.

“We’re putting a crime alert to the campus Web site with some crime tips, and how to be safe when you’re out there at the bus stop. We’re very concerned about these things,” Wynne said.

The incident has been reported as “aggravated robbery” on the Metro Cam-pus Daily Crime Log.

There are about 20 incidents of petty theft on the Metro campus that has hap-pened since the beginning of the school

year, according to the crime log. On Hal-loween night, Tri-C Police assisted an-other police department for an assault and robbery that took place after mid-night on the Circle Drive, located in front of the Metro Campus.

In the 2012 Crime Statistics Report, there were five robbery incidents reported on campus in the last 3 years: 3 in 2009, 1 in 2010, and 1 in 2011.

Public information on crime incidents that take place an any of the campuses are updated daily on the Tri-C Campus Police and Security Service Web site.

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on Campus 2009

CRIME STATISTICS REPORT

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on Campus 2010

1Robbery Incident

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100% Smoke Free Continued from Page 1

The Ohio Board of Regents held a meeting in July. In the meeting, all the board members came to a complete agreement to urge colleges to ban smoking. According to the meeting minutes it states, “the members of the Ohio Board of Regents, with the support of the Chancellor, advocate for the establishment of tobacco free college and university campuses at all of Ohio’s public institutions of higher education, to include: 14 four-year state universities, 24 branch and regional campuses, 23 two-year community colleges and technical colleges, Northeast Ohio Medical University, as well as Ohio’s Adult

Workforce Education (AWE) and Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) programs.” These minutes from the meeting can be found at:

https://www.ohiohighered.org/sites/ohiohighered.org/files/uploads/board/meetings/2012/OBR-min-utes-072312.pdf

Will Tri-C consider going smoke free in the future? According to Christine Jindra Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, the college is currently not considering go-ing tobacco free. The Board of Trustees members will have to make the final decision to have a tobacco free college or university.

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Fueled by ImaginationBy Larry Remar

Tri-C has a powerful little product circulating around campus and it’s called Breakwall. It’s light, flexible and easy to tote around. Plugs, portals, power chords or batteries are not necessary because it is fueled strictly by imagination.

Cuyahoga Community College publishes a literary magazine for students titled Breakwall and volume three just made its appearance. This publication offers students not only the opportunity to showcase their creative talents, but to become published at the same time.

As we continue to travel deeper and deeper into an electronic vortex, it’s an added benefit that this journal is presented in book form. It offers students not only a memorable keepsake, but something tan-gible to share with relatives and friends. Another valuable asset that emerges from Breakwall is that it stokes our imagina-tion; our secret place where our mind gets to come out to play and explore. By contributing, the artist’s imagination is inviting our own imaginations to mix and mingle, allowing us, together, to expand the worlds emotions.

I’ve read poetry that has reduced me to tears, viewed photographs that have

transported me back in time and studied countless other art forms that have caused my mind to wander; and to wonder. People who have never met are capable of sharing imaginations; it’s like magic.

Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy to see what it’s all about, and then offer your own imagination the opportunity to travel around and start touching people. You just may be surprised at what might happen.

Genres for contributors include: poetry; drama; short stories; feature ar-ticles; art and photography. Submission information is listed on the back page of the book. Copies are free and are located around campus.

The deadline for the Breakwall Submissions for the FourthVolume is December 14, 2012.

Stand up Comedian Ty Barnett: “Ty Barnett gives students at Tri-C advice about dating and relationships”. – Portia Booker. Photo by ??????

BreakwallTri-C's Literary Journal

Founded: 2010 Current Edition:Issue 3

Photo by Portia Booker

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I Can’t Stand The Rain By J.C. Robinson

In all my years of dating I never knew or met a girl named Sandy, nor did I have any classmates named Sandy, but on the morning

of October 30, 2012 I was introduced to a woman named Sandy and she wasn’t pretty. She rained tears of sadness for about four days straight morning, noon, and night leaving students who travel in her tears of rain whether it was by car, feet, or bus, feeling sad! I must say I was encouraged and proud to see some students make it through Sandy’s rain. Although, the travel to school was very difficult for us students we came despite Sandy’s rain leaving us wet, and cold. We made it through to get our education. Sandy’s rain came with a wind that knocked out power for many students and faculty forcing some of us to live like natives, or the old stone age days and take cold showers. However, Sandy’s rain and winds were unsuccess-ful in knocking out the power here on the Metro campus which could be a sign that this by far is the best location. Sandy’s rain did come with one positive thing; it made good sleeping weather for those who got

the chance or needed to catch up on some. Despite Sandy’s rain and wind causing flooding, power outages, knocking down trees, ripping off roofs which affected many students and faculty members it could have been worse. Take a moment and think about others who live in New York and New Jersey. Due to Sandy’s powerful rain and wind, those states are setback and have to start over. I can’t stand the rain, but I am glad and grateful that whatever farmers, plants or soil that needed it got it. Sandy’s rain and winds are now just a bad memory, and gone with her is all the raining of tears. So long Sandy!

"Despite Sandy’s rain & wind causing flooding, power outages, knocking down trees, ripping off roofs … it could have been worse."

I broke out in a sweat. I wiped my brow and excused myself to use the bathroom. “Where are you going, Dad?” asked my son. “I just need to rinse my face,” I replied. I took a deep breath, rinsed my face and came back to the word problem.

My son gave me the Algebra word problem before breakfast. He could not solve it, so he turned to his old Dad, the math lover, for help. I had eleven minutes precisely before his school bus came to solve the problem. This was a timed test. This was pres-sure. I couldn’t do it. I failed.

I failed to solve a word problem. I was stuck. What does this mean?

There are many factors which can influence a person’s ability to solve a word problem. In my case, I made the common error of not writing down the problem correctly, and when I tried to divide the numbers everything went irrational. I froze with fear and my mind went blank. It happens even to a math lover.

I promised my son that I would work on the problem and come up with a solution over the weekend. I put on my sleuth’s cap.

The first rule to solving a stubborn word problem is to ask a relevant ques-tion about it. Even a humble question can be sufficient, like “what it is about the problem that I don’t understand?” By asking the question, a student can take ownership of the problem, and then begin to crack the mystery. Once the question is asked the psychic confu-sion will subside and the intellectual search begins.

However, the search is not for a

right answer, this may occur, but it is not the most important thing. The real search is to understand how the math rules work together, to understand the relationships between the “X” and the “Y.” Once a relevant question is asked, the student can reach beyond the confusion, and begin to solve the word problem. However, once a genuine understanding is achieved, the solutions will come. In fact, they will chase you. Answer: none

Just Ask the Question By Tallis Munro

A Joke:How much dirt is in a hole that is 2 feet by 3 feet by 4 feet?

the Student Government joined together to sponsor the first Tri-C toy drive in the 2005-2006 school year. These efforts have provided hundreds of children with presents ever since.

Students who wish to donate can pick up an “Angel Tree Card” in the Stu-dent Life office, located in room 115 in the East Liberal Arts building. The office will assign a card that contains informa-tion concerning the gender and age of the child. This information will be followed with a list of toy suggestions that are fit for the age group the student chooses. The Angel Tree Program accommodates children as old as twelve. This includes newborns. There is no dollar limit on how much the student can spend on a child’s gift, but the suggested amount falls in the $15 to $20 price range. The contributor will give their donation to the Student Life Center in the original store bag or a gift bag. Make sure the informa-tion card is stapled firmly onto the bag! It is very important that no Angel Tree Card is left unaccounted for. Students and faculty have until 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 7th to turn in their contributions.

The Student Life center will not ac-cept money or used items. Since Salva-tion Army will be providing the children with necessities such as food and cloth-ing, they have asked students to specifi-cally donate toys.

Due to difficulties in the past, they have also requested that donors leave the gift wrapping up to them. The Student Government will wrap and pack the donated items.

It was heart-warming to speak to so many students who were not only willing, but enthusiastic about making a child’s holiday season brighter. Shadaiya Howard plans on donating, saying that one has to “give back to the community regardless.”

Another student, Liz Ruthruff, can hardly wait to find a little boy to shop for, “I want to get him Lego’s. That was the stuff when I was little. And Batman, defi-nitely anything with Batman!” Liz was passionate in her statement about why it is so important to give back to the com-munity, “Christmas is important to kids. They should all be able to experience Christmas spirit. It gives them hope”.

Karl Kisba’s holiday list includes stuffed animals and action figures. He pointed out that a part of the holiday’s meaning is to be generous make chil-dren happy.

“I love kids and I love charity, so it only makes sense for me to participate”, a member of Student Government told me as he was getting ready to leave the school.

All students and staff are encouraged to participate in this event. Why not bring holiday joy to as many folks as possible?

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S E N A T E S P O T L I G H T

Sharon ClarkWhy did you join Student Government?The reason I joined Student Government was simply to get involved with the campus’s practices and procedures as it relates to us as students.  I felt being an older returning student and the fact that I have four sons who are attending college gave me an insight on both sides of the world, as it relates to a parent and student.

What do you want students to know about you?What I would like for people to know is that I am a wife to my husband, Donnell Sr., for 25 years this past August. I’m a mother of four sons: D.J.(23), Ryan(22), Kory(20) and Brandynn(19) who all attend college. Three are on scholarship, playing football and two will be graduating next year in 2013.  I am a proud grandmother of one granddaughter, Haydenn.  I am also a retired Early Childhood Education Center owner/administrator. I did this for 20 years. I am a Psychology & Music student here at Tri-C.

How long have you been in office?This is my first term as Student Government President.

What are your Student Government goals?My goal as President is to unify the Student Government team with the students, on every level.  Making the students happy needs a true mandate, in which we are willing to find solutions to the least or greatest of concerns.  If we are unable to provide those answers, we are ready to guide them to the appropriate steps of resolution.  Also, opening opportunities for more student involvement, which I believe will heighten their commitment to college and to their journey.  Student awareness is a pivotal element and that is something all Student Government officers, have vowed to work on.

East Student Government meets at 2:30 p.m. every Thursday in Room 100, East Education Center. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Student Government President 2012-13 216.987.2433 eMail: Sharon.Clark002@acad.tri-c.edu Majors: Psychology and Music

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Tri-C Eastern Campus Food Pantry By Raquel Wilbon

When you are hungry, how can you think or func-tion throughout the day? There is a need for food

here at Tri-C’s eastern campus. “Many students go here that don’t eat a meal every day and don’t have enough food supply,” says Rita McKinley, campus director of stu-dent life and activities. She, the student life team and the student government decided to start a food pantry at Tri-C’s eastern campus. “One day a student came into the student life office asking for food. It threw me off,” McKinley said. “I asked him, are you hungry? He said yes.”

There are a lot of hungry people in the world. Some are in your neighborhood and some you intermingle with every day. This is

a serious and very important issue here at our college. While Tri-C is a place where futures begin, one would ask how you can begin a future when your belly is empty. This is why the student government and student life staff decided to do something about this.

“We have a lot of students enrolled at this campus with personal issues and they are not receiving compensation to sustain them with food, bills, etc. I feel that this is the right thing to do.” McKinley said. “The student govern-ment will keep the students, faculty, and staff posted. They all can donate.”

Rachel Short, Student Governments Senator-at-Large, said “We are looking to con-stantly collect, by having a box in the library. If students donate non-perishable food items, $1 will be taken off of their library fine. This

food pantry is looking to open Dec. 1, 2012, on Mondays and Tuesdays between the hours of 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.”

Short added, “Anyone is eligible. No verifications or requirements are necessary.” Students, faculty, or staff will not have to buy food. “We will eventually buy food. The student government will do fundrais-ers.” If students would like to donate, they can drop off items at the student government office. The student govern-ment office is located in the East Education Center building (EEC) room 100. Lend a helping hand to your fellow students and colleagues; help feed families within our community college by donating food for the less fortunate. It is hard to concentrate on anything when you are hungry.

“Many students go here that don’t eat a meal every day and don’t have enough food supply."—Rita McKinley, Campus Director of Student Life and Activities

(left) Watts and Leftridge? (right) Adjunct faculty member Beatriz Matos makes a donation to the food pantry.

Where History Lives: Every day is Veterans Day at the Crile ArchivesBy Sara Liptak

D id you know every day you attend class at the Western Campus you’re on the ex-act ground of where Ger-

man prisoners of war, an entire military population and was once the Crile Hos-pital that covered more than 150 acres to providing care to some 15,000 wounded United States soldiers. Dr. James Banks, Director of Crile Archives for History Education and Rick DeChant, Director of Veterans Services and former Com-mander made a very intriguing and ef-fective speech presentation on November 9th, at 10:40 AM in the Veterans Memo-rial Garden at Western Campus.

Student groups of Tri-C and also oth-ers a part of the community attended this

event to honor and remember the Veterans who served for our country. Dr. Banks in-troduced Darryl Stark who is a retired Sar-gent and a Veteran, who is now currently a student here at Tri-C. “Healing to learning, learning to heal” is DeChant’s motto with-in the Crile Archives at Tri-C, and also pro-viding and establishing a 50-year history of working with Veterans in Northeast Ohio. Preserving the memory of Veterans is cru-cial here on this campus, and Dr. Banks has made this lifelong commitment to do so.

Tri-C is now only the second college in the nation that has a Distance Learning Fa-cility located in a Veterans hospital. Some veterans are not ready to come to college, and the Distance Learning Facility lets those veterans still have a college education with the campus coming to them instead. As of right now, Tri-C has a total of 243 ‘core-users’ who are Veterans coming back 2-3 times per week to work on courses, assign-ments, and also job applications with ben-efits, which goes back to DeChant’s motto “leaning to heal, healing to learn.” A total of 24,000 student veterans have gone through this college since Tri-C has opened, includ-

ing Mayor Frank Jackson of Cleveland. “In the 24 months that this hospital was

known as Crile General Hospital, 15,000 Vet-erans were healed, continuing on after un-til 1964 as Crile VA Hospital where anoth-er 5,000 were treated and healed” Banks said. “1 in 33 students at Tri-C is a Veteran” Com-mander DeChant said. After Dr. Banks and Rick DeChant spoke, 11:00 o’clock AM came around and a wreath was placed in front of the flagpole where our United States of America Flag waves. The taps were played around the Veterans Memorial Garden for a total of 60 seconds of silence as the wreath was placed as well, and the emotions were heavily in the air.

(left) Dr. James Banks and (right) Rick DeChant. Photo by Sara Liptak.

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PARMA – The Cuyahoga Community College Western Campus International Club is hosting an Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday, December 1st from 9 AM to 3 PM in the campus Northern Galleria at 11000 Pleasant Valley road. The fair is designed to promote the diversity and beauty of other cultures within the local community by showcasing student and local artists. Admission is $1 or a can of food.To all artists: The International Club is still selling tables for $20, so take advantage of this major event to sell and show off your crafts! The tables are selling fast so hurry in before it’s to late, and don’t forget your canned food that will be donated to the food bank through the Student Government at our Western Campus! If interested in buying a table E-mail susan.lohwater@tri-c.edu. Hope to see you there!

Tri-C students take part in the International Club at West Campus.

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+15,000 “Veterans were healed In the 24 months that this hospital was known as Crile General Hospital."—Dr. James Banks, Director of Crile Archives for History Education

Craft Fair Event By Michael Ciprian, Associate Editor

West S E C T I O N

The One

to request additional information on any audits that may have been done on Aramark in the past or scheduled for the future. This request was also not fruitful. If it’s a public record, then it should be made available to the public, and in this case, we as students and faculty are the public.

Our Student Government is the organization on each campus that represents the interest and concerns of the student body, and also seeks student input on issues (which in this case, is the pricing and quality of the food). For the past two months or so Student Government has not seen any effort being made by Aramark to provide students with the answers and documentation we would like to see. In addition, West Campus Student Government came up with a list of representative items which they’d like to accomplish for Tri-C and the food service.

Here is the list:1. Main entrée items are served no more

than twice in one week and not on consecutive days (e.g. shrimp casserole served 3 consecutive days).   

2. Dollar-days or a dollar  menu to make food more affordable to the students

3. Healthier menu item choices 4. Eliminate food cross contamination (e.g.

soy burgers cooked on the same grill as regular burgers)

5. Offer affordable meal plans. ($xx/semester for lunches, $yy/5 meals, etc ).

6. Re-evaluate dining dollar 7. Place a temperature gauge on the salad

bars8. Keep Aramark as the food service

for Tri-C West functions, such as luncheons, banquets, etc., but allow cost-constrained student clubs and organizations to choose Aramark or other food options for club sponsored functions.  The current Aramark restriction has limited fund-raising opportunities, which has limited the ability of student clubs and organizations to perform community projects and meet their goals. This can be done by signing a release form/ waiver with Aramark.

This issue can be carried out in a more congressional manner. Not only does the Student Government want to really make these changes a reality, but so does Joint Student Council.

Aramark provides us with food college-wide and also for our clubs and organizations. Currently, if a club at Tri-C wants to host an event for students with pizza, pop, wraps, or any other non-bakery item, according to the current contract, it has to go through Aramark - which is very expensive. We the students, have an opportunity here to make our voices heard by standing up for issues that are important to us.

There has been discussion of a student boycott during Spring Semester if there is no resolution to the items above. Interestingly enough, the Aramark contract is said to be getting renewed this spring, but until then and in the time between, something CAN be done regarding these important issues

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead

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A song about love, in every way, shape and form. Interracial relationships are common now a days. There is that battle between what others will think of you and your significant other, but if two people are happy, let them be happy. Dan Poust, a student at Tri-C says, “I think love knows no color. I have no problem with anyone

being in an interracial relationship.” Halle Miller says, “My uncle and his fiance are an interracial couple. It is interesting because family members do not support their marriage, yet they are getting married. they do not care what anyone else thinks of them being together. They are getting married because they love each other. I see

absolutely no wrong in anyone being in an interracial relationship.” Tri-C student Adriana Tescat also agrees that interracial relationships are a good thing to have. Tescat says “I have no problem with people being in interracial relationships, they are great! No one should be looked down upon for being in one, if you’re happy, be happy.”

A song written by Alexis Wohler- Staff Writer

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Every time I see herHer blond hair blowing in the windHer blue eyes sparkling like the oceanHer smile as bright as the moonKnowing that she is mine Makes my heart beat like rapid fireWhen I looked into her eyes

For the very first timeI knew I’d found the one

The one I can cry withThe one I can laugh withThe one that knows me Better than I know myselfI tell her day by dayMy heart is yours for lifeAnd that she is always amazingShe is the one I’ve been waiting forMy whole entire lifeShe is the one Knowing that I’m loved by him

Makes my heart meltEvery time I hear his voice I feel at peaceWaking up or going to sleepI know he is always thinking about meWhen I looked into his eyes for the very first timeI knew we had something specialI knew I’d found the one

The one I can laugh withThe one I can cry withThe one that knows meBetter than I know myself with

The one I feel completely safe withHe’s the one I’ve been praying forMy whole entire lifeHe is the one

We say every day

I’m here to stayEverything will be okNothing will tear us apartA day, week or a month aparthas nothing on our loveGod has a planAnd we will persevereThrough anything that comes our wayMC you are the oneThe one I can cry withLaugh withShare all my desires withNo secrets are keptBecause we have trustAnd are never going to give each other upAnd with God at our sideAnd me and youThere is nothing we cannot do!

Photo by Alexis Wohler

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