Love is patient

 Openly talking about my love life on the internet is something I don't like doing. I just figure maybe there are females out there in same situation as me so why not sharing  my perceptive on having a love life while being  handicapped.
I want say first that my disability hasn't really kept me from having a love life like any other person. I know how to flirt with guys. I have been in relationships before. I know what it feels like to be heartbroken. I could say that dating is more complicated when you are handicapped. Guys usually underestimate the wheelchair when they first see me It doesn't really bother me. It is little frustrating sometimes. I do wish it could be less complicated. It feels like I becomes less confident about it as time goes on. I don't lose faith though. When I begin to become frustrated, I just remember one of my favorite Bible verses:

"Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud  or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged.  It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.  Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.  Love will last forever, but prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will all disappear." - 1 Cornithians 13:4-8

I know there is someone out there for me. God just hasn't finish writting my love story yet.  So for now, I just going enjoy this chapter of my life.  :)

Rolling around campus

Starting my junior year of  college makes me think how far I have become in my education. When my first put me in school, she was told that I wasn't going to make it in regular ed classes. I could say I proved everybody wrong. I was always hardworking.  I was always on honor roll. I ended up graduating with a 3.3 GPA. I got few scholarships also. On the way with succeeding in school, I have made a big impact on the student body. I have made lifetime long friends.  College has been little more challenging, but I'm doing great. I meeting new awesome friends too  I am eager to move forward with getting my degree and be back at the campus! Go Lions! :) 

Nothiing

Being a kid with Cerebral Palsy was sometimes more than I could handle. I had to go through more than any of my friends, but honestly I have found that I wouldn't know the true meaning of courage or strength if I was like everybody else. Sure, there have been moments when I have thought life would be so much easier if I wasn't handicapped. God doesn't make mistakes though. I may would never completely understand why He has chosen me, but I wouldn't stop trying to see things His way. I choose to be strong and patient. Although I might be strong, I am still afraid about wanting to be a independent young woman with the limitations of my disability. I am not a child that could rely on adults anymore. I am a twenty-one years old young woman now. I am half through college. I would be graduating before I know it. I haven't thought about what exactly I want to do after I get my degree. The thought of getting my own  place still  scares me a little. Lastly, I get nauseated or frustrated every time the thought of getting married and having kids runs through my head. I know everything I decide to do would be little challenging, but I am perfectly fine with it. God wouldn't put me through anything I couldn't handle. It also helps knowing I have my family and friends by my side no matter. Nothing is going to keep me rocking and rolling :)

Ever wondering what is like....

Throughout my life, I have people look at me with curious eyes. People have always looked at me and treated me differently. I haven't been really bother by it. I am pretty use to it. Honestly, I don't mind the attention. Haha :). Sometimes I get asked a hundred questions. It can be little annoying at times. Especially when I just want to be treated like everybody else. I get that people are curious though. This is why I have decided to take the time to write about what is like to have cerebral palsy. Let me start off saying that all people with cerebral palsy aren't the same. Cerebral palsy comes in several cases. In my case, I have a mild case of cerebral palsy. I am unable to walk without help or a walker. I have really tight muscles that sometime hurt. My speech is sometimes hard to understand. I usually have use my iPhone or computer to talk to people. My family and close friends can understand me most of the time. It is like the more people are around me, the more they would understand. I am in my wheelchair most of the day.  I try to be as independent as I can. I can't drive my own van, but I will one day.  I get help with transferring out and in my chair or wherever I want to be. Having to be carried everywhere isn't so bad. Especially when it is a cute guy helping. Hehe! ;) I basically get help with the basic needs like  dressing, doing my hair and makeup, preparing my food, and showering  I attend my classes on my own, but I have my worker set me up with my books. I also have a student to take my notes for me.  I have two wonderful workers who assist me weekly. Sometimes it is little difficult to have to depend on everybody, but I am always grateful for everybody's help. It might seems like having cerebral palsy can limited a person's independence, but it actually just make life little challenging and interesting. Being handicapped hasn't stop me from enjoying things like traveling, going out with friends, or going mudding with my father. As you can see, I have missed much with being handicapped :)

WELCOME!

Hello Everyone,
My name is Brooke Elizabeth Settoon. You may have read my other blog This Is Me. It has been awhile since I posted something new. I am a full time student at Southeastern Louisiana University, so my schedule has been little hectic. When I am not busy with my studies, I am either traveling with my family or going out with my friends. Things are finally slowing down. I finally have time to relax and enjoy the things I have missed doing. I am so excited to share my thoughts with the world again. Since I started This Is Me, I feel I have grown as a writer.  I want to do something more personal. I have decided to share my thoughts on my new blog  Rolling Through Life. I was born with Cerebral Palsy. I use a motorized wheelchair to get round. I use a speaking program to communicate with others.  I have faced many challenges throughout my life. Although my life can be little challenging at times, I have honestly loved every second of it.  I am now a twenty-one year old going into junior year of college facing the challenges like becoming a independent adult, starting being in the dating scene, and figuring out what to do after getting my degree in creative writing.  I don't know where this crazy ride called life would take me. The only thing I know is I got my wheelchair ready to go full speed ahead :).