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 Hello, My name is Amanda Martin-Shaver and welcome to our About Us page. James and I were internet penpals for approx 3 years. I am a New Zealander from Taihape, Central North Island and James is an American, from Charlotte, North Carolina, where he grew up. I traveled over to the USA back in July 1999 to visit many of my penpals as possible in person. I had a wonderful trip traveling 11 States and a one day trip into Canada while I was here. I met James in person when he was living in Redding CA, and helped him to moveup to Springfield, Oregon in October 1999 I went back home to New Zealand for a year and was a student graduating as Level 3 (LPN) Care Giver. James and I became engaged and I flew back to the States 1 June 2001 where we got married after application of permanant residency on March 20 2002 James and I have many similar interests and definately similar in our humour and slant on life! We both love the Lord Jesus Christ and have our own relationship with Him which is a little different as we are in different developments of our growth. We are not affiliated with any church denomination as we are spiritual and not religious, and not comfortable with Church Denomination Doctrine which has many man-made attributes added to the mix. We believe in God Almighty, The Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit - 3 distinct personalities in One. I have two adult children a daughter Kerie, born 4 November 1981 and son Daryl, born 10 January 1984, from my previous 20 year marriage. Kerie has worked in the States and working in Colorado, Nov 06 - Apr 07 over 6 years. She is presently in France working this past winter and now summer 2010 Daryl had not been to the States as he was still completing his apprenticeship and was to be finished 2007. In August 07 he was hit by a van while he was riding his motorbike and sustained leg injuries and head injuries that will leave him with some permanant limitations to walking and many of his sporting interests. Nov 2008, Daryl flew out to the States and worked in Vail, Colorado on his first trip. His memory has improved immensely along with his other injuries with his work and schedules. During the summer he travelled to several countries in South America and Europe to come back to Colorado for the winter term and he is back in Europe again for this summer (2010) working in Croatia On January 10 2005 we left Springfield, Oregon and travelled 3 days and nights to Cheyenne, Wyoming were we rented to a year. Story here On 3 February 2006 we relocated to Nebraska where we have bought our first home a American Foursquare farm house which it needs restoration work and sits on nearly 4 acres. Amanda Martin-Shaver © 
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