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Carla Hawkins
Education Specialist, LifeLink of GA
Location: Albany, GA United States
Joined: Aug 16th, 2008

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I'm a true GA Peach that loves God with the heart and not just the mouth. I love kids and helping people in need. I love smiling and making others smile. I've lived a life full of experiences that brought about pure joy, love, peace, but also sadness, heartache, misery, regret and loss. I'm going to write a book someday. For now, I'll put it all in song on a gospel album coming to stores near year within the next year. When I love, I love hard and therefore, have learned to love with a guard around my heart. If God hadn't come in my life on November 11, 1996, I'd be an awful mess. Because of God, I am a 26 year old virgin with my morals and have never drank or smoked EVER! People respond to the previous statement in different ways. Some are like, "Stop lying you stuck up Lame-O". Some say, "Wow, that's amazing! But how in the world do you...NOT do it?" I have to recall the first part of the statement..."Because of God!" I would sooo not be who I am today if it weren't for God rescuing my soul in the middle of my 9th grade year. I was a gullible, naive girl who was boy crazy and get this...wanted babies. I had a great child hood with two great parents but wanted the world at my fingertips. Highschool, for me, was going to be my "big break"! I could sing and was getting extremely popular from performing at school functions. Being the center of attention and acting better than everybody else was as easy to me as breathing. But at the end of the day, after trying to portray this "perfect" girl image and getting my heart broke guy after guy, I was miserable and void of something. One Monday night at one of my best friend's houses, a meeting was held...for my friends in church that had been skipping classes and I was called by their parents to come. I was honest that night...you know. I wanted to help my friends. Skipping class was not the "good" thing to do. I had no clue that the table of LIGHT would turn to me and I would SEE that I was a lost sinner in need of a Savior! I thank God soooooo much for getting my attention at age 15 and sparing my life from self-destruction. My message to people is to let them know that Satan is real and hates humans. He wants to decieve people into believing that they can live any way they want and they'll still make it to heaven. Not so. His job is to keep people blind and distracted from ever giving God a chance. He had me blind for a long time and convinced that the void in my heart could be filled with worldy, materialistic things. God has filled that void in my life and I can't explain to anyone the joy, peace and love that resides in my heart from God. I can only show it in the way that I live. My life now, has purpose and true meaning. That's my hope for all....to find true happiness....in God! God bless you all and know that there's nothing to lose with giving God an opportunity to rescue your soul. We only have one, and the devil only wants to destroy it. The right choice is pretty clear.

My Interview Question

What's your feelings about living a truly happy life in God?

Current Whereabouts:

God; Educating minorities about organ donation; Working on my Gospel Album; Giving voice lessons; Mentoring youth; Mission work; Traveling; Spending time with family and friends

Life & Professional Aspirations:

I aspire to get married to a man that God provides and have kids. I aspire to open a non-profit youth mentoring organization. I aspire to continue making a difference in people's lives and living a pleasing life in God.

Website:

http://www.queens-to-be.com

Education (request update)

Albany State University class of 2005

Undergrad Major: Management

Claim To Fame:

2005 American Idol 2nd Round Contestant Winner; 2000-2003 Pageant Winner, Miss Spirit of Albany and Miss Talent Winner; 2008 Environmental Project Winner; Actress is two movies: FireProof (Fall 2008) and Flywheel (2001)

Most Memorable Moment:

Competing in HBCU Business Plan Competitions; Participating in Monster.com Diversity Leadership Program; Performing with Albany State Concert Chorale; Hanging out with friends in Student Union Building

High School: Albany High School in Albany, GA class of 2000

Activities & Accomplishments:

Member of Senior Superlatives, DECA, JGG, TASCO, FCA and FBLA and 2000 Miss AHS winner.

Best Memories:

Winning the 2000 Miss AHS pageant!!! One of the best nights of my life! Song a Christian song that I was discouraged from singing by one of my teachers...because it might turn off judges. It didn't matter to me. I just wanted to sing a song that reflected my belief and joy and inspire, if only one, person in the audience. The best accomplishment that night, was making a difference in someone's life, then, winning the crown, Miss Congeniality and the Incentive Award for selling the most tickets. God is good!

Experience

I currently work with LifeLink of GA as Education Specialist
I have 2 years of experience working in the Collegiate Faculty, Staff, Administration industry.

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