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BE INSPRED, FEBRUARY 2014
bring the family to a solid front. To have a oneness.
I remember Jasmin asking me, “When will I become Springer?” I told her when she knew how
to spell it, and she asked me to write it down. She knew how to spell it really quickly, and still
remembered how to spell it after some time passed. So we went through the process and
she’s been a Springer ever since.
Birth of Jamyl………….
How did your children react to having a little brother?
Nicole: Because we solidified our family it wasn’t a bad thing.
The children were excited. Because they already know where they
came from.
Andre: It was already established that we were a family unit. We
didn’t allow anyone to divide our unit, because they were a hindrance
to what we were trying to do. Jasmin and Andre (Jr.) were already connected, so no one knew
that they came from different parents, even now they are
still inseparable.
Relocating to Another State:
Andre: As a man, I love my comfort zone, I was comfortable
with Jersey and my job. It wasn’t until we moved, that I realized
the quality (of life) that I have with my children. It was basically
just us, and I realized how much they (our children) needed me
to provide or be present in some sort of way. You see so many
children don’t have fathers, and their families are destroyed in
some way. A lot of men just don’t know. As men we have to
transition ourselves to how society shows us that we need to be providers only as it relates to
money.
Nicole: Just to add a little. For the kids and us it was easier because God was in it, and they
were ok, because they too were comfortable where they were.
Your Greatest Asset
Nicole: Our trials and tribulations have enabled us to help other couples in our coaching
ministry. As they say, “Your misery becomes your message.” It’s not necessarily our misery,
but it definitely [what we’ve been through] that became our message.
Andre: Our tests became our testimony, we don’t wear our issues on our sleeves. We don’t
allow things to tear us down. When people see us they don’t think that we went through