Monday, January 21, 2008

Above All Else...

Above all else, here's what I want you to know:

Mom and Dad- I will forever be grateful for the way that you have raised me and continue to raise me. I could not ask for a better set of parents. There is no way I would ever have come to know Jesus, if it were not for the way that you raised me. Thank you for teaching me how to treat people, how to treat each other, and how to live a life that is worthy of respect.

Mom- if I continue as an educator for the rest of my life, I hope that I will be like you... that even after 30 years in education, it will still bother me when I feel my students aren't achieving the goals that I have set for them. I have yet to meet another educator with the simple passion and honest caring for students that you possess. You have also always shown your love to your own kids, even when we haven't shown it in return.

Dad- if I ever make someone smile or laugh at anytime in my life, I know that I have learned from perhaps the best one-line comedian of them all. There is no other person in my life that makes me laugh inside like you do. You have been a great role model. The simple things you do for people have not gone unnoticed.


Laura Beth- Ever since you were little, I have always been PROUD of you. Thank you for putting up with a brother who many times was not there for you. If you ever got hurt or mad (and I bet you did) because of that, you never showed it. Even whenever I wasn't there, know that I have been so PROUD of your every accomplishment. When I think about my sister, my heart jumps! All I can really say is I would not trade you for anything.

Anna-Marie- You are truly the love of my life. You challenge me in ways I need to be challenged, and you reward me in ways that make me feel unbelieveably blessed. I enjoy getting to spend my life with you. I could not imagine my life without you! Thank you for your smile that makes me smile, your "laughs" that make everyone laugh, and your love that my words can't express.


To all of you-

HOME WILL ALWAYS BE WHERE YOU ARE.


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