History
I have a lot of ambitions that I am chasing after. I want to experience life, try new things, instill passion in others, find passions within myself, but,
most of all, I just want to change the way people look at one another.
Why? Well let me explain. Above is a picture of me at my kindergarten graduation with some of the most pivotal people in my life. The woman is my grandma. She probably looks like/ dresses like yours, right? This woman was a consistent character in my story when I was younger. She was the grandma that was there for all the big events, she was the grandma that was there for the small milestones, and she was the grandma that was there in the moments between. Long story short, she decided to trade in her life for a new one with all new people and all new reasons for living. The man next to her is my dear Papa. He was everything. After a many years, my grandma decided to walk away. He was the man who experienced incredible heartache. Heartache and loneliness that I could never bear. Lastly, the man next to me is my Uncle Danny (or as I call him, my Uncle D). He was my best friend. He had a tough life. Always getting by and always fighting addiction.
You may look at this picture and judge. You may look at this story and judge. But these people and the trials they have worked through and the mistakes they may have made has forever impacted my life.
How?
They gave me a new perspective on life. They showed me to never judge someone by how they look or even what they are going through. They exemplified to me how everyone needs love, someone to believe in them, and everyone needs God. Because this is a great, big, complex world and without truth and His deliverance we are nothing, but lost.
I know these people were placed into my story so I can take this knowledge and spread it as far as I can. Because if I just sit and stay here with the beautiful realization that everyone deserves a chance to teach you something then there are so many lessons that you will fail to learn. You can’t learn everything from the man behind the pulpit or the woman at the end of the pew. You must get out there. You must give everyone a chance (even those who seem rough around the edges). God didn’t say “stay”, He said “GO”.
