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The first major event of my life was my birth. I was born September 19, 2007 in Odessa. I grew up in Midland, Tx with divorced parents and three older siblings. There's a lot about my childhood that sculpted me. I have grown into who I am today mainly because of 4 other major events. I thank my parents for bringing me into this life. I thank God for wonderfully creating me.

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Starting school was amazing. I was extraordinary gifted to be able to quickly grasp subjects and excel when applying. It was in elementary school that I learned to put childish things away and began to mature. Looking back it is sad because I wasn't able to have a full "childhood" . I am appreciative of it as well because I wouldn't be who I am. School was the best in 3rd grade. Here I met my best friend, Elah. At this time one of my others best friends from first grade came back, Emerie. We all stayed friends until middle school, when I moved.

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I moved sixth grade year and came back during 7th. I left again at the beginning of high school to Lubbock-Cooper. Moving at the beginning of high school really sucked because I didn't know anyone and I just missed my friends. I didn't have any close friends, so I kinda ended up jumping into a relationship.

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The hardest thing I have had to face in my life was losing my dad in January of 2023. It was so surreal. Everything just sucked, but I kept my head high and got through all the paperwork and things set up. Being a supportive person to everyone lead to everything not really hitting me. I felt a lot of guilt. I felt a lot of things I didn't want to feel. I reached out to an old friend for support. Thankfully I got some pretty supportive things. A couple days later, this friend came over to express his condolences. I couldn't have been more thankful for this friend, who became a lifeline. Getting through everything was hard and difficult, so while I stayed silent, I remembered the supportive things that were said to me. It is still hard on a daily, but I am thankful for my dad and the things I was able to learn from him.

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Through my dad's passing I was still with that one person I jumped into a relationship with. This relationship wasn't the greatest at all. It was the scary types you hear about with manipulation. Sadly, it happened and I wasn't aware. I was quiet. Every thing in this relationship built up and eventually exploded on my brother. He had a horrific accident due to this relationship- life threatening accident. When things were broken off I was able to reflect on what went wrong with the relationship, and swore to be more aware. After all of this I also went down the hill with a lot of regret. I lost that one supportive friend. All of these things in the same year is what was the worse, so I turned to God.

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For my future I want better for myself. I don't want to endure any heartache. I want things to be fun and wonderful. I want to make it to graduation proud of myself. I don't want to let myself go or give up I just want to give it to God and let it work out. I want to walk the stage with the biggest smile on my face

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I want to go to Texas Tech. I want to double major and hopefully with all my dual credit classes I am out of a couple classes. I want to excel and have all of my college paid for. I want to buy my first house in college.

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Hopefully during my last semester I am able to open one of my couple business ideas. I haven't planned these to a tee on paper, but I have it all mapped out in my head. I want to open something meaningful to me and that will hopefully become meaningful to others,

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Mom

Dad

Siblings

Topher

Nathanael

Erica

Tanner

Don

Megan Kodie

Kaci

Mac

Elah

Emerie

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“There's no such thing as Bad people. We're all just people who sometimes make mistakes”

“How Lucky Are We?”

“The pain you are feeling now cannot compare to the joys that are coming”

“Forgive for yourself”

“I do not want to die... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.”

“We’re all in the gutter. But only some of us are looking at the stars”

“Love Like Jesus”

Pink Skies

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Reading

Laughter

My Lord and Savior

Expressing Love

Topher

Cleaning

Long Talks

People

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Helping people

Spreading the word of God

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Christian Faith

Forgiveness

Everyone deserves love

Always offer help

Do better than your best

Don't take anger out on others

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My purpose in life is to serve people. My purpose is to help people, to listen, to love, and to guide.