Through viewing this site, you will embark on a journey into the life of me. It is my hope that you will come to know and understand the events and the experiences that have made me who I am today... a mother, a daughter, a sister, a widow, a friend, a teacher, a student, a life-long learner... me.

Perhaps the most important aspect of my life that I have learned to live by is this... the world is in the palm of my hand and it is up to me to decide what to do with it and where it will take me. Only I can take me places, whether it be through perseverence or failure along life's many paths.

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