thanks- for giving and teaching

I just wanna thank some people who've changed my life- who have given me life lessons.

First, thanks mom. For giving me life.... And not stopping after that.

Thanks dad. For giving me such big shoes to fill, yet at the same time having no doubt that I'll do it.

Thanks grandma Mary. For teaching me that those who are less fortunate have simply been dealt a harder hand than you. For teaching me the meaning of true beauty and compassion.

Thank you papa Denny. For showing me the value in fighting for your beliefs. You truly are a hero.

Thank you grandma Eddie. For teaching me that when you don't talk very often, the words you do say make them all the more valuable. And, also, teaching me to remember each and everyday.

Thank you grandma Nancy. For teaching me the meaning of strength, love, joy, and kindness. For simply being Elaine with me. For giving me your time and ear when i need it most.

Thank you to all my aunts and uncles. For being family and being there for me in spirit.

Thank you to John and Ahnika. For teaching me that even when i want to kill you, i will always love you more than life itself.

Thank you Grace. For being more than a friend, and sometimes, more than a sister. For teaching me to stand on my own. How to dance in the rain. How to ride lars's bike to the giant windmill and hide in a cornfield. How to be myself. How to live without fear.

Thank you Adam and Jamie. For teaching me to never grow up.

Thanks (most of) my teachers. For giving me bits of wisdom and advice along life's path.

Thank you Dara and Terry, for giving me a second home, for giving me a second set of parents, for giving me love.

Thank you Marcus. For being the older brother i always wanted, and never had.

Thank you Renee. For being whatever i need you to be- Mother, friend, mentor, or someone i can vent too.

Thank you Casey Duaine, for teaching me love.

Thank you everyone. For giving and teaching.

Thanks for making me who i am today.

<3 Taylor Elaine