This is the home I grew up in. My bedroom was the 1st window on the left from the front door. I said goodbye to that home last weekend for the last time. Mom and Dad are now moved and living in Tyler. I'm so sad that I will no longer be walking into this home and going to my old bedroom which I grew up in and then stayed in while I was battling cancer. No longer will I see my Dad in his favorite chair in the den. No longer will any more Thanksgiving dinners be shared here. I will miss this place. Like saying goodbye to an old friend. So many memories over so many years which will remain forever in my heart. But, we will build new memories and we still have each other. I will be going to East Texas more often now and pledge to move there one day. The majority of my family is there now. I want to make sure I spend as much time with my parents as possible as time is short and we aren't getting any younger.

My family is the most important thing in this world to me. God first, then family. I'm blessed that I was given a beautiful home to grow up in and never did we go hungry or cold. I was taught values and to help others and welcome each person I meet with a smile and a kind word. I can't thank God enough for all the blessings he has bestowed on me. I will try to pay it forward to all I meet. It's not about things but about the mark you leave behind on someone's heart.