A dream I accomplished was to write a book. I definitely am not a writer, but I took sections out of my journas from the last 40 plus years that I would like my posterity to know–good times, sad times, learning opportunities, lessons learned, fears overcome, etc. I made subtitles for each entry and bound at Kinkos. . . .Yes, there were typing mistakes, and yes it was probably not an A plus English assignment–but my sentiments were real. I resisted changing anything for fear of losing what I meant way back then. Someday I hope my children, grandchildren, great-grandchild draw hope from my “learning opportunities.” I cannot leave them lots of money or things, but I can leave them a legacy of FAITH and HOPE.

My dream was also to write a book. I wrote “My Story” and included pictures and experiences. I started when I was born and is ongoing. I had it professionally printed and bound and gave one to each of my sisters, my children, myself, and one to my stepmother for Christmas a couple of years ago. It was an accomplishment that I am glad I did. There are a lot of things I would do (will do) differently next time but it is done now and I am happy with it. It was a learning experience for me. Now I would like to write a short story (fiction) if I ever get my thoughts together. If not, I’ll just do my husband’s story.