College

In the fall of 2015 I began my college career at TCC. When I first started I wasn't very confident and I was pretty shy. As time went on, I made the connection with one of my professors that we used to live in the same neighborhood and from there my confidence levels began to rise. Each semester my professors have been more than just teachers, they have become my friends. I go to their offices when I need a little extra assistance on an assignment, I say hey when I see them walking on campus or at the store, and I always thank them at the end of each semester.
Fast forward now to my final semester at the community college. Three of my four professors are ones that I have taken before. Each of these professors and ones from past semesters has helped me build confidence from the first time I set foot on campus. As I prepare to graduate with my A.A. degree in the spring, I enjoy looking back on the impact that each individuals has had on me and I'm excited for whatever my next steps will be.

Mother's

Mother's day is here once again. I spend a lot of time with my mom and she is one of my best friends. Usually I'm a little late figuring out what to give my mom for Mother's Day, but this year is different. I've already given her one gift; I took her to a baseball game. My other gift to her this year is still a secret, because it's not quite Sunday yet!

Moms are special. They give us grace and they love us unconditionally. Over the years my mommy as well as my aunts and friends who are like mothers to me have taught me a lot of things. They've shown me how to have fun, give grace, love people even when its hard, and most importantly, they've shown me Jesus's love. So happy Mother's day to my mommy and all my extra moms!

Grandma

This morning my mom woke me up like she usually does but she also informed me that my Grandma had passed away earlier this morning. Some people might react with tears, or needing a hug. I react through writing. My Grandma had been ill for a couple years and it was an illness that made it hard for her to breathe. I have such fond memories of some things I did with her and will share a few of them. I won't ever forget making fudge with her when I was little because there is a picture that hangs in my house each May for mother's day. There was also the time we went to Disney together and it was just fun to be there riding rides with her. Finally last week my family made a short trek to visit her and she kind of picked on me since I watch Hallmark Channel. Grandma said "Look its something Caroline would watch". I said your right, Grandma, I do love Little House on The Prairie. I am blessed that God let me have such fun times with my Grandma. Rest in peace and give Grandpa a hug for all of us.

Mama

Today is September 13th, also known as mama's birthday. She would have been 95 today and we all miss her like crazy. Now that she has  been gone almost 2 years I still am not used to the empty chair at the dinner table. I know the angels are probably singing happy birthday to her as we think and remember her on this day that she was born on exactly 95 years ago, which was also a Friday the 13th. She was the best grandma a kid could have ever wanted and I am still happy to tell of the great person she was and that I am extremely honored to carry on her legacy of loving others just like she did. I can almost hear her singing around the house like she did so often. Happy 95th birthday mama, we love and miss you!

Hope was Here

This month I have read a book called Hope was Here by Joan Bauer. This book was very engaging from the minute I opened the book to read it. It's a book that you don't really want to put down when it is time to go to bed. There were a few  minor things that the author could have done a little better.Things that appealed to me in this book were the characters, Hope dreaming of her father, and G.T. becoming mayor after all. Non appealing things to me was that when a chapter ended it started something different than what you just read, that Hope's mother just dumped her off on her aunt, and that G.T died and didn't get to finish his term as mayor.Overall, I loved this book and wish to read it again sometime.

Bean Trees

 I read a book this month called Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver. It was an interesting book that engaged a reader from the beginning. The things I liked about this book are: it's an easy read, the characters, and it kind of reminded me of Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery. The thing I did not like about this book were: the pages at the end of the chapter that don't help bring you into the new one,the language, and lots of complaining by one of the characters. Overall, I would recommend this book to anybody who wants to read it. I really enjoyed this book because it just made me want to be outside enjoying spring weather like the characters were.

Fault in our Stars

 The Fault in our Stars by John Green is not your average book. The main character of this book is a 16 year old girl named Hazel who has thyroid cancer with mets(fluid) in her lungs. Once a week, Hazel goes to a church for support group(people who have cancer),and share how they are doing. One afternoon at support group,Hazel meets Augustus Waters who is 17 and has osteosarcoma(which left him with one leg). Augustus loved Hazel, but she just wanted to be friends, until he used his wish to go to Amsterdam and take Hazel with him. Once they get back from Amsterdam,Augustus's health starts to fail until....he dies exactly one month after they got back from Amsterdam.
 Over all, this was a good book. I would have liked to know what happend to Hazel or Isacc. I also thought the book should have ended after Augustus died just because it doesn't really make sense after that. Also, I thought that Hazel and Augustus should have gotten married.