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Sylvia Mary "Wally" Goodridge born March 3, 1937, passed away on Sunday, December 8th, 2013 at the age of 76 years old. She's best known as Grammy! Are there ever enough words to thank and pay tribute to the woman that raised you? I think not. My grandmother was my caretaker, my advice giver, my cheerleader, my reason for having faith in humanity, and my reason for committing my life to helping others. There simply aren't enough words to honor someone who means so much to me. My grandmother has been a huge part of my life from the day I was born. She lived with us my whole life. To describe the emptiness left in our home is impossible. She has left a void that can never be filled. To know her love is the purest love one can receive. She woke me up in the mornings, made sure I got to school on time, picked me up from school, made my meals, played with me, took me with her wherever she went, and as I grew and developed became my biggest motivator. She was the one ...

I've been awful at keeping up with my blog this year. And every time I chastise myself for neglecting my blog I say I'll write a post and I haven't. Today seems as good a time as any to begin blogging again.  I'd like to invite you all to share in a very special occasion for me and my family. My little sister's 18th birthday. This is a shareable moment because to know me is to know Kennedy! You may know me and you've never met Kennedy, but I bet you feel like you know her too because I'm always talking about my little sister. So if you see her today or you're her friend on Facebook show her some love today! She's 18! And for all of us who remember our 18th birthday we remember how precious that milestone is. You're officially an adult, according to the law anyway.  18 is filled with promise, potential, and great excitement! And for my sister I wish for all of her dreams to come true, all of her promise and potential maximized, and a day filled wi...