Submitted by Sandy Shiflett

I am grateful for my family, for all the wonderful people whom I have the pleasure to be related. To pick one story or one incident would be like numbering the stars or the grands of sand on the beach. I love all the quirks, and the different personalities that encompass my whole family. Without each and everyone of them, I would not be who I am today. Every bump in the road, every scar as well as every blessing has produced character.

This is quite a new experience for me, but I had to get out of my own way to really take a look, and do a whole lot of personal growth to get to this point, but I have arrived and I plan to stay here for a while.

But what I am most grateful for is the fact that they all stuck around long enough for me to do my growing. That is the most amazing part to me. I only hope that I get a lot more time to spend with them.