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An Open Letter To The Crew

Thank you.

Sydney Kate Zachary
Sep 20, 2016
Huntsville, Alabama
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An Open Letter To The Crew
Sydney Kate Zachary

There are so many things I wish I could say to all of you to sum up how I feel. Words are a funny thing: there are so many of them, so many different ways to combine them and say what I want to say properly, yet when it is time to figure up the words, my mind goes blank. I can not properly put into words how some things happen. So bear with me, because although I am a future best selling author, it is still hard for me to construct the perfect sentence sometimes.

Around this time last year, I was well into my last first semester of high school ever. I was finally a senior, and I boy was I ready to go. I am going to be honest with you all, I never thought anything would change. I thought I would have the same friends and just lay low my senior year. I could not have been more wrong. You all came into my life when I was least expecting it and changed it in ways I would have never imagined.

When I became friends with you guys, my perspective changed. You all made me realize that there are more people than just my little group of friends that I had been with for years. I realized that the people I once thought were strange and crazy were actually some of the more genuine people I have ever had the privilege of knowing.

I believe God does things and places people in my life for a reason. Sometimes I do not know what the reason is right away, but the reason is always there. God put you all in my life for the most wonderful reason: to finally bring me back to Him. A year ago, I believed in God, but I was not a child of God. I was not representing Him as well as I could have. Fast forward to and I am now a member of the most wonderful church and I am growing closer to Him more and more each day. This is all thanks to you guys. If you had never invited me to that Wednesday night service, who knows what I would be doing right now?

So, I guess what I am trying to say is: thank you. Thank you all for making such an impact on my life. Thank you for showing me God again. Thank you for helping me to believe again. Thank you for teaching me to love, for encouraging me, believing in me, and for loving me. Thank you for giving me a senior year I thought I would never have. Thank you. I love you all.

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