Thank you to the people who left.

Without you, I learned I was better off. I learned how to appreciate those who stay. I learned how much it hurts to be left and try my hardest to not do that to anyone. Thank you for teaching me to learn to let go of people that will never stick around. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to find the right people to hold onto.

Thank you to the people who stayed.

Thank you for showing me that I am someone worth staying for. Thank you for loving me and believing in me. Thank you for always having my back no matter what I do. Thank you for showing me that some people will care about you as much as you care about them. Thank you for showing me that the right people never leave.

Thank you to the people who taught me.

Thank you for introducing me to the world. Thank you for preparing me for my future. Thank you for showing me how to be passionate about the things I care the most about. Thank you for helping me through my failures and praising me through my successes.

Thank you to the people who have inspired me.

Thank you for inspiring me to pursue a future in a career that I never would have considered before. Thank you for inspiring me to dream and live them out. Thank you for inspiring me to pursue the most amazing life that I know I can have.

Thank you to the people who showed me how to live out my faith.

Thank you for showing me the love of Christ. Thank you for teaching me that being a Christian is less about religion and more about relationship. Thank you for showing me that, in Christ, I will always be enough.

Thank you to those who saved my life.

Thank you to all of my doctors. Thank you to the nurses who were constantly up late making sure I was taken care of. Thank you for making sure I got the best care that could have been offered. Thank you for never giving up on me. Thank you for encouraging me and giving me hope for the future. Thank you for doing your best to make sure I was happy and comfortable. Thank you for saving my life.

Thank you to my roommates

Thank you for putting up with my messes, my late nights, and my dysfunctional life. Thank you for being my closest friends at Baylor. Thank you for putting up with my constant stories and comforting me on my worst days. Thank you for understanding me after just six months of knowing me.

Thank you to my best friend.

Thank you that no matter how far apart we are, we will always be friends and no matter how long we go without talking, it will never be awkward when I randomly call. Thank you for being weird with me and giving me the best advice a girl could ask for. Thank you for being spontaneous with me. Thank you for being so different from me because it's why we get along so well. Thank you for loving me.

Thank you to my siblings.

Thank you for making life difficult at home and teaching me how to deal with difficulties in both good ways and bad. Thank you for showing me there’s nothing I could ever do to make you leave because you’re stuck with me. Thank you for calling me when I’m at school and thank you for making those phone calls the best moments of my week.

Thank you to my parents.

I could have never done anything or accomplished anything without you. Thank you for being proud of me and pushing me to my ultimate limits until I realized my limits were so much higher. Thank you for putting up with my many changing interests and very limited decision making skills. Thank you for trying to teach me not to shop 'til I’m broke...whether it worked or not. Thank you for loving me and supporting me and listening to me ramble from three states away.

Thank you to God.

Thank you for saving me. Thank you for showing me what eternal, unfailing, and merciful love is. Thank you for showing me that, in You, I am enough. Thank you for giving me hope and a future. Thank you for being my Father, my Savior, and the King of the world. Thank you for being the one person I can talk to no matter the day, no matter the time. Thank you for proving to me that, in you, all things are possible. Thank you for making all things good. Thank you for blessing me with the most incredible things in my life. Thank you for what I know will be amazing things in my future.

Thank you to the people reading this.

Thank you for taking time out of your day to read what’s on my mind and in my heart. Thank you for being open to my ideas and my thoughts.

Thank you.