I’m from Lawrence, Coffeyville and Emporia Kansas,

home of the Jayhawks, the Red Ravens and the Hornets.

I am from coffee cups in every color and design,

from strong Folgers coffee and lavender vanilla scented candles.

I am from the pale yellow house

trimmed with red brick slightly cracked.

(Green, tall grass,

smells so good freshly mowed.)

I am from the purple and white lilac bushes in the backyard,

the white rain gutter on the front porch’s wall,

overflowing with purple flowers.

I’m from family dinners,

pasta of all kinds and fudgy gooey chocolate chip brownies.

From Becky Ann and Bryan Keith,

certain parts combined become my own name.

From the grandpa lost to ALS,

an illness that affects nerve cells.

And from the grandma who lost her battle to lung cancer,

after smoking for years.

I’m from being told by my brother,

“Sissy, are you happy?” and “I love you!”

From the talk a lots,

never shutting up,

going a 100 miles a minute.

And the emotions,

From a sassy attitude and personality,

developed overtime.

I’m from one Lord,

One God and Father of all.

He is over all and through all and in all. ^*

Because of my Savior,

creator of my life,

and the person who died on the cross,

for my many sins,

I am blessed beyond measures.

*^{Ephesians 4:6 ESV}