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Hilary Weeks - Hero

Out of all the heroes in my life, I am truly grateful for my Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ and how he rescued me through a time when I needed it most. He was able to calm my heart and give me the reassurance that I knew was not going to come from anyone else other than him. He reminded me of who I am in his eyes & no matter how many more times I mess up, he will take care of the rest. I am grateful for the peace he was able to bring to my mind as I kneeled down on my knees to have a conversation with him and knowing he still loved me so much was incredibly comforting. He was able to provide me a much greater perspective on what I needed to do going forward & not just simply relying on what I thought needed to happen given the circumstances of my situation.

EARLIER THIS WEEK---My twin sister and I along with our best friends got ourselves together to make a card for one of our best friends who is going through a lot in their life right now. I am not going to share any of the details here about what has occurred since I last posted, but it was overall something we knew needed to be done. I cannot even describe how much of a blessing it has been for us to join together and hope our best friend receives the help they need to feel better. I am especially grateful that we were able bring some light into the situation that is taking place and know through our Savior, Jesus Christ things will fall into place.

It probably won't be in the papers

It won't be talked about in the morning news

And you and heaven might be the only ones

Who ever know all the good that you do.

You've never done it for the glory

You're not looking for fame

And you and I both know it's never gonna 

make you wealthy

But you give just the same.

At the end of the day

I can't help but wonder if you know

You're a hero

Quietly changing one life at a time

You may never know what a difference

You've made in mine

I hope someday you'll see

You're a hero to me.

You give everything that you have

And then you keep on giving

You always know what to say

And you know when to make us laugh

And when to let us cry

Your faith gives us faith

To the soul that is lost

To the weak and the weary

You're heart is a home

You're a hero

A friend to the lonely

A light in the dark

You may never know 

What a blessing you are

Maybe someday you'll see

You're a hero to me

We may not speak the words

But they'll see it in our eyes

They'll see it in our eyes

You're a hero

Quietly changing one life at a time

You may never know what a difference

you've made in mine

I hope someday you'll see

You're a hero to me

You're a hero to me.

As you can see from reading this post, I am blessed to have many heroes in my life who have provided me strength when I needed it the most and cannot thank them nearly enough for that. I know that each of our lives will have their ups and downs, but knowing how to overcome those hurdles with faith and courage to do better in all things. We may never understand sometimes the trials that we are handed to in our lives, but they will make us stronger and more determined than ever before. These last couple of weeks have not been easy for me or my friends, but we have definitely gotten through it together with each other's support to help us along the way. I am grateful to have them as my heroes among so many others who continuously make me want to see the good in life and never give up on the potential I do have my dreams come true!!! 

(To Be Continued)

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I have neglected to write up anything new on here for some time and wished I had more exciting stuff to share with you. It's been a fairly busy month with trying to prepare for things that are coming up and will be happening in the distant future, which if you ask me is a whole another story. I am definitely grateful to have more time on my hands to focus on myself and learn everyday what I can do better. I do apologize if this blog post doesn't make any sense, due to the fact I have not taken the time to blog about anything for almost a few weeks now. I have definitely taken a lot of time for myself to focus on other things and get prepared for what is to come in the distant future. 

Without going into a lot of details here, I recently applied to participate in a program that has reached out about recruiting self advocates multiple times to share their insight on how best medical professionals can work with people with disabilities. I may not have a lot of experience in regards to what this entails or if I will even be the self advocate they are looking for to be at the table, but we will see what happens once an official decision is made. 

Advocacy & Self Determination Conference (June 2024)

I have participated in this disability conference for a number of years now and always look forward to when it will happen again. I especially like getting to learn new things about how to improve myself in regards to self advocacy skills and pushing myself out of my comfort zone. I am not sure what kinds of sessions will be offered at this year's conference, but I sure hope to get as much out of it as I can without too much trouble. It is definitely one of those things that I appreciate has no age limit because with other conferences that I have attended over the years, it is hard when you have to age out of them because then you feel like as you get older-- there is always so much more to be educated on. I am not particularly sure what else this event will have in store but I am positive there will be stories to tell, laughs to share with all of my friends and an opportunity to continue my self advocacy journey with those I am grateful to work next to on a regular basis. 

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