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My Role Model

by Paige Thetford

Mrs. Cheryl Karr as my opportunity to maintain a steady
is someone who and constant relationship with her. So,
has been a great following that church camp where we
inspiration to me. first met, I decided to sit next to Mrs.
I remember first Cheryl’s purse and wait for her to return
becoming close with to her seat where I would sit as well.
Cheryl at a Nazarene Most Sundays she sat alone in her spot,
Church camp when but not in a sad way, just in a way that
she was the adult revealed that she was comfortable in her
sponsor in my own skin. Since that Sunday, my sermon
camp room. I knew spot has been there next to Mrs. Cheryl
her as a worship where I watch her worship and wave
leader at the church at her while she is on stage. She never
or the “missions fails to wave back, nor do I ever see any
woman”, because attitude that is not one of absolute joy.
she was the one
who had previously Mrs. Cheryl is the kind of woman I
orchestrated all of aspire to be when I am her age, and I
our church’s mission want to be able to see life the way that
trips. But it was she does. This is with an attitude of grace
in that summer of 2015 when she and and with no despair. She is such a happy,
I really became close, and I developed joyful, optimistic person who can always
one of the best relationships I have to find one of God’s hidden glories within
this day. Even after camp ended, Mrs. every situation. Cheryl taught us that
Cheryl’s and my relationship continues we should not see people as just other
to remain strong. humans, but rather see every person
as a “soul being”, without noticing
Mrs. Cheryl has her spot where she sits physical features, but rather character
during every Sunday service. However, and personality. This is one of the most
since she is a worship leader, she leaves important values I have been taught, and
her purse in her pew, goes and sings on I believe it is the absolute truth about
the stage, and then returns to her seat how we all should see God’s people.
after the worship is completed. I saw this

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