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looked over to my grandmother and asked her what
we should do, and she told me we needed to fill
them up with hope and love.

To be honest, I was very skeptical. How could we do
anything to even make a dent in the needs of these
poor children’s lives? I walked over and sat down
on the dirt floor beside them. Once they were right
next to me, I looked into each of their eyes and saw
the unexpected - pure hope. Those two children, 8207 Hudson Ave, Ste D • Lubbock, TX 79423
no matter how tired or hungry they were, gave
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grandmother and I played and played for hours with
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the time we met them to the time we left, the two
kids’ smiles never faded. In the end, they gave me Medicaid Qualification
far more than I could have ever given to them. That Supplemental Needs Trusts
day I promised to live my life from then on with that Lee Franks Estate Planning
image of hope and love burned into my mind. Guardianship
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Each trip presented physical and spiritual challenges
that my grandmother helped and led me through. Your Elder Law
They are profound experiences that guide me in &
my life now as I strive to become the person I was Estate Planning Team
meant to be. When I came home from each trip, I Laura Beth Pleasant
could instantly tell a difference in the way I treated FPLAWTEAM.COM
and interacted with others. I became more present
in conversations, I was more compassionate, and
I suddenly didn’t feel the need to rush through
anything. I felt I could be at peace with myself and as well as express to me, how much God loves me.
my surroundings. I am forever grateful that my Every day I spend with her, I feel as if she knows
grandmother took me on those life-changing mission precisely what advice I need or what I desire to talk
trips and continues to keep the memories of the trips about. She loves me as if I were her own child, and
alive so I may continue to learn from them for years she makes me feel as though I have exactly what it
to come. takes to achieve whatever I wish to accomplish in
my life. It is an honor to be her granddaughter, and I
My grandmother is the most inspirational person strive each day to live my life as she does.
I have ever had the privilege to know and have a
relationship with. She never ceases to demonstrate,

LUBBOCK HIGH
Article Submitted by
Mary Grace Cude

Mary Grace Cude is a senior at Lubbock High School. She plans
to attend either the University of Texas or Texas Tech University
and study pre-physical therapy. She enjoys volunteer work at the
Lubbock Dream Center, NHS, Student Council, debate, Young
Entrepreneurs League, tutoring, babysitting, and hanging out
with family and friends.

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