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sunrise. Personally, my favorite much from
story that I have made her tell all of her
over and over again was about a stories - how
time before there were seat belts. to survive
Buddy, her little brother, began to the craziness
lean out of the window until he of a big
eventually fell out of the moving family, how
vehicle into the grassy ditch that to work
was the median. Apparently, Petie hard at
did not think it was that important every job,
to mention until her mother turned no matter
around and frantically asked, how small,
“Petie! Where is Buddy?” To which in order to
she calmly replied, “Oh, he fell out succeed,
of the car a little while ago.” how to encourages me. She loves me and
love others well, and how to try invests her time in me, but the
We compared fashion trends as new things. However, the most beautiful thing is that it is not just
her mother used to scold her for important thing that she has taught me. She chooses to show up for
wearing “dungarees” around town me is how to show the love of Jesus everyone in her life and show them
because they were too sloppy and be present for people. Since my Jesus’ love. This is the greatest
versus how casual jeans are today. grandmother met the Lord, she has thing that I have learned from
Additionally, they had a very continuously been working to show her. Show up for people. Make
different manner of fixing hair. others Christ’s joy. time to be there. Just love people.
Gran said that she used to go to It is straightforward if you think
the salon, where they would put Throughout my whole life, she about it, but it took an incredible
so much product and hairspray in has loved me so well. I always see and strong woman in my life to
her hair, that girls would wrap it at her face cheering me on at every teach it to me. Thank you, Gran,
night and leave the hairdo in for a basketball and volleyball game. for everything you’ve taught me. I
week. She helps keep me awake during admire you more than you could
church. She supports my endeavors
Eventually, we would doze off, to play guitar. She teaches me ever know.
but the next morning, Gran would how to cook. No matter what I am
wake me up and send me away doing, she shows up for me and
with a big breakfast. I learned so

Article Submitted by
Maggie Nicholson KINGDOM PREPARATORY ACADEMY

Maggie Nicholson attends Kingdom Preparatory Academy. Her extracurricular activities
include basketball, track, volleyball, tennis, and guitar. Her parents are Dr. Brian and
Alison Nicholson. When she graduates, she hopes to attend Texas A&M, The United
States Naval Academy, or Auburn. She wants to pursue studies in the field of sports
medicine.

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