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A YOUTHFUL
PERSPECTIVE
HOLLY BETENBOUGH
Gracefully
Loving and Leading
by Tinsley Drake
ew people live truly selfless to my performances,
lives, dedicated to serving supporting me in
Fand loving others as Jesus school activities, and
tells us. It is strenuous to maintain listening to my great
our faith in a world that distracts hopes and plans, she
us from the truth. However, my has inspired me to
godmother, Holly Betenbough, is dream the impossible.
the perfect example of a woman It means the world to
who has devoted her life to me when she attends
serving others and has zealously my performances and
trusted and followed the Lord. school events. I always Aunt Holly is 100% present.
Her investment in my life has look forward to seeing her bright Instead of thinking about the
fundamentally shaped who I am smile and then giving her a big rest of her plans or deadlines,
as a person, as she has encouraged hug. Her joyful presence lights up she devotes her time to investing
me in my walk with the Lord. the room. and being present in the moment.
I always feel seen, heard, and
From the moment I was born, Every conversation with Aunt understood by her.
Aunt Holly has been a prominent Holly has been uplifting. She
figure in my life, one who has always encourages me to seek She’s not only someone I go to for
encouraged me, supported me, the Lord above all else, and she advice, but she has also been with
and demonstrated Christ’s love models what she teaches. When me and witnessed many important
to me. Growing up, a few times I’ve gotten discouraged in my milestones in my lifetime. For
a year, I spent the night with my faith or worried about the future, instance, she was the first person
godparents. I look forward to she always motivates me with the to take me driving, which
these sleepovers because I get truth of God. Whenever I have happened in an empty parking lot,
to spend time with Aunt Holly, struggled to be a light in a dark before I got my permit. Although
without my siblings, and I love place, she has shown me that I am I was nervous, my godmother’s
spending one-on-one time with not alone. belief in me and her instructions
her as I always feel her love for relieved my fear. We laughed
me. I can share anything with her: the entire afternoon, and I began
my triumphs, celebrations, to get used to being behind the
Aunt Holly has encouraged me to disappointments, struggles, and wheel. I even had a successful
pursue my dreams. By showing up questions. When I am with her, first parking job because of her
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