Snow Day '07!!!!

To be truthful, it was more like "Ice Day '07!!!", but I think you get the point.

What inspires me?

I was thinking about this question this morning. The answer people. I am inspired by the way a person can overlook past failures or how someone can work what seams to be a mediocre job for thirty years because it was the right thing to do for their family. I can see sacrafice from all these aspects. This really got me thinking about how people in their ordinary life can do so much for the needy. Inclosed is my list of people who have had what I percieve to be the greatest impact on my life to date. I would also like to preface by saying that if it were not for these people I would be a shadow of who I am today, Thank You.

Stephen Shives- my first personal pastor. He treated me with respect, that is surprisingly rare.

My wife, Beth- she teaches me how to not be such an ass.

Paul Dinkins- you showed me that it is ok to be me. You will probably never know how much you truly gave me.

Stephen Posey- You have always treated me as a peer even when I was barely that. You helped me make it through.

Joe Vetzel- Joe, you taught me to be a responsible adult. You gave me a chance because that's the kinda guy you are. I feel like a large part of my motivation in life is seeing you say 30 years from now, "I told you that guy was gonna do something amazing". I won't let you down man.

Wes- what can I say, you define friendship. I love you bro. You will always support me no matter what people say. If I didn't see you for 20 years, I know that our conversation would pick up like I never left.

I can only pray that I influence the world like these have me. The path I have taken was worth every step, because the people I have met along the way. That inspires me.