A little letter to all the girls out there; young and old: 

      I have something that I need to tell you about the world and what it likes to make you believe about love and how to get it. Society has this distorted thought that in order to get love from a man you have to do certain things.I want to address that these things are around. Here are some things you need to know.

     A couple of days ago, I saw a young couple about my age walking through the mall. The young lady had half of each butt cheek hanging out of her shorts. Today, I decided to drive the boulevard to get home. I saw young women with their midriff showing and once again their buttocks hanging out of their shorts. Sweetheart, please understand that this is not the way to attract young men. This is the way to attract men who don't care about your personality or your passion. Attract men through who you are and the great things that you do!!A great thing to remember is "The beautiful things don't ask for attention"-Secrete Life of Walter Mitty and that the Bible says in 1 Peter 3:3-4, "Don't be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothes yourselves instead with the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God."

      The next thing is don't you ever let a boy make you feel like you are unimportant or worthless. There have been too many girls in this world that have taken their own lives because someone somewhere made them feel bad about themselves. There are so many people in this world that love you and that continue you to love you. That boy that said that you were nothing to him, is obviously so stupid to say that about someone so AWESOME as you!! There have been boys in my past that have treated me like absolute crap and have made me feel absolutely horrible about my self. But God is an awesome God and he reminded me through the great friends and family that I have, that I am His daughter and that I am made in His image. I want you to remember that no one should ever make you feel like you don't mean anything, because you mean something to me. 

        Little one, please grasp what I am saying. There is someone out there for you, that will wait for you and will love you unconditionally. I have dated boys that I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with. There have been boys in my life that I would have jumped off a cliff for if they told me to, but God had other plans for me and He has a plan for you. If He would have given me what I begged and prayed for every night I wouldn't have the absolute blissful happiness I have now. So please, don't get too upset when things don't work out with the person you thought would be "the one" because He has something and someone so much better in store for you!!! 

       Please remember these things about life! Don't let anyone make you feel uncomfortable in the body that you are in or make you feel worthless or unimportant. Learn to love yourself first before you try to love someone else, because its so much easier loving someone when I love myself. God and I love you!!

Love,

Katy

Class of 2014

“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:7-9

Its hard to believe that in a week I will no longer be a high school student. I won't be a senior; I won't have to wake up at 6:50 in the morning. I will no longer be a student of Myrtle Beach High School, I will be an alumni. I will be one more step closer to my goal of changing the world and saving lives.

But how did I get to this point???

I have loving parents and step-parents who support me in everything and anything I do. They've raised me to be a believer and lover of Christ. They've taught me that no matter where I go in life, I will have their love and the love of Christ with me. They've had a stern hand when it came to grades and extracurriculars, but I wouldn't have the determination that I have without them. They've given me responsibility and sometimes I've let them down. They're my best friends and I love them so much.

I have a great church family, as well. They've taught me to laugh at the little things. They have brought a smile on my face every time that I am with them. They are the family that God didn't give me as blood, but gave to me as friends. They've helped me along my faith journey and I don't know how strong my faith would be without them. They have been my rock for the past three years, and I am grateful for them everyday.

I have great friends. They listen to my problems and give me great advice. They are the first to sense something is the matter, and they MAKE me talk. They know when I need a good laugh, and they never make me feel bad about eating something because more than likely they are eating the same thing and the same portion. They give me huge hugs and cry with me when I cry. They understand that there isn't something always to be said, and they're ok with that. They send random "I love you"s and make me smile when they're doped up on mouth numbing medicine. Without them I would be totally lost.

There are so many other people that have helped me get to this point. There are some awesome teachers at Myrtle Beach High School, i.e. Andrea Sulewski, Jonathon Daft, Lisa Cribb and Ronald Wiltrout. They've taught me everything I know and when I look back on it they've given me great life lessons. Without them, I wouldn't have the knowledge I have now.

Thank Goodness...

I have to give all glory to God at this point in my life. I haven't been giving Him any praise lately. I have been so concerned in my own problems, that I have kind of forgotten that through His grace, I've made it this far. And through His mercy I can make it tomorrow and through the next steps of my life. I have been so concerned with minor things, things that in the grand scheme of things are trivial and will be worked out. All glory and honor is given to The Lord!!! 

Reiteration

Just another thank you to everyone who has gotten me this far and continues to push me farther. I don't think that I would have made it this far without your love and support!!!

XOXO,

Katy