to Abigail M. –
thank you for pushing me on my hardest days. you inspire me to do the next right thing. thank you for being the best roommate and supporter. you push me and inspire me daily. you’re a freaking rockstar. you’re so beyond loved by me and so many others. don’t you ever forget it.
to Sierra L. –
thank you for welcoming me with open arms, teaching me the ways of Magnolia house, and loving me so big. you are the little sister that I never knew I needed. thank you for pushing me and challenging me to love myself in new ways. you’re the strongest person I know. I love you BIG.
to Cannon Hunt –
not really sure where to start. thank you for jumping in at the very beginning and being willing and ready to love and support me. thank you for pushing me to Jesus always and showing me His love daily. thank you for being intentional in your words and actions. thank you for standing by me through every day of treatment and then some. thank you for the accountability and friendship you gave me. you are a light to all who know you. i am so beyond thankful that I shared what I did with you. it is a privilege to know you. I admire you. I respect you. you rock.
to Carrington D. –
you taught me patience and for that I’m extremely thankful. thank you for being unapologetically yourself at ALL times. I love you more than you could ever know.
to Katie Allison-
thank you a million times over for everything you have done. you have taken me in time and time again. when I need a momma hug, a laugh, a sleep over, a distraction, a prayer, YOU are who I go to. thank you for kid space sleep overs, lots of tea (literal and figurative heheh), and teaching me what it looks like to lead a life of a strong and faithful christian woman. I look up to you. you are incredible and so so special to me. thank you.
to Ryan Perry –
OH ryan! YOU are one of a kind. I have never met someone as intentional or genuine as you. thank you for loving me well. thank you for you intentional words and your genuine prayers. you are a role model for me in what it looks like to love others and the Lord in big ways. the Spirit is MOVING in you. thank you for being a friend and supporter in this past season of life. I love you!
to Ella Harrison-
Ella girl!! oh how I love you. I don’t know how to thank you enough for what you have done. your willingness to help and motivate me has impacted my recovery in the BIGGEST ways. you inspire me to do better, be happier, and believe in myself. you are one of a kind. so so thankful that our paths crossed. love you bunches hunny<3 thank you for everything
to Caroline Barker-
~~Caro you’re my best friend! together we change the world!~~ thank you for taking me in, loving me well, challenging me, supporting me, and being my best friend. thank you for validating me and pushing me in my recovery. you are special. you are kind. you are WILD. I love you.
to Maggie Kerley –
MAGGIE! thank you for loving Jesus in such a way that makes me and so many others want to know Him because of you. I look up to you as a friend and as someone who wants to love Jesus the way that you do. thank you for your kind words, support, and friendship. I adore you.
to Emma Dexter-
thank you for being authentic. I want to be more like you in the ways that I view the world and myself. thank you for writing me while I as gone hehehe. you’re package of letters, photos, and post cards was a highlight for me. you are a highlight of my life. thank you for being emma. I love you.
to Claire Thompson –
you! are! incredible! thank you for being my first treatment friend. your impact on me, my walk with Jesus, and my relationship with myself is a BIG one. thank you for taking me to dinner and pushing me to finish. you are strong! you are loved! you are important! I love you!
to Mary Ivon Cofer-
Mary Ivon I adore you!!! you are one of my biggest inspirations to recover. I see you and the full life of joy you live and it reminds me why I want to recover. thank you for coffee and ice cream and walks and talks and everything else. I treasure you and our friendship.
to Kim Hunt-
thank you for your friendship. thank you for welcoming into your home time and time again with open arms. I look up to you as a sister in Christ, as a friend, and as a mom. your strength pushes me. You are oh so special to me.
to Kara Price –
Oh my friend, you are so special to me. I look up to you as a woman, a mother, a friend, as a christian woman, and as a recovered woman!! You push me. You support me. You love me. Thank you for all you have done for me and momma. Thank you for your consistency in prayer. thank you for all that you are.
to Alex K.-
one of my oldest and most special friends. thank you for taking in little 7th grade me. you have loved me in ways that I haven’t been loved or supported in before. you push me and inspire me to fight on. I love you dearly. thank you for being Alex, loving me at my lowest, and many years of friendship.
to Rachel Blackmon-
sweet and caring Rachel. you have accepted me for my quirks and flaws since the day I met you. thank you for being a consistent light to me for the past 5 years. thank you for your music, sharing your talent, and sharing Jesus with me so consistently. you are a light and a pleasure to know. I love you !
to Anna Beth –
I have never known someone who loves the way that you do. thank you for your friendship and your forgiveness. thank you for being someone that I can look up to and strive to be like. you are a light. you are strong. you are LOVED! thank you for teaching me forgiveness. I love you so so very much.