I can truly say "Life has a way of taking us through ups and downs." As I got older, I realized that ups and downs are a part of the journey that I am on. I have decided to use my journey to create a pathway to lead me to success. While on the journey I have encountered joy, great experiences, great disappointments, and hardships. I have learned anything worth having is worth working for and it may not come easy. I now look at my life as a continued journey that I am on until I am no longer on this earth. If someone asked me 25 years ago "What is your purpose?" I don't think I would have been able to answer that. But if you ask me today, I can honestly say "MY PURPOSE is to leave a Mark in life, to be remembered as someone who never gave up, to be a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, to provide loving and quality care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and to hear when it's my time to meet him!!!"