There were many here before me.  There are many here with me now, and many that will come
after me.
I believe my purpose is to learn from those that were here before me so that I may find my
own way through this journey of life and to leave a trail of wisdom for those that follow after
me.
The value I place on all humankind, past, present, and future will determine my own quality of
life as I am granted another day when I wake from sleep.  
I will always continue down the path of goodness, the path of hope, and the path of faith.  The
same path someone has taken before me.
There are times that I feel I am struggling to continue on with this journey.  It gets tough and
I feel lost.  The truth though, is that I am not lost.  Where the path of those that were before
me has ended, I am here to continue the journey, I am moving onward, pushing forward.
I am here to keep that path of goodness, hope, and faith moving forward in this journey of my
life. But, if I slowly stray from that path of goodness, that path of hope, and that path of
faith, I will become lost, so lost that eventually my path of life will go unfinished.  My town, my
country, and my world will cease to grow and move forward.
It is frightening and sad when trying to conceive the finality of my life, and it is difficult at
times to realize the value of my life while I am here, until I think about the unfinished path and
what lies ahead in this journey of life.  These are the very thoughts that keep me good, keep me
hopeful, and keep me faithful to that which is righteous and good and I place value on those
that were here before me, those that are here with me now, and those that will follow.  

Kimberly Denton
February 20th, 2008, pen name Gracie

By "Gracie"
Gracie's
Gripes, Griefs, and Gratitude