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 God Say Well Done when it's my time to meet him!!!" "I am a SURVIVOR who continues to push forward on a journey through a Pathway of Success."