Oreo Family

"Saying funny things that you have never heard, do you know what it's all about, are you brave enough to figure out"
-Kerli

Meet my family. We (minus Andrew) make up the kids of my family. Youngest to oldest, Tejitu, Genet, Eric, Melissa, and Andrew, there is a whole 18 years between the youngest and oldest of the family. Genet and Tejitu were adopted from Ethiopia in 2008, and they have definately adapted to they're new family and new life. As crazy and mixed up as my family is, I love them a lot and the hard situations have given me a strength that I think a lot of people dont ever have.

That strength will take me to far places, and I love myself for it. I have learned determination and to not settle for what isnt good enough. I have countless goals for the future and I will definately do great things because of the background I have and how I have been taught. The Dalai Lama said in his book 'Essential Teachings', "With a noble mind, pure and generous, we will spread joy around us, we will feel great peace and we will be able to communicate that to others." Everyone deserves to be happy and be great, they just need to learn to find it. Sometimes we need to bring that out in others.

Let yourself be happy. Let yourself be great.

Smile now and smile for the future.