Over the last year, I found myself in many situations questioning my ability to pull through and ultimately succeed, especially in school. As every college student is, I was stressed. However, I felt extremely unfulfilled and not satisfied with almost every aspect of my life.

My mom, grandma, grandpa, and step-dad, however, were four people who supported me and encouraged me and continue to. They gave me and still give me the hope that one day, I can and will be able to fulfill the endeavors that I have set out for.

If you were to ask me what is one thing that means everything to me, it would undoubtedly be my family. Over this past year, and even these past couple of weeks, I have realized that no matter what, you can always fall back on family and that they are not to be taken for granted.

With the recent death of a very important person in my life, my grandpa, it has especially been evident to me how important family is. A death in the family is hard to process at times, but a death in the family during the holidays is even harder to process. Instead of canceling our annual Anderson Family Christmas, my family still came together as my grandpa would want us to. We shared memories we had with him and appreciated each others company a little more.

My family is there for each other and it has been very evident over these past few of months. I am forever thankful with what I would consider the greatest blessing.