These are all the lessons I've learned from my Grandma:

- Cultivate friendships and nurture them as you go through life, especially holding tight to the women whether it be immediate family, sorority sisters, or work friends. Those are the relationships that you will need all through life.

- Learn when to speak and when to listen.

- There's a reason for everything and everything happens for a reason.

- Making good decisions can be the difference between life and death.

- Respect others as you want to be respected.

- Service does not mean you need an elected office – serve through churches, business organizations, youth activities, city advisory commissions, etc. It is said, "The greatest use of one's life is to spend it doing something that will outlast it."

- Handle your money responsibly and charge only what you can pay off in full on your credit card.

- Use your manners.

- Learn from your mistakes.

- Always be aware of your surroundings.

- Become knowledgeable about life in every aspect.

- Each of us can make a difference and our future depends on it.

- Time passes, life happens, things change, careers end, children and grandchildren grow up and away, people die, but you will always have the love and understanding of those you hold close to your heart. We need each other, and we should always be seeking people.