I am so proud of Matt Thomas (Matthew to me and he probably hates I still call him that). He’s a living example that you can prevail no matter the circumstances and see the opportunity in everything.
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Remember your first day of school when you were 11?
Sixth grade.
Every first school day seems the same. New outfit, new folder, new pencils and paper, and of course a new teacher.
Can you picture yours? What if your first day of sixth grade your mom pulls you out of school. When you get home your older brother and sister are with you sitting on the couch. There is a lady from the church there too.
Your mom is calm, she is a nurse and she doesn’t panic, but something is wrong.
It is your dad.
He is dead.
He killed himself.