Jordyn Renee Hanevold, Class of 2010

12 years ago on April 4, 1998, my oldest sister, Jennifer, married her husband Grant. Not only did we get Grant, but we also were blessed with his 3 kids as well. Family is and always has been number 1 to me. 3 more kids to love and spoil was more than I could ask for as an aunt, and I have been in love ever since. Jordyn was only 5 when Jennifer and Grant got married and I have gotten to watch this little girl grow into a beautiful young woman. On February 12th, Jordy turned 18. Last year was a rough year for her, but she has proved time and again that she has strength. She is a senior this year and graduating in just 6 short weeks. I got to spend an entire day with her taking her senior pictures. It was one of the best days I've had! She may be all grown up, but I will always see the sweet little girl with freckles and loving blue eyes. I am very proud of you Jordyn, I love you very much!

No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away

There are places I'll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.

Love never fails; Character never quits; and with patience and persistence;
Dreams do come true.

Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it

Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.

I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.

It is not how much you do, but how much love you put into the doing that matters.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.

We would never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world right in the eye.

And so the lion fell in love with lamb

I once knew a girl
In the years of my youth
With eyes like the summer
All beauty and truth

Living in the moment means letting go of the past and not waiting for the future. It means living your life consciously, aware that each moment you breathe is a gift.

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

If you're able to be yourself, then you have no competition. All you have to do is get closer and closer to that essence.