I find myself sitting here this rainy Thursday morning feeling quite grateful for all that I have. Considering all the tragedy that has occurred around us in just the past 30 days, you won't hear any complaints from me. I just want to take this moment to thank my family and friends for all the support and encouragement in pursuing this dream.

Take a moment, look around, be grateful for all the good in YOUR life, and visit http://www.redcross.org/charitable-donations to help out those in need right now. You can even Text REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10 to American Red Cross Disaster Relief, which helps people affected by disasters such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires and tornadoes.

I'll get off my soapbox now...