When I was young I had many dreams as to what I was going to do when I grew up. One of my first dreams was that I was going to move to Africa, and be the Queen of the Jungle. I planned to ride on elephants, play with tigers and climb trees with monkeys. Of course in this jungle there were no bugs or snakes or any other creepy things. Then I got a little older and my dream was to become a ballerina, one who sang opera. So I would go around everywhere, on my toes, singing at the top of my lungs - my wonderful grandparents, who raised me, were very tolerant! Then as I got older, I decided I was going to be an airline stewardess, this dream didn’t last long since I’ve always been afraid of heights. And then I found out that I really loved children and teaching - and that was my best dream, to be a teacher. At that point in time it was impossible for me to attain my dream, and as we so often do, we forget or leave our dreams behind. 
When our first granddaughter Jessica was born, a beautiful baby with tons of dark hair, never did I think that this wonderful little girl would have my same dream (not the jungle Queen, ballerina or stewardess) to some day be a teacher. As the years went by, the beautiful little girl grew into a caring young woman who worked faithfully at achieving her dream and never gave up. I am so happy and proud of our Jesse, she’s a natural-born teacher who loves the children entrusted into her care. God has blessed our world with one more good teacher who is also a good example of what a young woman can be if she works hard and follows her dreams.
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