Julia Briggen:  

High School always held a mixture of both good and bad memories for me. It gave me the strength to face some of the difficult times that life would throw my. Right after graduation I started dating the boy down the street and a little over a year later we had a son. The first of two boys. After years of jumping from one job to another I finally settled in at an Advertising Specialty Manufacturer working in the accounting field as I had planned for back in high school. 20 plus years later I am still working for the same company as their payroll manager and handling their benefits also. Both of my sons grew up and then life took an ugly turn. My father who had been living with us passed away from cancer and within a year and a half my youngest son would also pass away at the age of 22. My marriage crumbled and I divorced. Times have been hard but I am a survivor. The rough times growing up, the struggles early on in life, gave me the strength and determination I have used many times to weather the storms of life. Do I have any regrets or things I wish were different from the days when I went to Parkway - No. The things I wish I could change all happened either before or after. I have many blessings that I will always be grateful for. Friends who have been there when the days were so dark giving me the strength to stumble on. Faith from God's love carrying me through when I felt I could not take ano...Expand for more