Debora Beck-Massey:  

Life Excelled in being a ranchers daughter, loved and lived most young girls dream of practically living with horses. Loved being a mother and was very involved in their lives and now their childrens lives(being a grandma is great).But my greatest dream was going to college(started at 35)now possessing an AA, BA, and two MA's. I also write and have been published both with my poetry and my journal articles and hope to do more. While my life has several dips and roadblocks and continues to be eventful with my MS I continue to find ways to meet the internal goals I have set. I have two children; Casey 29 and Faith 26. Casey has a 16 yr old son and lives in Denver. Faith is in the Air Force and is currently in England, she is married and has 3 children Nickcarra 16, Christian, 11 and Orion 9 . My parents still live in Brush. School All of us remember high school differently, some fondly some not so. I was "different" having grown up on ranches I did not know how to play click games, so was often alone, generally associating with individuals 2 years older because that is where I was most comfortable. Some of the teachers were great, Ms Walters fed my love of reading and writing, was a mentor that helped me through the tough times, so that I could stand up for what I believed in. Being married before my Senior year seperated me more. Having teachers single me and Donna out for our"opinions" on married life in classes was not my idea of fun. Going to a school that 3 other generations have gone too can be hard. While it was a sign of the times, the classism that decided that because I was low-moderate income and a girl meant that I didn't need to take college prep classes because I wasn't going there. Not being encouraged to feed the love of learning was a disservice. While I am getting where I want to be now who knows what I could have done with a little ...Expand for more