Mrs. Donna Sharpe is my role model. Today is one year since we have lost her to the battle of breast cancer. Rather than making this day a sad day, I would like to celebrate the wonderful memories that I had with her and tell you about this wonderful lady.
If you knew her, you would have lit up and been overwhelmed with joy because she was the light of Christ. She was such a Godly-women and I am so blessed that God put her in my life. Mrs. Sharpe was my Sunday School teacher and was over all the youth at my church. She knew everything there was to know about being a Catholic Christian. She was who I wanted to be like from the time I met her.
If you had a question, she could answer it. If you had a problem, she could fix it. If you needed to laugh, she could make you roll on the floor. If you needed prayer, she was your go to lady. She was always at church and she was always putting others before herself.
Mrs. Sharpe lived her life being a teacher. She is another reason why I plan on becoming a teacher. She had such and impact on her students life's and she mostly defintly did on mine. I pray that one day I can have the impact on my students lives like she did on mine. She was so encouraging and she always knew what to say.
One of my favorite memories was when we were on a church retreat. My friends in my room woke up an hour earlier than we thought we had to go get breakfast from Mrs. Sharpe's room. So we all run down the hall and start banging on the door and laughing because we were excited for the day. When Mrs. Sharpe opens the door she is still in her PJ's and ask if everything is ok and that is when we realize that it was not time. Mrs. Sharpe being the amazing lady she was let us come in and eat and does everything for us. I know this seems small, but this is one of the many ways Mrs. Sharpe put others before herself. She could have told us to go away and she could have slept an hour more after the long day we had before, but this is Mrs. Sharpe we are talking about so she was there to help.
I pray that one day I can be like Mrs. Sharpe. I have a long way to go, but she has taught me so much I know the path I can go down. I know that she is watching over us and is praying for us. Although I miss her terribly, I know she is in a better place. I pray that we all can be like Mrs. Sharpe because she truly lived her life for Christ. I love you Mrs. Sharpe.
Last year a few days after Mrs. Sharpe's birthday, I decided to donate my hair to Locks of Love. This is the best thing I have ever done. It was all for Mrs. Sharpe. Together let's help those fight cancer!
