"It's hard to believe that 3 years have past since Alexis passed. Not a day goes by where I don't think about how special life really is and how we take every moment for granted. I don't know why I haven't posted before today, as I knew Alexis at South Lake, but I have been thinking a lot lately about what I have done in the past few years. I believe all things happen for a reason and all that we can do is learn to cope and hopefully understand. Anne Bradstreet once said,""If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant."" To me this means that for things to be truly appreciated, something else must be taken from us. I know that because of Alexis I have grown more appreciative about life, love, and friends. For this, I say, ""Thank you, Alexis for helping me for all these years and for years to come."" On that note I leave you with a quote by Buddha, ""If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."" Mine did."