Summer!

Erik Gray's journals
#journalgems
Written by Erik January 2017

Summer adventures: This summer was SO. MUCH. FUN. I feel like I made friends with so many people this summer. And I feel like making friends has come super easy to me. I hung out with Janice Call and Megan Solomon a lot. I also hung out with Kelsie- she taught me how to make cinnamon rolls one night. I also hung out with Jenna Dey and Isabel Truax and Lexi Hopkin- Oh man, I felt like a middle schooler again, Lexi and I sort of liked each other and I feel like it was a lot of back-and-forth games between the two of us! Bother, bother, bother. Oh well. We went camping one night, and then the next morning went cliff jumping at Porcupine Reservoir, and that’s when I realized that Lexi had a thing for me. :P

Other summer adventures: Huntsman Hall. Favorite lookout spot: The LLC- overlooks the whole valley- and about a two minute walk from Yellow House. Janice and I went scootering one night through the parking garage. IT WAS SOOOO FUN!

Cutler Dam

Adventures!

My Life According To Me

Erik Gray's Published Book excerpts

#journalgems
Written by Erik 

8th grade 2007-2008

 (7 of the 60+ pages)

Thank you to dedicated public school teachers who encourage students to write.

To write about their likes

and their dislikes

To write about the people in their lives-

their families

and their friends

To write about their sorrows

and joys

To write about lessons learned from the past

and their dreams of the future

To write about their inner most thoughts

Little did he know, or any of us knew back in 2007-08, this book would become a lasting cherished treasure. 

Thank you Mrs. Rowland. We dedicate this post to you and to teachers everywhere that encourage your students to write.

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Notice the 3rd to the last line....about FRIENDS. WOW!

Social Media platforms were tools in which Erik hung out with friends 

while on hospice. 

Since Erik couldn't go visit each and every friend in his last months, 

many came to him for in person visits. (my mama heart is grateful!)

This mantra carried him through his cancer journey.