Hope

Dear Rachel, This is now 12/20/05. You are about to turn 22 and have a beautiful 2 year old daughter. Your brother Ben that has been in and out of the hospital for about a year is missing, your brother T.j. is still in Frankfort, your brother Jake is missing. Your fiance is in jail. I'm writing to you letting you know that you have been through tough times before. You need to keep your chin up and need to know that you can make it through this. Reuben loves you. Hailey loves you. There will be tough decisions that you will have to make in order to keep yourself from being in anymore trouble. You just got out of jail for the first time yesterday. You need to stay out of jail. Do it for your daughter if not yourself. She is your world. Don't you ever forget that. Never give up hope. God will always be there to help you and to guide you. Now I am trying to be as sane as I can be. I know that everything will turn out good somehow. Everyone loves you and will try to help you in your situations. Especially Kenny, Melissa, Tara, and Andrea. Everyone has their downfalls and you just have to remember to bring yourself up off the ground and brush it off and make sure it doesn't happen again. Whatever happens will eventually get better. Believe in that. You're loved, you're appreciated! You need to stop worrying so much and make a life for your man to come home to. Show him that you are trying to better yourself for when he gets out of jail. You love him with all of your wifey-loving heart. Reuben is the one for you. God will help you. God is there for you when you feel like you don't have any strenght left. He will carry you. Don't give up and remember that you are loved! 12-20-05 Rachel