The Forgiving Mother 
                                                              May 5, 2015



                         Megan and Lisa were inside a car when drunk driver Eric Smallridge crashed them with his car and they instantly passed away. Renee is the name of Megan's mother who was in pain and suffer when she was informed about her daughter's incident. In court, Eric argued aggressively for his personal benefits. However, the judge sentenced Eric 22 years. As time passed Renee did not feel comfortable and she did not feel like she could move on unless she forgave Eric. Renee Wrote a letter to Eric and she told him that she forgave him. Afterwards, she went to speak to the judge, and Eric's sentenced was shortened to half the time.  Eric felt blessed and very grateful, he was very shocked at the decision that Renee had taken. Now, Eric is out of jail and he visits high schools with Renee to talk about their story and how important it is to forgive. 

                 Student Success Statement 

                                                                     May 5, 2015

"When a deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive." 

                             Alan Paton

Reflection: I agree with this quote because if you do not forgive and then how can you expect tot let go and move on if you still have a grudge against that subject. It is always good to forgive because you do not know when a person may be gone and you do not want them leaving without them knowing that you forgave them. An example of this would be a while back a singer and her daughter had an argument therefore they stopped talking to each other. The mother asked her daughter for forgiveness but the daughter would deny it. A few months later, the mother died in an airplane accident and she left without the forgiveness of her daughter.