Today I'm thankful for my co-worker from Fort Worth, Julissa Gomez. She was my parapro in our autism classroom and she was my "right hand man." I could depend on her to lead small groups or do 1:1 for generalization. She could follow my plans and finish my sentences and she contributed so much to my classroom. Not only did she contribute to my classroom she contributed to my life. When I lost my way, she was there for me. When I was foolish, she called me out on my crap and told me, point blank, "I'm your friend and I love you but I can't accept this. This is not what God would want for you." At the time I was like, " I can't believe she said that to me!" Now I'm so thankful she did. She gave me the confidence I needed to go back to grad school and she was there when I got myself back together and when I got baptized. Now she has a classroom of her own and is ROCKIN IT as a bilingual PreK teacher. We moved back home and we've lost touch but she will always hold a special place in my heart. Thanks Juju for being a TRUE friend. You guys will always have a place to stay if yall are passing through or decide to come visit!
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