A Love Note to My Mom

When I was a little girl, I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling   _______ in your life. Little did I know you were _______every penny you earned to go to _______ school.

I cannot thank you enough for   _______   you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried   _______   piles of law books. I was   _______ . Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for   _______ ? When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’t know Moms   _______ be lawyers too. You smiled and said, “In life, you can do anything you want to do.”

As young as I was, that statement kept _______ in my ears. I watched as you faced the __________ of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a   __________   and a Mom of five kids. I was exhausted just watching you   __________. With your words of wisdom in my   __________ mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world   __________. I set out to live my life filled with   __________ seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.

Your words became my motto. I __________ found myself in the unique position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) __________ one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said, “Yes, I’ll try that.”

Encouraged by your   __________ , I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and   __________   meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’m   __________   it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.

My wife and I bought a secondhand car for our tour. During our two months on the road, Lucy and I had a really____experience with a good, honest garage and some helpful_____

We were driving west on Highway 101 when our “check engine” light came on. We limped of (拐入) a (n )____into Las Cruces. We had a real car____. Lucy pulled the car into a local garage. By this time the car was____so badly that it was shaking all over. This was the_______time to arrive at a garage--late Friday afternoon. Service adviser Olivia was busy____paper work and customers as we explained our problems._____there were already “ten cars behind”, he told us to_____the car into the garage.

Evelyn, who we later____was one of the top motor technicians, took____of our car repairing. He and Olivia and some other repairmen stayed several hours after closing,_____the car.

Early the next morning (the shop was____closed on Saturdays) , Evelyn finally located the problem and fixed it easily within only______

Later Olivia pointed out to us that it was our____that helped. “You didn’t come into the place demanding this or that. You showed an____of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon. Customer’s attitude_____a lot.” He was right in some way, customers should show politeness and understanding to people who______them. Even if people were extremely busy, they found way to____try and help when they are met with politeness.

The pleasant experience I had shows that____for other people can always help.

As a 16-year-old student, Charlie has been a successful business owner. When he was in middle school, he ________ the idea of selling coffee. Then he made a lot of ________. He did research on the Internet, tested different kinds of coffee and improved his product. It all seemed ________ but he didn’t give up.

At the same time, he received great support from others in his community, who tried to help him succeed at such a young age. They were ________ by his creativity. And his good coffee became increasingly popular. ________, he set up his own company successfully and he also made a decision to ________ a part of his earnings to benefit others.

Now Charlie is helping to educate and inspire other kids in his community to start their own business. He has been sharing his story with ________ middle school and high school students. His advice is: “Never let your ________ stand in your way; do what you want to do.”

The key to his success is to ________ goals and keep going on. His growing faith also helps him over the course of his business adventure. “You can start a business out of anything. It is more about finding your ________.” Charlie said.