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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Enter (02/27/06)
To enter a writting challenge,is for me,something I never thought I would do. You see I have dyslexia ,which is only half the story. I entered in to this world as a lefty .In the third grade I broke my left arm jumping off of a shed after watching a tarzan show on TV.And as you know this is a right handed world .So they decided to teach me every day for one hour a day to write right handed.So for one year I had to go to the office for one hour every day to practice writting with my left hand. About one year later I fell out of a tree and broke my left wrist. So now they decided to change me back to left handed. By now I am pretty messed up.I am in the sixth grade I can't read or write as good as most third graders.I just thought I was as dumb as a box of rocks.I would cause so much trouble in class , with talking to people and trying be funny,that by the end of the year it didn't matter what my grades where they would send me on to the next grade.I got so that I hated to try to read ,and I would not do it in front of anyone. Fifteen years later I was in an explosion,and had all the bones in my face broken .As I had glasses on at the time ,both lenses where pounded into my eyes, I was blind and there was not much chance of that ever changing. After a year of the Doctor pulling glass out of my eyes my vision started to get better, thats when I found out I had dyslexia .Well hear I am fifty and some, with the grace of God and a little staying power mixed with a little faith ,I am doing some thing love to do , write , and have a passion to write poetry and enter this a writting challange. And the one thing I am sure came from all of this is ,I will enter Gods kingdom as A faith writer. LOVE and PEACE to all
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Sandy Hammock
03/06/06
Congratulations. You have overcome many obstacles. I am proud for you. You did a great job. Thank you for sharing.
Lynda Schultz 
03/07/06
Go for it. I admire your courage to overcome. Blessings.
esther robinson
03/08/06
They say that Albert Einstein also had dyslexia. Remember what God told Elijah, ""Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you." Keep writing.
Lynn Smith
03/09/06
Wow! I am really touched by your story. As a parent of children with learning disabilities, I know the stuggles that one can have. But never, never give up.

Never let anyone tell you how to be, you are perfect just the way God made you and look at the things he has been doing in your life. The verse from Jeremiah is a great one for you: "I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for." (Jeremiah 29:11) Great going on your writing.
Jan Ackerson
03/09/06
I teach people with dyslexia, so I have tremendous respect for you and your determination to write.

Here's just one thing to work on, and it's a very easy fix. Put spaces AFTER punctuation, not before. Like this:

I like apples, bananas, and oranges. I'm a fruity person.

Instead of like this:

I like apples ,bananas ,and oranges .I'm a fruity person .

Keep up the good work!
Marilyn Schnepp 
03/11/06
You are courageous to take on a writing task. I commend you. Work a little on spelling, and also make paragraphs with a space between and soon you will find that writing is a pure joy...and in time, you will improve, with practice. THank you for sharing your story.