My pivotal values are God, faith and family. I am the youngest of three children. As such, I was always with my mother and my mother’s favorite place to be was church. When I was a young child, I did not understand my mother’s tireless dedication to this brick building. My friends would joke that we were the first ones in church when the doors swung open and the last to leave when they swung shut. My 7 year-old mind and body tired with the forced stillness. However, when I was around 9 or 10, I realized that it was not the building, but rather it was what