Personal Childhood Web

My mother Irene Lewis influenced me in showing kindness and hospitality to others. She always took my side and was loving and encouraging, and made me feel like I could do anything I set my mind to. She never focused on her pains and sorrows but instead devoted her life taking care of her family and then when we were grown, she started taking care of anyone God brought in and out of her life. My Mother left me a legacy of devoted faith to God Since her passing, I have felt her pulling for me from Heaven. She taught me how to love and trust God and to go to Him for all things.

Favorite memory with my mom is when she use to take my sisters and I to Vacherie on the weekends to hang out with our family, we would have nothing but fun for the whole weekend we did things like have parties, cookouts, and even sleepovers at different cousins houses.  

 

My father Hubert Lewis Jr sacrificed a lot in his lifetime to make his children's lives better. I adore my father he is a strong confident man and loves his family unconditionally. I have become the person I am today because of my father. My father taught me to respect people no matter what. He always told me no matter what happens to you in life pick yourself up and keep going strong as you were. He says what don't hurt you makes you stronger.

Favorite memory with my dad was when we were kids he use to take us to pick cans we use to have so much fun we didn’t like picking cans but we enjoyed spending the time with my dad going different places and eating out at different restaurants.

My grandmother Edna Williams believed in me through all of the twist and turns in my childhood life. My Grandmothers' influence made a real difference in the way I treat my children. My grandmother has always been there whenever I needed her. She helped me with my home work a lot.  She taught me some arithmetic.  Most of all she taught me the values. Through the years my grandma’s belief and influence was a major part of who I am and how I act.  I try to use the same dedication that my grandma showed me with my children so that her influences are passed to the next generation.  Just like my grandmother I never want any of my children or my children's' children to feel as if they are alone with only one person who believes in them.

A favorite memory I have with my grandma is when we all use to play cards for money and when me and my sisters would be winning her money she use to get really mad with us. We really had some good times with her.

 

My Sisters are a big influence on my life. They have helped teach me right from wrong. With my sister’s influences, I will become a great member to society. They have always been an inspiration to me because they have set a great example for me to follow. They have taught me many life lessons that they have so far undergone and learned from.

I have so many memories with them but the one that always makes me laugh is one new year’s eve it was almost 12 and we knew around that time the people in our neighborhood were about to shoot their guns to bring in the new year but we were supposed to be sleep, but we were making so much noise that my grandma new we were still awake. She came in the room and were trying to whip us we were hiding all under the bunk beds trying not to get hit, but she fooled us and raised that bed off the floor so she could get to us. We still laugh till this day every time someone bring that up.