High School Journal

My name is Paige Turner, and this is my High School Journal. This is the first of many journals that I have used throughout the years to document some of the most complicated times of my life. These pages contain a record of many of my struggles, as well as some of the most glorious moments of my life. The pages contained within this book are also stained with the tears of my sorrow and filled with the memories of my life’s greatest love. The decision to share this with you was a difficult one. I had to turn through the pages of my soul and find the strength buried deep within me to harness the courage I needed in order to share all my thoughts, feelings, and emotions that I had racing through my soul during the most crucial stages of my life. As you will see, there were circumstances in my life that came against me and tried to defeat me. I had to fight hard through all the storms of my life in order to survive. But, I decided early on that surviving wasn’t enough for me. I wanted to do more than survive. I wanted to thrive. I spent what felt like an eternity searching the universe for meaning. And now, after all these years, I have found a purpose powerful enough to justify the struggles of this life. So here it is, the story of how love changed me, and how it brought me to where I now am.