Motivational Speaking!

On Tuesday, March 27, I spoke to the grade 5 students at Langley Christian Elementary School. I really felt I touched them with my story, and the feedback I received was so positive!  I can't wait to work in other peoples lives

Letters the children wrote to thank me for speech:

dear mrs. Groeneveld

Thank you for coming to the grade 5 classes to talk about your story. it was very interesting to hear about your life well you're disabled I learned it must be really hard to get around  and to do lots of things. And I learned that you must have had a really interesting life.  I have a goal handicap people and I'm going to hold the doors open whenever  I can and whenever I see people that are handicapped or disabled. well I guess that's all but thanks for coming out to talk to the grade 5 class about your life and your story. 

From Grace

Dear Miss Groeneveld 

  I learned that it is a lot harder to have any disabilities than people assum.

I also learned that you have a lot of things to you.In the future I will talk to handicap people more often

                              From jane

To Ms. Groeneveld

I will not park in handicap spaces and I will not drive fast When I see a handicapped person.

I learned how good we have it here and how we take it for granted 

Thank you for teaching us about handicapped people 

From Anthony B.

Dear Ms. Groeneveld 

I have learned that I can help people like you so much more than I do now.I also learned that there are some very lucky people in this world like you that have gone through some tough times and if I was in your position I would be so scared so that would make you so brave. So from now on I will help people like you more.So thank you. 

Sincerely mary

Dear Ms Groeneveld,

Thank you so much for coming to our school and teaching us how hard it is for handicapped people everyday. I learned many things about people who have disabilities, and one of the things we're finding a parking space and having enough room to get out of your car. I’m going to be more aware of handicapped people and open doors for them and pray for them. I greatly appreciate you for coming to LCS. You really taught me to never give up and trust in God.

Thanks again, Elise 

Dear Ms. Groeneveld,

Thank you for coming to LCS to tell us about your life. I really appreciated. I learned that you can’t swallow anything and I also learned that when you get a stroke it takes a very long time to heal. One goal that I have about handicapped people is to help them if they drop something, need help reaching something or something else like that.

From, Alyssa

 Dear Ms. groenveld  

Two thing that I've learned from you is to not park in handicap because some people who need to then can't.The second is to hold open the door for Handicap because it might be to hard.one goal is to hold open the door for handicap and thank you for coming.

From MATTHEW

Dear Ms. Groeneveld

I’m going to open doors for more people who need help. And help people who drop things .thank you for visiting

 And telling us your story .from Jakob

Dear Ms. Groeneveld

I have learned lots of things about your life and other people with disabilities. I learned that people with disabilities have harder lives than I thought ever, I thought that the handicap washrooms had big enough room but no, so I hope that they will fix it and the sidewalk curves.

I bet soon you will be able to walk on your own without any help from anybody, and I hope you won't need a wheelchair to get places. Like you said people with disabilities can be whoever they want.

                                From Iain Heuving

                                                                          

THANK YOU FOR VISITING!!

To Ms.Groeneveld

Thank You for coming to our school to tell the us about you. I learned how stroke works and that it takes a long time for it to heal. I also learned how you eat if you can't swallow. Something I am going to do in the future is help someone who has dropped something to pick it up. 

         From: Joe

       To: Ms.Groeneveld

Dear Ms. Groeneveld you are such a perseverer you are so strong it is hard to adapt to things like not being able

 to swallow but you have done so well you have taught me that even if someone might be in a wheelchair you don't have to change who you really are now you have shown me that when I see a handicapped person I will talk to them and make their day better than before Thank you for visiting our school

                           -Sophie Thomas 

Thank You !!!

Thank you for sharing your life with us you have helped everyone in grade 5 so thank you so much and  hope you get stronger and one day to i do believe you will stand and i do believe you  are and always will be just like everyone.  Ms. Groeneveld

From, Payton

     Thank You!! 

Dear: Ms.Groeneveld

Thank you so much for coming to LCS! 

I really appreciate it. It was so interesting to hear about your life, and what you’ve been through. I learned how hard it is for you guys to park, move around, walk your dog, get ready for the day, and more! You have helped me realize to have more confidence and not to give up! After you came, you helped me realized how hard it is for some people to get around, and that I should really just pray for them!

Thanks again, Olivia

Thank you

-Ms. Groeneveld

Thank you so much for coming in to speak to all of us  grade five kids!I really appreciated it. Two things that learned was that we should treat people and disabled people all the same way and not to look down on disable people just because they look different.One goal I have is to open doors for elders and disabled people. Thanks again!   

From Matthew

Thank you so much for coming you taught me a lot and you made me feel more for Disabled people. I will try my best to help people like you. You made a great speech and I hope you come again Thanks so much Ms Groeneveld. 

From markus   

To: Ms. Groeneveld

Dear Ms.Groeneveld thank you for coming to our school you are so strong because it is so hard to adapt to things like being in a wheelchair  you're doing so great so far you have taught us that even if you are disabled you can still be yourself FROM:Anthony

Dear Ms.Groeneveld,

Thank you for visiting us you gave us many ideas about how to help handicapped people more and more often. I have a question do you think that God planned for you to have a stroke in your life?There is someone in my church that is handicapped and can't see so she has a guide dog.I learned a lot from you today and I hope you recover fully soon 

Thank you from Kate B

 Dear  Ms Groeneveld,

I learned it is hard getting around When you have disabilities.

And that it's hard to find a parking space and Doing other things that normal people would do.

I bet it's hard getting around in a wheelchair all the time.

When I see handicapped people I will hold the door open for them and smile because I know it can be hard for them.

Thank you for coming to our school to tell us your story and telling us what happened.

From Cole

Will definitely have to do this again!