Family, what inspires me to be better everyday is my children and my beautiful wife. My family gives me a determination that cannot and will not be stop because I am determined to be great! I was raised in poverty, I slept on the street early in my life, as a child to be specific. My mother and father were both addicted to drugs, and always somehow barely got by, by living in motels, in abandoned house, at times living at friends, or relatives due to my mother, and/or father not being able to provide for me, or my older brother. We both later found out we were in foster care unknowingly as children. We had an extremely hard life growing up and the only thing I can think now as an adult is, "How could you live that way? How could you let your children sleep on the street or walked throughout the night just trying to find somewhere to rest our heads?". I am now 27, going on 28, and I am a father of 3. My oldest being my son, Dylan, age 7 today, whom has profound hearing loss and is also on the spectrum. My second oldest, my daughter, Lily, age 4 who is also on the spectrum. Then lastly, my youngest son, Jaxson, age 8 months. I believe that people are only presented with the challenges in life to overcome them and become stronger from it. I have forgiven my mother and father for my childhood because it made me whom I am today. I am a strong and loving father and husband which very few can say in this generation. I have worked hard in life to be where I am today, which is a, "Diesel Technician/Inspector", but unfortunately during my normal tasks as a technician/inspector I was injured. I injured my back on the job causing a herniated disc and chronic pain in my nerves at my L3 & L4 vertebrae and disc. I've pushed and continue to push for recovery, but have come to realization that I can no longer perform at my best in my field of work, so I've decided to go back to school to better prepare myself for mine and my family's future. I did this by now going to college for, computer engineering, that way I can use my brain, not my body for hard labor like I've been doing for the past 4 years. I went to school to get to where I am and I think it's time to move forward in life instead of remaining idle. It is my hope, that this gives you a better understanding of who I truly am. Not it as a father, or husband, but as a human being. We each decide our paths and it's up to each and every individual to face their challenges in life and conquer them! Thank you, for your time and undivided attention to better understand whom I am. It's truly an honor.