With the continuous support and love from the community of Ralls, this town has been the home to my family for a couple generations. Ralls is a rural farm community far enough outside Lubbock to retain its small town integrity, but close enough to utilize Lubbock’s amenities.
Since my parents’ divorce, I grew up in a separated home with just my mother and my two younger siblings. Being the oldest of three and having a single mother, I matured very quickly and psychologically. Growing up, I was always the one who took initiative around the house to help my mom after a long day of work. As a single mom, she has taught me that the most valuable attributes in life are the intangible. She always wishes she could give us more, but for me, being together as a family is
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Their example allowed me to understand how to unite through adversity for the better of love. After my mother remarried, my youngest brother, Dylan, was born. Although he was not my father's son, he was still accepted and loved by my father as if Dylan was his own. My brother is not his stepchild, nor did my father raise him, but because he is our brother and we love him endlessly, my father cares for him as well. While illustrating Jesus devotion, my father's actions have taught me to love others as you would yourself. Coming from a Christian home, I would attend church every Sunday, which consequently, led me onto my path with Jesus. The precedent my father set showed me at a young age that love and support isn’t defined through blood but through the heart. Small towns in Texas are known for their abundant population in churches. Being surrounded by people who are genuinely interested in my walk with Christ has helped my faith. I have become a better and well represented young woman because of the support from my hometown. My journey with God has molded me to be more Christ-like in everything I
am going through harsh struggles in life and his struggles helped me understand everyone has
Due to my parents’ divorce, an unfortunate rift has been created in regards to my family life. However, bad things can always become good, and I have been able to turn this into a good thing. I have learned to care for myself, and at a young age, this is becoming rarer and rarer these days. I am able to cook, clean, do laundry, shop, and provide for myself. Many days have been spent by myself with a home to take care of, giving me many responsibilities that the average teenager would not need to worry about. This has prepared me for college life as well as beyond in the eventual real world I will find myself in. This fierce independence has shaped everything, from my personality to my daily life and
My parents came to the United States 19 years ago with two young kids in their arms. While neither possessed a high school diploma and both spoke non-fluent English, they had the determination to work more than 50 hours a week to make ends meet. In a way, I believe that I have inherited their determination in order to achieve my goals in the face of adversity. While I was growing up as an Asian-American student some of the struggles I faced were a language barrier and sometimes even discrimination. Later, in my academic career as a first-generation college student, I had fears of the unknown and the unfamiliar.
Being raised by a single mother has taught me to be responsible as well as owning up to my mistakes and dealing with the consequences maturely. My mother prepared me for life by teaching me how to cook and clean.This type of lifestyle calls for more stressful situations and disappointments, but this has only taught me to turn these situations into life changing lessons to shape a better future. Growing up in a single parent household increased my maturity level by teaching me to be more responsible, independent, and helped me solve specific problems in handle tough situations i believe this will shape me to become a better stronger person for my
One instance of me facing adversity in my life is being diagnosed with Type One Diabetes. It started January 3rd, 2007 and I was in fourth grade. It all started with me drinking a lot of water, going to the bathroom frequently, and the loss of 15 pounds. I was taken to the family doctors office because my parents thought I had a bladder infection. After a urine test revealed I had an extremely high content of sugar in my urine, I was shipped to go get my blood drawn. This was a problem as I was deathly afraid of needles and blood at this time. I looked down at the needle in my arm and proceeded to pass out in the phlebotomist’s office. Later that night I was quickly shipped down to the University of Iowa Hospital because my blood sugar was
1. p.138 “This large body of research shows that although traumas, crises, and tragedies come in a thousand forms, people benefit from them in three primary ways… Rising to a challenge reveals your hidden abilities, and seeing these abilities changes your self-concept... Adversity is a filter [that separates] fair-weather friends from the true; it strengthens relationships and it open’s people’s hearts to one another…Trauma changes priorities and philosophies toward the present.”
I didn’t know my dad and mom. When I was three years old, I moved to Vietnam where my first memories weren’t of my parents, but instead, my aunt and uncle. As my parents were across the world in Vancouver, I lived in Vietnam, unaware of their existence. I didn’t know I was born in Canada or that my auntie and uncle were not my parents during the time. Growing up, I faced obstacles of identity, creating connections and being a part of a community. The support I have received growing up has brought me invaluable opportunities and experiences. Despite my adversity, the challenges I encountered have taught me important skills that have made into the person I am today.
I was baptized as an infant and accepted Jesus as my savior when I was four years old. The Lord blessed me with Christian parents and the opportunity to grow up always hearing the Word. We are members of New City Fellowship of Fredericksburg. It is a PCA church with an intentional cross-cultural vision. My family and I are very involved in our church. We actively participate in worship, small groups, Bible study and serving where the Lord calls us. Personally, I am part of a small group and a mentorship Bible study group for older teen girls lead by some of the older women. Before the mentorship group, I was in youth group. This mentorship group has helped further my knowledge and understanding of God’s word.
For the majority of my life I’ve lived in San Francisco, right across the street from AT&T park. I’ve seen cities and towns all across America and I consider myself to be very lucky to have grown up in a place like San Francisco. Now that I’m older I realize that I’ve been able to have unique experiences that many people elsewhere may never be able to do. For example, some sunny days I would ride my bike or skateboard to the ferry building or fisherman's wharf with my dog. I also remember going to a secret spot at the baseball park with my granddad where we could watch a game really close to the players without going in the park. Sometimes I go to Crissy Field with my mom where we can easily catch fresh crabs with a net. My point is I’m
Successfully being a single mother with kids truly establishes the self sufficiency of my mom. The day I was born, my mom knew she had a arduous task at hand. During times when the whole family conjures the feeling of brokenness without another parental figure, my mom becomes the glue that holds us together. She is the heart and soul of the household, and her desire to be a the best mom she can is prevalent in her everyday actions. I remember as a child she always came to everything, all my awards, shows, and even field trips. During my 6th grade graduation, I glanced to see all the other parents with flowers and balloons and I was worried that my mom did not know to bring
There have been many times I have faced adversity and failed or given up because the task was too daunting. But there was one specific time where I would not give up and I took the challenge head on and succeeded. I had just moved to Washington State and friends and classmates were telling me to try out for hockey. Now not even knowing how to skate at this time the idea was scary to me, but I decided to give it a try. Most kids my age had been playing since the could walk, so these kids had an immense amount of experience over me. Now I had little to no time to at least learn how to skate, so I didn't make a fool of myself. When I my first practice came around I started three years behind my friends. I was eager to start working as hard as
I have connections like this, not about me, but, about my family or my country of origin. I can say Sudan has similarities to where I’m from in many ways. Here are 3 examples of my own misadventures that can relate to Salva’s and Nya’s lives.
Watching my mother live from pay check to pay check when I was young was difficult. It was always hard for my mom to keep up with other parents but, she still somehow managed to get me everything I wanted, and more. Even though I was too young to understand, I could feel the stress, and the struggles my mom faced every day. She was only 20 years old when I was born and, because of that she had no choice but to grow up fast. At such a young age, I saw the effects of being a single parent, and the ways it changed my mom. She not only had to be a young mother but, she had to find a way to replace the void of a father, or a father figure in my life. My mom was strong, independent and courageous. Growing up watching her live her dreams under all the circumstances she faced, made me want to strive for a better life for myself. Seeing how hard is was to live and to have enough
A athletic performance slump that is environmentally focused might include such factors as sensed athletic demands, level of comparison, task demands, environmental conditions, group or team characteristics, and interpersonal relationships (Cox, 2007). Any negative perceptions of these factors could create stress and reduce player and team output. If these elements, or the perceived importance of these elements, are not effectively treated an athletic performance “slump” may occur.
You can face adversity in many different ways such as a bean, a carrot, and an egg. I face adversity in many different ways it depends on the situation. I am going to tell you about one experience i reacted as an egg, a carrot and then a coffee bean.