Life Transforming Event Analysis

My research reviled how life-changing events can play a significant role in how we lead people. This week’s research was an in-depth view of the movie “The Doctor”, (Ziskin and Haines, 1991). This movie depicted a highly skilled surgeon named Jack McKee, played by actor William Hurt who was completely devoted to his practice, (Ziskin and Haines, 1991).

The single life-altering event that has happened to me was entering a long-term relationship. Many often wonder how their life has changed when they add another person to it, but for myself, it impacted my life in a very big way. I used to rarely do activities with friends, as I would mostly do activities by myself. I was always okay with being alone, however, when I met my boyfriend everything changed. We started spending every waking minute with each other and doing activities that we equally liked doing. It became more of a partnership than anything. This changed my leisure pattern because now I rely on my partner and what he is doing, as well as plan any and all my activities with him. We take into account each of our similarities

This has led me to where I am today in my second semester of college and knowing I have the support of my friends, family and the blessings from heaven, I seem to be doing better than what I believed I would and feel even more at ease. The ever valuable lesson I learned is sometimes there are jobs we may think we cannot do we must

After much time thinking and praying about this my wife and I decided that change in our life would be a good thing. I went back to my position of a commercial truck driver at FedEx. I work four ten-hour shifts with Tuesdays and the weekends off. Another important factor in my life is my church, my church family, and the calling that the Lord has given to me in my life. My wife and I are the children’s pastors and love our ministry and our children. We have realized that this is our home and where God want us. If I continued on the path of management we would have had to move in the future. Our pastors are realizing that their getting near retirement age and want to train the new leaders in our church. I have completed a three-year School of Ministry course and have been ordained as a Pastor. I now have a sense of peace and comfort that I’m doing what God has called of me in my life. But there is a piece that I’m missing. That piece is finishing my education. It’s always been a goal of mine to get a degree. It’s now my goal to get an Associates degree in biblical studies. I’m also still thinking about even getting my Bachelor’s and eventually getting a Masters in

There was screaming coming from every direction, heavy breathing, and only five and a half minutes left. It was the middle of a wrestling match I was winning 3-2, and I began to think to myself “Don’t mess up, don’t mess up!” This was the third time I had faced the same opponent, and I had lost the other two matches against him.

I am Kristen Perkins. I have two children, Savannah, and Dakota. I am a single Mother,I work full time, and I am going to school full time. This is going to be a challenging, yet rewarding time for me. Once I get into a routine, and get my time management down pat I have full confidence in myself that I will do just fine. My program of study is in the Human Services field. In my field of study I intend upon being a substance abuse counselor. Being able to help others has always been a passion of mine. This past December my Husband passed away from overdosing on drugs. It was then that I realized what I was meant to do with my life. I could not save him, but I hope that the skills that I will learn in these next two years will prepare me to

As a child, my parents had always pushed me to reach for my goals and go to school. My mom always made me promise to her, she didn’t care if I got married or had kids, but that I received a degree. And that’s exactly what I did. During my high school years, I dabbled with different subjects to figure out what I would enjoy doing the most as I got older. I believe happiness overcomes money. I would rather be happy than make a million dollars every year. So I sought to find a career that would make me happy. I landed on the medical field. Seeing people in misery shatters me, therefore I chose a career that would help me try and make a difference. I also chose this field to help my mother and provide her with the care she needs. My mom was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2008. After seeing this disease have negative tolls in her life, I promised myself I would always be there to help her in whatever way I can. My mother has always guided me and supported me through all my ups and downs in life, and without her I wouldn’t be up here right

Right out of high school I went into missions with an organization called Youth with a Mission. For two years I went to places such as Australia, Russia, Latvia, Fiji, and South Africa. I had planned to continue in missions until life threw me a curve ball and the place I thought I was supposed to go to rejected me. I came home and went through one of the darkest phases of my life. I felt like I had no direction and was not hearing from God. I started to feel more pulled towards college and- because of a trip we had taken to see my cousin in North Carolina when I was a baby- my mother remembered how highly she had thought of a college called Montreat. I looked into the school and there was such a pull towards it. I was not sure whether I wanted to do psychology or human services and they had a major that was both. After a visit in June I knew this was the place I was supposed to be

As you know, I was one of your favorite students but I didn’t get to actually tell you my story. When my two sisters and I lost our mother to breast cancer, I was only seven years old. It seemed like immediately after her death my loving and grateful father remarried. I struggled with reality for years and I felt lost. By the time my twenty-first birthday came I was pregnant. I had little knowledge on anything. Honestly, I missed out on my mother’s reliance on God including her guidance. There were periods of hardship until I finally cleared my mind. I started to listen to my step-mother’s military ways and I took action. I started my education with my dreams in mind and enrolled at Parkland College.

For better or worse, for richer or poorer. I was married to my dream because I thought about it day and night. I imaged what it would feel like to walk across the stage and receive my college degree. This dream empowered me and kept me focused on what I needed to do and make it occur. I made an agreement with myself to finish college to finish what I started. I felt like something was incomplete in my life regarding college and college graduation. My eldest brother Willie introduced me to Christ at the age of eleven. He expressed to me that life’s journey did not have to be tackled alone I have a helper, therefore whatever came my way I know I could go to the helper for direction. I requested the helper provide insight in relation to this

There was a point in my life when i thought i knew what i wanted, or who i wanted to be. Then reality set in. The truth is, i was falling into that old saying "the American dream". Little did i know all i was doing was conforming to the ways of the world. I started a business, had my own family but i was living a double life. I was a husband, a father and an avid drug user. Which in the long run, led me down a path of self destruction. I lied to everyone around me, and the consequences of my actions cost me my freedom. In April 2009 i was baptized in front of the entire congregation on a Sunday morning, And knew who Jesus Christ was, and what he did for me. So there was no excuse why Three years later i was sitting in an 8x10 cell, On my way

Three of my biggest life events.my first biggest life event im gonna talk about is being lit on fire on christmas.the second one is me falling on a tractor blade.the third one is my dad having a heart attack.

When the Lord saved me a couple months ago, I felt an overwhelming change in myself. The person I wanted to be became the biggest goal I have ever had. I tried to start online classes before, but something did not feel right about the classes offered. I had too many doubts about the work load combined with an extremely demanding job, and daily family needs. Once I began a deeper journey into my faith the calling to go back to school was very loud.

At this point of college, I will start getting into my more difficult, degree focused classes. I no longer have general education courses I can use to stall the time in which I had to make a decision for my major. Now with less than a semester to make a decision, I have concluded that I truly do not know what to do. I have found that I have made selfish decisions and approach my career without a God guided life. I sit now waiting for answers to my prayers, hoping that God will guide me in the direction he wants me to go.

It was in my last year of high school where I understood that God was calling me to the ministry. Honestly, at that point of my life I did not know how I was going to serve the Lord. I just felt a strong calling to serve people. Certainly, God has used many people in my life to guide me and one of these people was my father. His wisely advices helped to comprehend that God was calling into the pastoral ministry. Therefore, I took the decision to go to a Bible college in San Antonio, Texas in 2008. However, God was not done with me because He opened another opportunity to prepare me more in my theological education. Therefore, I went to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to pursue a Master in biblical counseling in 2013. The next two