I wanted to take a moment and encourage all who are volunteering for Royal Family Kids Camp. It is wonderful to see individual's step-up to take a few days to change a life! A question the other day during training was what I wished I had known the first time I volunteered (which was only in June of this year!).My response to the query was, I wished I had known more about the expectations for each role I.e. Cousin, Aunt, and Uncle. Being a newbie was exciting, yet a bit intimidating. Not intimidating as in frightful, but intimidation similar to the first day of school nerves. Exciting, yet still nerve-wracking for the reason of not knowing what the day would hold! As a first-time cousin I did not know what to expect. Moreover, I was nervous about what the kids were going to be like; would they like me? Would I be able to anticipate their needs? What if I did something wrong? Would I up to snuff, capable? But, most of all, would I be successful in sharing God’s unfathomable love? A cousin’s role, in my opinion, is being your campers best friend. Let’s think for a moment; When we want to do something fun, who do we call? Our best friend. When we want to shoot the breeze, who do we call? When we need a shoulder to cry on, who do we call? Our best friend. When we need prayers who do we call first? When we want to hook up and shoot some hoops, who do we call? Our best friend. When you are having so much fun, and laughing so much you’re crying, who is it usually with? Yup, your best friend. THAT is the role of a cousin. YOU will be the campers closest friend for 4.5 days. You will not be their mother, or their father. You will not be their teacher, their psychiatrist, or their doctor. You will be the one that laughs with them, jokes around with them, plays with them, sings with them, and prays with them. You will be the one that opens their Bible and reads with them. Best friends don’t sit on the sidelines and watch, they are in the picture making memories WITH them. Accordingly, Aunts and Uncles play a key role in this picture too. Picture a swing set. See the swing? That is the cousin. Notice the chain? Those links are the Aunt and Uncles. Each link is important. Each link strengthens the swing.
I remember it like it was yesterday. My best friend and I, TJ used to always hang out together. We would take walks in the woods, play cars, ride bikes, and sometimes even play hopscotch; things normal kids would do. People thought it was strange to have a boy best friend, but it didn’t matter to me. He was great company on lonely days, and never gossiped about anything. He was the type of friend you could always count on. Little did I know that TJ would soon be gone.
I have about six friends that I have been friends with since preschool until now. They are the greatest people that I have ever met. I admire what they have done for me and how they have helped me get to where I am at right now. Whenever I need anything and my parents aren’t there I can always go to these guys. If I ever need someone to talk to they are always here to listen and give me advice. When I’m in need of anything they always find a way to come through and help me. They literally have been there through most of my problems and they have always had my back no matter what. When I have a wrestling match and my parents can’t come my best friends are always there. I remember when I made CIF finals for wrestling my parents had to work, so they couldn’t make it. I was very bummed, but ten minutes later, my best friends were right in front of me. I love my best friends and I consider them my brothers. I also remember the time when my grandpa died. My parents were very sad and I was busy helping them out with my siblings. So when my best friends found out they came to check up on my family and I everyday. They would bring my family food, help me around the house, and most importantly, they would always find a way to cheer me up. After that moment I realized that I need my best friends in my life, in order to be happy, strong, and successful. Thanks to my best friends I know that I can
"A good friend knows all your best stories, a best friend has lived them with you. See the difference?" -Unknown. Having a friend who has your back no matter what is a very special thing, not everyone gets a best friend and even fewer people get a best friend for life. One friend who has always pushed me to do my best and helped me up when I was down is Morgan. Morgan has been by my side since I was born and although she is two years older than me; she's always been a major character in everything I do. From learning to walk, to vacating my passion, she's been there through it all, even though she lives over 2,000 miles away.
Have you ever had someone in your life who helped you figure out who you were? Someone who showed you the right path. Someone who was there right next you even if you did not take that path. Someone who always seemed to be right, but never held it against you when you were not. Someone whom without your life would most likely be entirely different. I have. Her name was Jessica.
Have you ever seen someone treated so unbadly and felt as if you were the one being treated bad? Have you ever seen them cry so much, and it makes you cry, too? Well, I have the feelings is heinous. Imagine being hated just because of the shoes you have on. You cannot make sense of why, right? Well, that is how I feel when I see someone being treated wrongly because of who they are. I don’t see how they could do it someone they “love”. All I knew was this world is full of horrible people, and I have to love my sister unconditionally.
I have a friend named Stacey. She is one of the kindest persons I have ever known. Moreover, she is generous, patient and possesses a magnificent sense of humor. We have been through so much together, we are basically sisters. We met on the first day of school in sixth grade, both of us terrified by the massive size of the middle school. Stacey comes from an educated family, her father is a school principal and her mother is also a teacher, so Stacey is known for being punctual, well-educated, and having good manners. She is a member of her church, she sings in the choir, plays the guitar and teaches Sunday school. On Saturdays, she devotes her time feeding the homeless in downtown Dallas. Stacey is selfless because she adopted three girls and cats so they will have a home. Stacey teaches math at an elementary, in fact, she was presented with an award for being teacher of the year. In spite of these qualities, Stacey says she cannot stop eating junk food. Stacey says she does not have time to cook healthy meals, because she has a busy work schedule. Stacey also says healthy food are too expensive and cannot afford to purchase them. Finally, Stacey says she is not disciplined and it is too hard to stick to a healthy food diet. I have some advice for her.
Friends, The definition of the word friend; a person whom one knows and has a bond of mutual affection. We all have those friends we have conversations with, snapchat, do activities / play sports with and hang out with once in a while. Then we sadly have those fake friends. They’re the ones who only call you when THEY need something. They’re the type of person who falsely claims to be real. When your friend acts sweet but spreads rumors about you behind your back, they are fake, get rid of them! But we all have our best friends, our best friends are very special people in our lives. They are the first people you think about when you make plans. They are the first person you go to when you need someone to talk to.
It’s been one year, can you even believe it? Time really does fly when you’re having fun, and my life with you in it has been nothing short of fun. There are so many things I want to say, but not enough words to express the appreciation I have for you. We’ve been through a lot in this past year. We have enjoyed the ups and endured the downs, but the greatest part of it all is we did it together. We both know our friendship is more than any other friendship you see in the world. Ours is truly special. We are not just best friends, we are sisters. I remember when we were just starting out in this amazing journey how I was insecure and afraid that our friendship would end up like my other past friendships. Me getting left. It never failed you were always there to reassure me I had nothing to worry about. We are sisters, and I’ll never forget the moment where you explained to me what that meant to you. You said this,
Did you know that you only need just one friend to make kind of your day, really contrary to popular belief. When I specifically was 14 ½, I met a girl that I have never seen before. We started talking and eventually bonded it was for all intents and purposes weird. I didn’t know what it meant. As we basically grew closer, we started talking about anything and everything. I think I made a really good choice by choosing a friend as good as that in a very major way. I can already for all intents and purposes tell we for the most part are gonna last a sort of long time in life, contrary to popular belief. My best friend particularly makes life for all intents and purposes easier and mostly keeps me out of trouble, or so they kind of thought. It all for the most part started when school literally started back after the summer. I basically got on the bus. On my way to school, I seen this girl sitting on the back of the bus. I kind of noticed that she never was on my bus before. So I particularly decided to specifically go say,” hi.” She literally said ,” hey.” I asked,” are you new here?” She said,”yes.” I said well my name is,” Kenoisha, What’s yours?” She said,”Brianna.” Then we generally started talking about our neighborhood. That we lived in it looked okay from the outside, but don’t let that fool you! In the inside of our neighborhood it”s a hot mess in a major way. We do our best to keep it clean in a big way. After we talked about the neighborhood we particularly begin
Throughout life we all have at least one person that we call our “best friend”, whether they are family or just someone that you truly get along with. These people step into your life for the greater good, and you wouldn’t know what to do without them. Throughout middle school my family had some rough patches, my father was a drug abuser and my mother just didn’t know how to handle it at the time. By the middle of seventh grade my parents finally split up and we moved from St.Clair to West Plains Mo. Where I got to meet this loving family that I never even knew of for most of my life. That is where I met my great grandpa, his name is Melvin Roy Schuler. This man was my best friend for quite a period of time. I would say I was closer to him than anyone at the time and he just knew me for who I was.
The Best Friends are the friend who are always be there. They are the best wingman, they are loyal, and they are the type to never let you down. See, the best friend will always know when to step back and give you center stage. My best friend is a perfect example of that. This kid has literally given up his house for a guy who was in need of some help. It was a night that I went over to a friends that I didn’t hang out with much and we ended up getting yelled at by his dad so I had to leave. My first thought was “I don’t want to go home yet.” It was probably around two in the morning when I called my friend. You will immediately know if someone is your best friend if you call them that early in the morning. My phone probably rang once and he picked up. I told him what had happened and asked him what to do. He told me,
There are some people who come into our lives and then quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave traces of themselves on our hearts. But only the ones who cares and loves you the most will stay forever. Almost everyone has a best friend, and almost everyone is one. We all have one and the reason why they are our best friend is something you and the person would know. What made them stand out from everyone else and how they different from everyone else that you have met in the past.
According to Dictionary.com a friend is defined as, “a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.” Losing a friend is one of the hardest things to live through. Losing a best friend is even worse. When I was 10 years old I watched my best friend slip away like leaves in the wind. Trying to prevent it was like grabbing blindly at the leaves when the wind keeps getting faster and faster around you. Although that experience was heartbreaking, I gained very valuable self-growth. Without that self-growth, I would not be the person I am today. When Jessica was not my best friend anymore, I learned how to not be so vulnerable and how to build a good stable foundation for a long-lasting friendship.
Everyone has a best friend. Most people have been through multiple best friends within their lifetime. A best friend is your closest friend, someone to talk to, the first person you think about when you want to do something, someone to help you with things and they are so much more than just those qualities. In my case my best friend has helped me become a better person, helped me to understand certain situations from a different point of view rather than just my own. She has taught me how to be nicer to people, even people who are not nice to me. She is there for when I need her and I am there for her when she needs me. It’s what best friends do for each other. I believe that people have best friend soulmates. And I have mine. My best friend, Natalie, has an incredible impact on my life.
A friend is someone that you trust and you enjoy spending time with. Everyone needs a friend because without friend life would be boring. Friends are important because they boost your happiness and reduce your stress. Friends are easy to find but a best friend is very hard to find. Best Friends are very important because they increase your self-confidence, you can share secrets, unlimited laughter, and adventures. To have a best friend you do not have to know them for a long time you just have to feel comfortable around them and trust them.