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The surprise's that I had in my life is when I was informed that both my grandson and granddaughter were having children at the same times. My grand?s and great - grand?s are blessings from the Lord, and I am happy to be a part of their life watching them grow up is such a joy. I was happy and surprise when I was informed that Palmer Theological Seminary accepted me in the Seminary in the Master?s program.

want to be able to say that u have helped someone change for the better. I have known and met a

For example when I became friends with people from my soccer team they showed me something that I am forever thankful for. I was never a person to go to church. I never understood it. My father is a catholic and my mother was religious to an extend. Since my father didn’t stay with us it was me and my mom and it seemed like we never had time to go to church. When I made friends with my soccer team-mates they brought me with welcome arms to their church. Now this is my church. I’ve learned kindness in a different way now. I treat others in a different light

Also i have helped my friends from school with their personal issues regarding problems at home, them getting bullied and me stopping them from killing themselves by making them feel better and to appreciate their life because you only get one life and their are people that care deeply for you and get them through bullies at school, also i am a very helpful person and i am always willing to be there for people in need of my help.

my life forever. It has made me contemplate the basic facets of my life. Never did I think I would

Similarly to Christy Brown in My Left Foot, everybody has experienced significant moments in their lives that have shaped the people they are. There is one specific moment in my life that stands out to me as a substantial event in determining my character as a human being. Likewise to Christy Brown finally being able to use writing as a form of communication, I was finally able to appreciate how lucky I am and realize that many other people are not as fortunate. When I was in fourth grade, I stepped outside of my comfort zone and unknowingly gained information that was difficult for me to comprehend at the time, but ended up having an immense effect on the way I view other people. That very day, I learned to treat everybody with kindheartedness because you never know what he or she may be going through in his or her life.

I know you 're a Heartie and as you know, I am a Heartie too. So a few stayed and came to our Home & Family taping. There were a few others that came to that show too. We actually had our first meeting and started putting it together at the Home & Family taping. I 'm really excited. I was also able to introduce some of them to our executive producer Dan Paulson and also to Bill Abbott, who is the president and CEO of Crown Media. So we have their full blessing and I just think it 's wonderful. You know, it 's not just our show. We 're a network that has the heart of TV. Hallmark is really a network that embodies that. It 's not just our show and doesn 't just belong to the people who work behind the scenes--the cast and crew. It belongs to you guys too. You 're the ones who are creative, and you share it with others. You watch it with us and you interact with us. You tell us what you like and what you don 't like so we can fine-tune it. It 's a joint effort, and to me, that the most fun part about what I do. I love acting, but being able to share it and have it come full circle with the viewers and then get to know everybody is one of my favorite parts of what I do. It 's become a perfect dream of what I always hoped it would be.

In the early 1800’s Spanish military troops were stationed in the abandoned chapel of the former mission.The soldiers called their new fort “El Alamo”.El Alamo is a Spanish word for cottonwood and in honor of their hometown Alamo de Parras in Mexico.Mexican occupied the Alamo during and also after Mexico’s successful war for independence.

As an Autistic Behavior Therapist Trainee, I am constantly teaching Makena, the girl with Autism, life skills and hope that one day they will stick with her. Each day at work I interact with Makena and am able to see the progress she has made. One day in November, I arrived at work and started the therapy with Makena. To my surprise, she acknowledged me and said "Hi Ashley" without any prompting! Knowing that I was able to successfully teach Makena a new, seemingly insignificant, life skill, made me so proud of her. The feeling of successfully teaching is

I never apprehended how fortunate I was until my life changed on December twelfth two thousand thirteen. I was only a freshman still trying to adjust to new people and a new school. I would have never thought I had to become a responsible adult much earlier in life. It all began with one phone call from my mother saying she just been struck by a car.

The mission trip to New Orleans. I had let Jesus into my heart but I started to get this desire and passion to want to start following him, but I didn't know what that looked like or what that meant or how to do it. And so I prayed and longed for him to show me that. As we headed down to New Orleans, the back of my van started to get into really good conversations about life and each other and Katie Thul asked the question that forever has changed my life. “What has been the hardest part of your life so far?”. This might not seem like to bad of a question, but the fact of the matter was that I had never told anybody about the dark and gritty parts of my life before. I had always bottled it up, to scared to tell anyone because I feared what people thought of me, to afraid they’d turn away. And as people went around sharing, it came my time to share and I knew I couldn't do it, so I said I didn't want to share, and as they went around deep inside me I was being told I needed to. I needed to let it out and just speak. And so they came back to me and I let them in, I told them about what I had gone through and as I was in tears I looked up and saw this kid looking back at me from the front of the van. He wasn't apart of the conversation we were having but you knew he was listening in and as our eyes met, he was in tears. I then realized that this was Anna’s brother. This was the kid. That week I embraced my past and used it to help and grow and evangelize this kid, Jackson. I knew what to say because I was in the exact spot he was in just a year earlier. The Lord showed me that I can make a difference in people's lives through him. God opened my eyes to the people I had around me. He put Sydney into my life, someone who on this trip poured a tremendous amount of wisdom, truth, and love into me and essentially pushed me to love and follow Jesus recklessly and at all costs. So many people, from Ally to Zach, to

It makes living for Christ, that much more exciting; knowing you're making a positive and lasting impression in someone's life.

Reading her story has helped me see my insecurities in another light, and realize that if I am open and up front with my friends and loved ones, that they are likely to lift me up and give me the support to relieve my anxieties rather than confirm my

Realizing every person is fighting a great battle in his or her life has changed my worldview. I realize everyone is trying to find meaning and dealing with suffering in one form or another. “It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us” (98). Most people try, in one way or another, to follow this mindset in life. This allows me to be more understanding of why people make decisions and act on them.

While dealing with a patient that had a diagnosis of depression, and showed physical signs of crying I sat down with the patient, and provided therapeutic touch by holding their hand. Then asked them an open ended question that lead into therapeutic communication. At the end of the conversation I raised the patient and opened their window so they could see the birds outside and feel the warmth of the sun.