A black stool, as black because the night time sky, stood alone. There was nothing particular about it that anybody might see. It was merely an inexpensive black stool, however it was not abnormal to me. To me it symbolized one thing particular in my life: time spent with my brother. Our household bought the […]
Eight-hundred meters left, that is it, solely eight hundred meters left. I felt my chest get tight and my aspect get sore as I plodded alongside the grassy pathway at my first highschool cross nation meet. My stride was brief, and my velocity was no higher than that of a shuffle jogger. I bear in […]
I turn off of a paved path and into the wild. I carefully step through overgrown grass that completely surrounds the stream nearby. I watch the ground carefully, as I know that the thick vegetation often obscures ruts and holes. I continue on through the marsh, and for a moment, it’s like I’ve stepped back […]
“How is it that a thirteen year old boy can raise more money than any of our board members?” asked the director of Camp One Step at a Time to open his board meeting. All of the board members were truly in shock at this opener. Did a thirteen year old really raise that much […]
Gazing at the unnatural city, I walked through the streets feeling lost and forgotten. There was no one familiar. How others spoke was like trying to understand a newborn baby, impossible. I didn’t know how I was going to survive in this dreadful town. The clothes were shocking and I would never be caught dead […]
I went down to the dining room for dinner. The aroma of freshly prepared sausage, rolls, baked potatoes, and mixed vegetables filled the air. A typical family dinner. However, I enjoyed this meal, not at home, but with my German host family. “Komm,” said my host mother, “Abendessen ist fertig.” In English, this means, “Come. […]
Dawn’s last sunlight daggers dripped through gaps in the grizzled ash-leaf maple. The day was languishing slowly, turning first a chalky white, then a pigeon-colored gray. Along the pallid backdrop of the calm lake my houseparent moved like a paper cut-out, undoubtedly lecturing a tired ear in her staccato Jamaican accent on the nuisance of […]
Honesty, the Key Virtue “It’s a special thing, Like the flutter love brings, And the tune We allow our trust to sing. Without it, we fall apart. Without it, there’s no purpose To our start. It’s what enhances the bond Within humanity. What could this special thing be?” To merely say you love someone and […]
“I’ll do it” are three words I do not regret saying. I was offered the chance to be a coach for my school’s select baseball team. This was an opportunity to do something that I enjoy, and also teach a group of talented kids teamwork, sportsmanship, and focus. On a cold January evening, I met […]
It took me about seventeen years to comprehend how necessary church was to me. Every and Day by day life altering occasions occurs to us, and different folks world wide. These occasions may be as plain as waking up in the morning and discovering 100 greenback invoice on the desk, as surprising because the demise […]