Cole Cahill: A Short Story
Hello, I’m Cole Cahill some of you may know me. I am the son of 2 loving parents Craig and Teresa Cahill. I also have an older brother that is presently in his 2nd year of law school. My 2nd oldest brother is Carter and we get told we look like twins a lot and he will be graduating early from university of Iowa with a degree in computer science. And my last brother is Connor and he is at Kirkwood for his first year in agriculture. Both sides of my family are very large with my dad having 5 brothers and 2 sisters, and my mom having 4 brothers and 5 sisters.
First, I kind of of start off with some history of my life in prayer. I first heard of prayer since I could remember. I didn’t think it was a big thing when I was really young I just thought …show more content…
So I prayed. When I first heard that she had passed, I was sitting in this room at any normal youth group. Before we left, me was telling us at the dinner table that she just went and saw grandma and she was doing better in hospice care with her infected hip. 40 minutes after that Lisa Duffy nocked on the door and asked pat if she could take me and Connor could go out to that hall and told us she was gone. At this point I could barely walk from the news and I made it to my bed and after I got done crying I began to pray because I felt it was the right thing to do at the moment. So I started doing my rosary that I got from her during my first communion. My parents went to Clintons hospital to lock at the body and didn’t see them till the next …show more content…
Because I could fall asleep so prayed till about 2 in the morning till I was so tired I could fall asleep. I would continue to do this for the next couple of nights but not later. And the day she was buried I realized that I was praying to the better place she was going and I’ll see her again some time when I go to heaven to see her. And from this though I became a stronger Christian. Which resulted in me at least praying monthly for my grandma and for everything that God has helped me with and given me. I use it to clear my mind and think about what I should be thankful for and not what I want and what God teaches me through life. And that’s why I
First, I kind of of start off with some history of my life in prayer. I first heard of prayer since I could remember. I didn’t think it was a big thing when I was really young I just thought …show more content…
So I prayed. When I first heard that she had passed, I was sitting in this room at any normal youth group. Before we left, me was telling us at the dinner table that she just went and saw grandma and she was doing better in hospice care with her infected hip. 40 minutes after that Lisa Duffy nocked on the door and asked pat if she could take me and Connor could go out to that hall and told us she was gone. At this point I could barely walk from the news and I made it to my bed and after I got done crying I began to pray because I felt it was the right thing to do at the moment. So I started doing my rosary that I got from her during my first communion. My parents went to Clintons hospital to lock at the body and didn’t see them till the next …show more content…
Because I could fall asleep so prayed till about 2 in the morning till I was so tired I could fall asleep. I would continue to do this for the next couple of nights but not later. And the day she was buried I realized that I was praying to the better place she was going and I’ll see her again some time when I go to heaven to see her. And from this though I became a stronger Christian. Which resulted in me at least praying monthly for my grandma and for everything that God has helped me with and given me. I use it to clear my mind and think about what I should be thankful for and not what I want and what God teaches me through life. And that’s why I