I spend a large portion of my time on the family farm while not participating in 4-H activities. We raise livestock‚ have some farmland‚ and are very active in conservation. Being a stout young man‚ I normally have the role of holding down the lambs and calves while marking‚ cutting‚ and vaccinating. I help in preparing fields and the last couple of years I have spent some time in the tractor plowing and planting. Since I was 8 years old‚ I have spent the hot summer months spraying mesquite‚ cactus
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earth is green with new wood‚ she will lie in this box and not in my arms.” This quote resonates deeply with me as my dog had recently passed from cancer and had been cremated. Her name was Penny. Penny was the sweetest‚ smartest dog‚ and anyone that met her came to this realization themselves. She was abused by her previous owners and in 2009 she was left in a backyard to die after they moved out. November 10th 2009‚ I got my little angel‚ and ever since then she has slept with me and followed
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things and people in my lifetime that have made me become independent and help me with accomplishments that have got me to where I am in life now. Whether it was my mother who had fought cancer twice in her life showing me that there are no excuses or reason to ever stop being happy or giving up‚ My fifth grade teacher showing me that nothing in life is given but is earned by trying your hardest at anything you do‚ And lastly my father even while being incarcerated always staying by my side and helping
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Music is a profound entity; it gives and takes‚ is forgiving or stubborn‚ and can change a person’s life immensely. I never expected my passion for music to take me on not only a rigorous academic journey‚ but an enormous spiritual journey as well. Most people have heard the science: making music makes a person smarter. In practice‚ however‚ the true significance of music’s impact not only in our academic lives but in our personal character is immense. The day I chose to play the clarinet in fifth
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of sweat rolled over my forehead. Arm after arm‚ I swept away the towering stalks that obstruct my path: my destiny. Suddenly‚ glimmering of a deep red‚ and hinting of green in its reflection‚ I glimpsed the exploits of my travels. To others‚ it was an ordinary rock; but to me‚ it was a treasure. I greedily knelt down‚ picked the gem up‚ stuffed it in my pocket‚ and continued on my safari. For years‚ I never second guessed why I proceeded; however‚ looking back I realize that my decision reveals a
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American Christian girl‚ who has no idea what she going to be in life. When I was ten years old my mother‚ Candyce Brockington‚ died from cancer. While she was alive‚ I swore I would become a doctor and cure cancer. After she died‚ I didn’t know who I was‚ let alone who I wanted to become. Completely lost and confused‚ my main focus became my studies‚ not because I enjoyed it‚ but because it keep me focus on the big picture‚ college. When my mother was still alive the most important thing she wanted was
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even when I didn’t want to hear it. I grew up in a Christian home‚ attended a Christian school‚ and attended church twice a week. My parents had lots of parties for our "church friends" and would always make me stop playing video games and come be social with people I saw a little too much of. I started to find my own faith in Jesus and not just believe in Him because my parents did. Like every other student at NCS I always found a reason to rebel and complain about the school. The only thing I liked
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was 17‚ my mother left California and I was forced to finish high school on my own as well as support myself financially. So I got a job and graduated high school. Upon receiving my high school diploma‚ I was left with an unsettling feeling of uncertainty with regards to my accomplishments and future. I knew I needed more than a high school diploma to achieve the goals I so desperately wanted and the obstacles I felt I had to overcome. During Fall Semester 2016 I had complications regarding my mental
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patted our backs along the way and let us know that we had a great season. As my team huddled up to talk about it all there was not a dry eye in that circle‚ and our coach said to us “I will be the first to tell you that this is not easy for anyone us have been amazing this season and you have so much
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Heart beating fast‚ blood pumping‚ throat swollen‚ and life threatening. Would this be the end? The surgery that I was about to endure would then determine the rest of life‚ and or what’s left of it. Although I’ve never gone under with anesthetics before‚ I had my mind set that I would remain strong the entire time‚ no matter the consequences or the potential outcomes; but when it came down to it I didn’t know if I’d be able to. The day before my birthday‚ June 11‚ was the day of the dramatic surgery
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