The sun beats into the motorhome‚ awaking me the morning of June 30th. It was a little brisk in the air conditioned motorhome‚ but that all changed when I stepped outside and was hit with the intense blast of hot dessert air. All that i could thing about was jumping into the cool water of Lake Havasu. I wake up my friend Reese‚ grab the jet ski keys and hop in the golf cart. We drive down the rows of motorhomes until you approach the dirt road that takes you down to the beach with all the boats
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There has been many cases in which I have helped an outsider feel welcome. One time in particular is when I played tag with this little boy at church since he was new and no one else played with him. Originally‚ I was outside eating candy and talking to my friends at church. I noticed that this little boy was standing all alone watching all the other little kids play without him. I thought that maybe he was upset so I went over to him and asked if he wanted the rest of my gummy worms. He seemed nervous
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Instruments of all sizes laid out in front of me‚ so many choices. My impulsive hands quickly picked up a trumpet. It wasn’t my ideal instrument‚ I preferred the princess look associated with playing the flute‚ but I aspired to achieve the swagger of the high school trumpet jocks above me. Likewise‚ my older brother was a woodwind‚ so naturally I had to pick an instrument opposite of his. At ten years old‚ my tiny hands could barely grasp the valves‚ obviously meant for someone much larger than me
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I thought I’d start with a review of my Christmas holidays. Nothing really exciting‚ but rather 10 days of much needed R & R and adaptation to the weather that went from +15 degrees celsius to -30 degrees. It all started with my last exam‚ which was followed by a dinner with classmates/ friends. Sounds pretty normal and boring‚ right? Well‚ the story has a bit more to it than that... It all goes back to September‚ when I met a guy and went back to my teenage self - meaning that even though I’m
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Life is a chess board. You must sacrifice some of your pieces in order to succeed. Many people hate giving up what they love. Their prized possessions. That mindset has hurt me more than it has helped me. When I was in grade five‚ I had a Playstation 3 video game console. I would play it all the time‚ in the morning‚ at night‚ I’d even think about it at school. I wasn’t ready to sacrifice my playing time. Even as the months went by‚ I didn’t stop playing my PS3 console. I was very stubborn. I did
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Dawn rushed out of the windows as the startling sunset shone brightly over my tormented body; it blinded me with its immense beams of light. I could hear the endless‚ turbulent clatter of the rain as the wind howled like a pack wolfs .Tears rolled down my smooth‚ nectary‚ and soft cheeks. I struggled to push myself‚ the pain was immense‚ and it blistered throughout my body. I walked aimlessly. Every step I took echoed vigorously throughout the hallway. I tugged at the door as a gush of wind led me
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“Splash” hearing that sound was so annoying but what hurt more was my mom telling me to go get all of the stuff being thrown into the water. After hearing my mother yell at my brother for an hour you’d think he’d get the message to stop throwing stuff into the water. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case hed throw something in and I would go get it. There was one item that I couldent reach so my mom came out to get it. She also was unable to reach the item so she grabbed my fishing pole and tried to
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Him. Partner was transported by a C-135 aircraft to Lundsthul Regional Medical Center in Germany. He had surgery and a two stints imputed‚ and he stayed there in the hospital until he was fully recovered enough to travel. I petitioned the LORD several times‚ for Partner’s life‚ and his healing. I didn’t want Partner to be disabled and left in a well-chair on numerous medications‚ or his life adversely impacted‚ to the point that he would be medically discharged from the military. So I painted
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The miscarriage If you’ve ever lost someone you care about you’d know how I feel. As hard has my life life is this one little moment changed it all and made my life worse. My mom was 2 to 3 months pregnant and had a doctor’s appointment to check on the unborn baby.Every check up she had was great except this one. Our unborn baby died. My parents were all set for the appointment but they still had to drop Me‚ my Brother‚ and Sister off at our Grandmas. On the drive to my Grandparents I wasn’t
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The Garage I spent over twenty years serving in the military‚ and over the years I have collected a few things. My wife says I have a problem she says I’m a hoarder. She says hoarding is a disorder and most people don’t realize how bad it is. Furthermore I have so much clutter in the garage the kids could drown in the mess. I said honey it’s just the garage and I will clean and organize it one day. I have a three car garage and only one vehicle can fit in it at the moment due to all my military gear
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