I looked around my room once more‚ turned-off the lights then closed the door quietly. I crept into my parent’s bedroom and kissed my mother on the forehead lightly‚ pulled the comforter tighter around her frail body then let my gaze linger on my father’s empty side of the bed. After a few moments‚ I headed to my younger sister’s room. Little Mia. She would probably hate me for leaving‚ but she needs to grow up and learn to be independent sooner or later; just sooner than she thought‚ much sooner
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January 2014 A Loss I Will Never Forget September 11‚ 2001‚ I wish that was just a day like any other‚ but what happened on that day was sadly a tragedy. September 11‚ 2001 was the day terrorist high-jacked Boeing 747s and crashed them into the World Trade Centers‚ as well as the U.S. Pentagon. Everyone has a story from that day; some very different than others. Mine is probably very common for the kids that were in school. This was the day the Twin Towers were attacked‚ the day I lost a part of my
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I never told anyone I can still remember clearly.It was the newspaper headline one year ago that shook the entire Townsville. Lisa Davies‚ an eighteen year old student of the local high school had fallen off the balcony at a house party (under the influence of alcohol ) and died of severe internal bleeding. Lisa Davies was …my best friend. Memories of Lisa and I go way back in time.We were both ten‚ had just moved to town and were unfamiliar with our surroundings.our friendship came naturally
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that I will never forget is Clayton. Although Clayton is six years younger than I am‚ he is my best friend. I met Clayton on the school bus when I lived in Alabama. I just moved to a new town‚ so I was the new student in fifth grade. I never liked sitting in the back of the bus because it was occupied by high school students; I sure didn’t belong back there. I sat with a student who was sleeping. When we got to his school‚ I woke him up; he forgot his sweater and I put it away in my book bag. I knew
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Well‚ I never thought I could until this happened to me in the summer of 2011. It was a gorgeous June afternoon‚ and summer had just begun. I had just gotten my license‚ and I couldn’t wait to go cruising’ around. I had spent the day at my friend’s house‚ and now I was on my way home. I was almost home‚ I just had to turn onto the gravel road to get to my house. While I was turning‚ I was trying to put in a mix CD I had just made‚ and trying to turn the corner at the same time. I guess I was going
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Just after noon on Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999‚ I was preparing to leave my downtown Denver office for a meeting when I noticed the red message light flashing on my phone. I worked for the state of Colorado‚ administering training programs for people with disabilities; my meeting was about student scholarships‚ and I figured the message might be a last-minute cancellation. But it was my husband‚ calling from his home office. His voice was breathless and ragged‚ and his words stopped my heart. "Susan—this
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make a success of…” I tuned off the school principal’s voice at this point‚ ignoring his excited gestures and flying spittle. I was eight then. The man came out of nowhere‚ and I remember pain‚ horror‚ screaming‚ torn clothes‚ more screaming…It was only afterwards‚ in the hospital‚ that I understood what had happened to me. Twenty years ago the society wasn’t exactly sympathetic towards rape victims; it still isn’t today. Principal Clarke’s voice pulled me back to reality. I stood up to the pitiful
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A time I will never forget It was winter 2010and the weather was bad. The snow was knee deep and still falling. I was at work and sitting at the reception desk. It had been such a busy night with people checking in and people coming off the street looking for somewhere to stay. A woman came in to the reception area with her three kids. Straight away I could tell she was a gypsy traveller‚ the way she spoke and looked. She went on to tell me that she needed a room for the night as she was
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That day was a very emotional day for me. I don’t ever want to relive that day. It all started when my family and I went to my grandmother’s house. We were going over there for dinner. I had been there for about an hour and my mom was getting suspicious of me going in and out of the house. My mom decided to search through my tattered and beat up olive green coat. I was hoping that she would not check my pocket because they had giant holes in them and everything I put in my pockets goes down into
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The Jesus I Never Knew Yancey starts out with the image of Jesus. When he was young he had envisioned Jesus to have angelic features such as‚ young‚ handsome‚ and a compassionate face. It wasn’t until he entered into a Christian college‚ that he was introduced to the real image of Jesus. I had an immediate connection with Yancey. I too had an image of Christ in my head‚ which consisted of Hollywood portrayals and those in classical paintings. It wasn’t till I engaged myself at a Christian
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