I have so much to be grateful for today. I'm grateful that my family has not been affected by the huge flood in my area. I am grateful that no one I knew died 10 years ago. In fact I havn't had anyone close to me die. I'm grateful that I have such loving parents who do ANYTHING for me. My parents have stayed in the area for the past few years just because of me and my friends. It has been hard on my dad to commute so far for work but he has done so to make me happy. I can tell things are harder now. My parents apply to hundreds of jobs every week for my dad. My mom wants to leave this town so badly. But they stay here for me. I love my parents so much and they give up so much for me.
Last sunday my sunday school teacher said something and I've thought about it alot. So basicly the first 20 years of our lives we learn to accept the love people give to us. Sure, we may love our parents and maybe a boyfriend/girlfriend. But do we really know what love is? Can you give a definition of love? I bet you cant. I couldnt. Well anyways the second part of our lives (the second set of 20 years) is when we start families and that is when we learn to love. My teacher is young and has 2 twin girls that are probably 2 or 3 years old. He said he thought he knew what love was. He thought when he was younger he loved his parents but the way he loves his daughters is so different. So the second part of our lives is where we learn to love others, we learn to REALLY sacrifice ourselves for our kids. I can feel my parents love for me, my dad didn't accept a job offer in Washington State (across the country) and I know it is because he doesn't want to move me or leave me.
Well like I said, there was a big flood in my area. It was on national news if you are curious. This isn't the first time it has flooded like this, back in 2006 we had a flood that left the area in a similar state. Thousands of people are in shelters and their stuff is ruined. I feel so badly for these people but I don't know how to help. I have a friend and he has been out every day since the flooding started helping people. He is gone all day from 8 in the morning till 8 at night just helping. He went in the nasty water to help get peoples valuables out of their flooded houses. He has been in grocery stores helping clean and discard ruined food. He has been cleaning the town. I dont think he realizes how much his example is to me. Never would I think that he would be an example to me. But right now he is. He is serving so much. It makes me want to serve I just dont know where to start. So many people are homeless because of this flood. People's clothing is ruined. School hasn't started in my area it was suposed to last week but because of the flooding it was delayed. So many people in my school are going to not have new school clothes because they got ruined in the flood. All their clothes got ruined. I couldn't imagine that.
Well today is 9/11. This morning my mom had the news on while she was getting ready for church. My brother started asking questions about it. He is 9 and was not alive when this happened. He doesn't really know what it was. We tried to explain how these bad guys who hated America decided to crash airplanes into some of the most important buildings in New York. We said how these terrorists killed the pilots and flight attendents and crashed the planes. He simply asked in return after me and my mom tried to explain it "so how come they did that? didn't they die too? isn't it just pointless?" Isn't that everyone's question? Why would you die for something like this? But my question is how could you hate someone or something so much that you just wanted to die to see it end?? How is there that much hatred?
Well I am very grateful for alot today. I'm also grateful my dad was not in those planes. My dad has been a flight attended since I was about 2 years old. I often got scared something would happen to him. He retired from the airlines this past summer. I am grateful for how much my parents love me and how much they sacrifice so that I am happy. I am grateful that my house was not affected by the flood. I hope that I find a way to serve those during this time of need. But mostly I hope that things go back to normal. I can tell these are the last days though and things are only going to get worse.
Last sunday my sunday school teacher said something and I've thought about it alot. So basicly the first 20 years of our lives we learn to accept the love people give to us. Sure, we may love our parents and maybe a boyfriend/girlfriend. But do we really know what love is? Can you give a definition of love? I bet you cant. I couldnt. Well anyways the second part of our lives (the second set of 20 years) is when we start families and that is when we learn to love. My teacher is young and has 2 twin girls that are probably 2 or 3 years old. He said he thought he knew what love was. He thought when he was younger he loved his parents but the way he loves his daughters is so different. So the second part of our lives is where we learn to love others, we learn to REALLY sacrifice ourselves for our kids. I can feel my parents love for me, my dad didn't accept a job offer in Washington State (across the country) and I know it is because he doesn't want to move me or leave me.
Well like I said, there was a big flood in my area. It was on national news if you are curious. This isn't the first time it has flooded like this, back in 2006 we had a flood that left the area in a similar state. Thousands of people are in shelters and their stuff is ruined. I feel so badly for these people but I don't know how to help. I have a friend and he has been out every day since the flooding started helping people. He is gone all day from 8 in the morning till 8 at night just helping. He went in the nasty water to help get peoples valuables out of their flooded houses. He has been in grocery stores helping clean and discard ruined food. He has been cleaning the town. I dont think he realizes how much his example is to me. Never would I think that he would be an example to me. But right now he is. He is serving so much. It makes me want to serve I just dont know where to start. So many people are homeless because of this flood. People's clothing is ruined. School hasn't started in my area it was suposed to last week but because of the flooding it was delayed. So many people in my school are going to not have new school clothes because they got ruined in the flood. All their clothes got ruined. I couldn't imagine that.
Well today is 9/11. This morning my mom had the news on while she was getting ready for church. My brother started asking questions about it. He is 9 and was not alive when this happened. He doesn't really know what it was. We tried to explain how these bad guys who hated America decided to crash airplanes into some of the most important buildings in New York. We said how these terrorists killed the pilots and flight attendents and crashed the planes. He simply asked in return after me and my mom tried to explain it "so how come they did that? didn't they die too? isn't it just pointless?" Isn't that everyone's question? Why would you die for something like this? But my question is how could you hate someone or something so much that you just wanted to die to see it end?? How is there that much hatred?
Well I am very grateful for alot today. I'm also grateful my dad was not in those planes. My dad has been a flight attended since I was about 2 years old. I often got scared something would happen to him. He retired from the airlines this past summer. I am grateful for how much my parents love me and how much they sacrifice so that I am happy. I am grateful that my house was not affected by the flood. I hope that I find a way to serve those during this time of need. But mostly I hope that things go back to normal. I can tell these are the last days though and things are only going to get worse.
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