In parts of Northeast Kansas there is not much to see. The countryside is full of empty fields, but farm animals graze in sufficient amounts. People there live what we know as the farm life. They grow their vegetables, raise their meat, collect their eggs every morning, and work hard for everything they have. There is a place special to me and my family on the outside rural area of Lancaster, Kansas. This community where my family farm is, off a random gravel road. When I talk about the “family farm” I am referring to property actually owned by my step father 's family. Not only was this my home away from home, but it was also handed down by Grandma Farm after she passed away to all of her grandkids. Her home and land were given to me by
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A person feels like they are twisted upside down and they live in a totally different world. When I turned five my mom remarried. I had a really hard time knowing that this man named Matt was going to become my dad. I found myself, at this young age struggling to make a relationship with Matt. He did everything he could to get me to even look at him. Finally, after about seven months of Matt and my mom being married, I realized that I had to make the best out of Matt being my father because he was becoming a real stable part of my life. We started to do more activities together and then became close. Two peas in a pod were what everyone referred to us as. I soon realized Matt had nothing but good intentions for me. He helped me learn how to ride a bike, throw a softball, taught me how to hunt, and more importantly taught me what it was like to have a dad. Today, Matt is the man that I call my …show more content…
We all shared more laughs and more love at all the Matthias family celebrations and holidays. Sadly, that next November Great Grandma had passed away. It was a desperate time for the whole family. We said our goodbyes hoping she would leave the world knowing she was loved. After about five months of her being gone Granny, Uncle Moe, and Aunt Kard decided that they needed to make a decision on what will happen to the house and the land on the farm. We made a trip back up to Lancaster, this time with heavy hearts. As we started going through Grandma 's things at the house, we found her prolonged list of wishes. She wished that the land and the house be split up equally between all of her kids, her grandkids, and her great grandkids, meaning me, my brother, Matt, Erica, Brian, Mike, Josh, and Adam. I had never felt more loved, I finally felt like this is where I belonged. These people that I had spent just a short year with made me feel like I finally had a complete family, which loved me. There was no greater joy than the feeling of belonging I felt that day. I soon realized that gaining the family land and part of the house was more than just getting a piece of history, and something of real importance. I then realized that I was gaining a whole new family. A family who cared about me, a family I shared laughs with, a family I shared tears with, a family I shared joy with, and most importantly a family I shared
A person feels like they are twisted upside down and they live in a totally different world. When I turned five my mom remarried. I had a really hard time knowing that this man named Matt was going to become my dad. I found myself, at this young age struggling to make a relationship with Matt. He did everything he could to get me to even look at him. Finally, after about seven months of Matt and my mom being married, I realized that I had to make the best out of Matt being my father because he was becoming a real stable part of my life. We started to do more activities together and then became close. Two peas in a pod were what everyone referred to us as. I soon realized Matt had nothing but good intentions for me. He helped me learn how to ride a bike, throw a softball, taught me how to hunt, and more importantly taught me what it was like to have a dad. Today, Matt is the man that I call my …show more content…
We all shared more laughs and more love at all the Matthias family celebrations and holidays. Sadly, that next November Great Grandma had passed away. It was a desperate time for the whole family. We said our goodbyes hoping she would leave the world knowing she was loved. After about five months of her being gone Granny, Uncle Moe, and Aunt Kard decided that they needed to make a decision on what will happen to the house and the land on the farm. We made a trip back up to Lancaster, this time with heavy hearts. As we started going through Grandma 's things at the house, we found her prolonged list of wishes. She wished that the land and the house be split up equally between all of her kids, her grandkids, and her great grandkids, meaning me, my brother, Matt, Erica, Brian, Mike, Josh, and Adam. I had never felt more loved, I finally felt like this is where I belonged. These people that I had spent just a short year with made me feel like I finally had a complete family, which loved me. There was no greater joy than the feeling of belonging I felt that day. I soon realized that gaining the family land and part of the house was more than just getting a piece of history, and something of real importance. I then realized that I was gaining a whole new family. A family who cared about me, a family I shared laughs with, a family I shared tears with, a family I shared joy with, and most importantly a family I shared