Influences In My Life

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Over the course of my young life I have had many influences, some major and some not so much. As we grow up physically and mentally there are people that are willing to help guide us through our child hood. Parents and god parents are a great example, and I know that not everyone gets to grow up with one or either of these but I can say that they have been great influences on me. my biggest influences are my parents. They taught me how to walk, run, read, speak, and ride a bike. Most importantly they raised me to live hand in hand with my faith. My other influence would probably have to be my maternal grandmother. She has always looked at me with the kind lovingness that every grandmother should have for their grandchildren. I live in a house …show more content…
She has been there through the ups and the downs, more importantly she has taught me how to move on form a mistake and learn from it. She has also played a major role in my current view on religion and faith. Before I describe that though I want to say that I am a Lutheran and I have always been one my whole life, but Before I was born my parents weren’t necessarily the strongest believers. They, together, decided that things needed to change and that the best way to change that is to renew their faith and raise their family in that type of loving and nourishing of household. My mother’s effects on my life can be seen throughout my childhood. In many examples from my willingness to go to church, my eagerness to do good in school, and my love for cars. Yes, that’s right, my mother was one of the major factors in getting me interested in cars and other motor vehicles. She likes to tell about when I was younger and how she started buying me little toy hot wheel cars to play with. Also on long car rides her and I would play a game that involved naming a vehicle. Her drive to teach me about life has made a lasting impact on me and has affected the course of my life. The best part about her is her love for my dad and how she gives my sister and I an example of how a marriage should …show more content…
He not only teaches me life skills like maintenance on the house and the cars, but also life skills in relationships and God. Just like my mom, he too taught me an uncountable number of things about faith and trusting in God. He has been a role model for me and shows me how a man of God should really live life. He has taught me many skills every man/teen should know and learn. For example, when I was about 8-9 years old he taught me how to change the oil on a car. I had always been out in the garage with him when he did stuff like that, but this time he actually was teaching me how to do it instead of showing me. He along with my mom influenced my strive for my career with giving me an interest in automobiles. My dad was also there teaching me how to ride a bike and to

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