Shannon Entwistle, my beloved sister, who passed away in 2013, impacted my life tremendously. Her life ended due to cancer, but never once did she stop fighting the battle that would eventually take her life. Throughout the years, Shannon and her family, which her daughter, Kayleigh and her husband, Jamie, lived with my family in a four-bedroom mobile home. Which, I still live at to this day, nonetheless it was a very crowded home.
Shannon taught me to never stop fighting. A motto she lived by was 2 Timothy 4:7 which reads, I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Through Shannon’s nearly 30 years of life, I became a better woman who began to take care of herself. Jamie was not around enough to take care …show more content…
Although my mother kept in touch and came home on the weekends, Shannon was now my mother. She would cook us dinner, help us with homework, clean the house, and even do some laundry. Shannon did not want to become the mother of the home, but Shannon being Shannon, could not say no either. Eventually my father became better and started to help around, although he never really stopped. Shannon taught me not to give up on family because after all they are all you have.
On Sunday mornings, bright and early, Shannon would tell us to “Get up! It’s Sunday!”, and drag us to our local church. I truly hated to get up early in the mornings, especially on my days off from school. I’ve learned to fall in love with the crisp morning air on a Sunday morning, thanks to her. My faith has become stronger and I can thank her for introducing me to what it is like to have a relationship with God.
I have my sister Shannon to thank for making me into the woman I am now. I am going to graduate high school in May of 2016 and attend Converse College of Spartanburg the following fall semester. I honestly do not know where I would be without her influence. Each day she is missed, not just by me, but by my family, her friends, and her community. She was a great woman, and I was lucky enough to have called her my
Shannon taught me to never stop fighting. A motto she lived by was 2 Timothy 4:7 which reads, I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Through Shannon’s nearly 30 years of life, I became a better woman who began to take care of herself. Jamie was not around enough to take care …show more content…
Although my mother kept in touch and came home on the weekends, Shannon was now my mother. She would cook us dinner, help us with homework, clean the house, and even do some laundry. Shannon did not want to become the mother of the home, but Shannon being Shannon, could not say no either. Eventually my father became better and started to help around, although he never really stopped. Shannon taught me not to give up on family because after all they are all you have.
On Sunday mornings, bright and early, Shannon would tell us to “Get up! It’s Sunday!”, and drag us to our local church. I truly hated to get up early in the mornings, especially on my days off from school. I’ve learned to fall in love with the crisp morning air on a Sunday morning, thanks to her. My faith has become stronger and I can thank her for introducing me to what it is like to have a relationship with God.
I have my sister Shannon to thank for making me into the woman I am now. I am going to graduate high school in May of 2016 and attend Converse College of Spartanburg the following fall semester. I honestly do not know where I would be without her influence. Each day she is missed, not just by me, but by my family, her friends, and her community. She was a great woman, and I was lucky enough to have called her my