2009 World Series

Tonia Toby, CM met with Judith Sevilla (Mother) and John Manalo (Youth) this afternoon at the family home in Union. All FACT initial consents and authorization forms were signed by Mrs. Sevilla and Family Crisis Plan created. CM provided an overview of FACT's model and encouraged the importance of building a child and family team (CFT). John is a 14 year old Asian male who resides with his Judith Sevilla, (Mother) age 51; Laurence Manalo, (Brother) age 17; and Beatrice Manalo, (Sister) age 9 in…

My Dearest Elizabeth, I have indeed landed on my own dark continent, though I think you would find it uncommon hot and bright. Your fantasies of my landing at Durban “best limb forward” generated a chorus of guffaws at the Regatta Club, though I did not disclose your name. I have no doubt that you would enjoy a measure of notoriety among the lads, but I am reluctant to show all my cards so soon upon disembarking, and you, dear, are my ace of spades. You have forgotten, perhaps, that my fame in…

Paul's Illustration of Self Denial In verse 26 Paul continues, "Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air. Paul uses the KJV Bible word "uncertainly" (Greek G84 ἀδήλως, adēlōs) to describe how he runs. The NASB translates the word "without aim." This is the only time the word is used in the NT. The word is used mostly by the classical writers of the day to usually mean obscurely. Paul reinforces his argument with the illustration of the boxing…

For years, I’ve reflected on what qualities enable people to overcome adversity. I believe my journey exemplifies that one answer is a synthesis of initiative and resilience. From foster care, to a broken home, to military service, to two tours of duty in the Middle East, initiative and resilience have steered me to where I am today. I was born into poverty to an immigrant mother. When I was 2, my mother’s drug addiction caused me to be placed into the Los Angeles County foster care system. I…

If you want to survive, you’ll have to push on through with determination to survive until you are found. A rare occurrence, sure, but nonetheless an obstacle that someone could face. There are many different challenges people must overcome in this world. Individuals can conquer these trials with the aid of others. One example of having the help of others to overpower one’s hardship was when a girl, Aimee Mullins, had her feet amputated at a young age and had to deal with low-quality prosthetics…

People are always told to do their best. What does that lead to though? It could be a personal feeling of accomplishment, or a strong desire to not give up. People are always working as hard as they can to improve what needs improvement. Without others, they wouldn’t be able to do it though, friends are a vital element to achievement and progression. These two things put together can describe success. Success, the power to the future, is not being the best at what anyone does, but rather doing…

Living In a dorm has been a big transition from living at my parent 's house. There are some things that I like and things I don 't like at both places. From the people I live with, to the rules, I have to follow. Both my dorm and my house have their pros and cons. If there is one thing I hate the most, it 's being in dirty places. Well in the dorm, it 's very dirty. It 's not just the messes every once and a while in the hallway, but the dirt no one sees. Like how dirty the bathrooms are.…

Why Does He Not Listen? I’ve been knowing him my whole life and you would still think that he would at least try to understand me by just listening. A person with a fixed mindset is always trying to see things their own way. They are set up a certain way that when you try to communicate with them and explain your point of view, they become very biased in terms of understanding your point of view as opposed to theirs. This is a great definition of my dad. When I try talking to him I feel…

We started as friends and we didn’t expect that we were going to be special to one another. It wasn’t planned at all, but when I got to know you I opened my life to you and that’s when I fell for you until it became okay and then it didn’t become okay because of situations. You are one of the people who make me the happiest and I say this without the slightest bit of exaggeration. Your jokes were so ridiculous that they always catch me off guard and have me laughing like crazy. In those rare…

not my mother 's or my father 's problem, not my work place, not the world -- it 's something I must do. A student 's underachievement is something that they must want to change themselves. Help an Underachieving Student Tip #6. Development of a Rational Soul- The ability to be able to think rationally about one 's life - to have rational thoughts, rational feelings, a rational life that commits one to dealing with the real world out there. The ability to meet problems head on and, if you…