Essay on Importance of Grandparents

Across the world, Jews will celebrate the holiday of Purim this year from the eve of March 11 through March 12 with much fanfare and excitement. Families will go from door to door sporting costumes while delivering candy and other foods, and sit down to a lavish meal with friends and relatives later in the day to celebrate the holiday. But far beyond the food and costumes, Purim has a much deeper purpose to it, a lesson applicable to each and every one of our lives. Purim, one of the most…

Mr. Farmer's Animal Buffet It was a beautiful morning this February day and Mr. Farmer, just finishing his morning cereal, was very happy to see the sunshine gleaming through the tree limbs and warming the earth below. So far it had been a cold and snowy winter. And even though he knew no friends or neighbors, he felt that on this day he would not sense that feeling of being alone because the sunshine, the swaying of the tree limbs and the small animals at play would make him feel less lonely.…

I remember it like it was yesterday. The perfect weather with just the right amount of sun shining. Family gathered around. Kids running in circles and yelling out to one another. I had to be around the age of 12. My mom and I was still living back in Louisiana and it was the day of good Friday. I don’t know if you have any knowledge of the Louisiana Native. But if you do, then you should know we are highly recognized because of our wonderful food! Seafood especially. We also enjoy partying…

When I first learned of this assignment my first thought was to interview my mom. She is the one person in my life I am closest to. Since we are only twenty three years apart, I thought it would be best to focus on her life up to the point where she decided to have kids. Though I knew most of what she told me it was still nice to just sit and talk about her life experiences. My mother was born to older parents and was the youngest of three children. Being that her brother was 13yrs. her…

On an unseasonably warm winter night in December 2013 our voyage began. The trip included my girlfriend, her two sisters, my mother, and myself. We were making the almost seven hundred mile trip to South Carolina. This trip took over 16 hours, but was lasting memory in the making. I learned alot on the trip to Parris Island, South Carolina. I learned five people in a 2012 Mustang is a very crowded ride. I learned you need to stop to rest your your legs every so often to release the strain…

One of my hardest moments was when my grandpa passed away. My grandpa died Feburary 4th,2006, one day before my moms birthday. I believe the funeral was on Feburary 6th 2006. The day of the funeral I honestly didn’t know what to do. For my young age I really haven’t gone to funerals that much so I didn’t know what to do so when I seen everyone else crying so I started to cry and now I know I just wished I knew back then. You never know how much someone means to you at a young age and you grow…

The time I went to Tennessee It was close to the end of the of November and my little brother's birthday was on the 21st of November. We're leaving for Tennessee on 17th we were on the road but the drive was silent because everybody was occupied rather it was playing the game or listening to music. I was just looking out the window enjoying the view there were alot of trees and water around and the sky was a little bit of blue and a little bit of pink which meant the sun was leaving until the…

Thanksgiving at my house is always crammed with mouthwatering food, and great fellowship between family members. Every year we gather to enjoy each other’s company, and devour some scrumptious food. One year we might congregate at grannies house, and another year we may meet up at uncle TJ’s. The location may change but the thanksgiving meal never does; it always consists of turkey, stuffing, and green bean casserole. Carving the turkey on thanksgiving has long been a tradition in my family.…

He is so kind and caring to everyone. He always checks on other people and has someone on his mind at all times. He has known my family all the way back to my grandparents. My grandparents and him built a church and started it up over forty years ago. They have been in church together ever since. He’s quite a bit older than my grandparents. He claims me and my little sister as great grandchildren. He is one of the best people I know, one of the best preachers I know. He is just a great person. I…

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” In the Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, It shows the difficulty and challenges one can experience of moving around a lot. Moving for Jeannette was not just hard physically but also really hard mentally. While there is maybe only a few couple things that is a little bit familiar between Jeannette and I there is this one thing that really makes her character connected to me, and that one thing is…