The Best Days

“Who can say where the road goes, where the day flows, only time.” So begins Enya’s most recognized song, and so, in a way, begins the epic story of Mr. Kaufmann, a High School Forestry teacher who was a carpenter before that, and a student before that. When I first met Kaufmann, I was immediately struck by his eccentrism and clear passion for his job. He is unheeding of barriers, very loud, and tells many stories. He doesn’t take much bull, and is firm but fair. He often claims to be “Almost…

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It was an ordinary day, it was an ordinary life, it was a fifth grade girl. I walked into Wolf Creek Elementary School with my ponytail held high and my Pumas skipping down the hall. A smile hogged over half of my face. I was so happy. In that moment, I had never experienced a true challenge. I did not know what it was like to be anything but happy; like I said, it was an ordinary life. In this life, my best friends in the whole world were: my twin sister, Noelle; Sophia,and her twin sister;…

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she recommended that I try football because I could hit people without getting in trouble so I did just that. So my 7th grade year of middle school I began to play football. There I met one of my best friends to this day Garrett Graf, he went to the church that I currently serve in and is still to this day a Godly peer I look up to. Garrett had a heart for inviting people to Wednesday night youth services and I just happened to be one of his targets. So for the next year during practice and…

The last year was the best, but this year was going to be better. This year there were going to be cousins there, that meant fun. We all headed up there my grandpa and grandma Fedders and Jordan, aunt Debbie with her son Michael, my aunt and uncle pike with their daughter Katlin, and family whole family Kevin, Dawn, Kelsey, Kayla, Amber, sister’s boyfriend Justin, and our dog Dakota. With my cousin Kiana and her dad, Mark are coming down from Chicago to meet us for a few days as well. Then we…

bothered me were the words, "last days." Every time I heard those words, I would choke on my tears. Not because I wasn't used to the fact that I was dying, but it was instead my realization of all the years that I was going to miss in my life. For example, I never was able to have a boyfriend. I'm a sophomore in high school this year, and I haven't once had a relationship. I'll never be able to fulfill the teenage girl's dream of finding true…

Ever since I was a little girl participating in little girls Northeast cheer camp, I dreamed of becoming a cheerleader when I became old enough. When freshman year came around, I was nervous for my first day of cheerleading practice. I was afraid that even though my older sister was there with me I would feel left out. I was amazed with how unreal the outcome felt. Coach and the other girls made me feel welcome. I felt like I was part of another family…

that since I turned myself off to God, God would do the same. Kairos showed me that God never turns His back on us. In my life, God is a larger part of my life than He has ever been. No longer looking to him only for help, I feel His presence every day as He blesses me with the fortunate life I now live. I am truly thankful for Kairos for allowing me to realize God’s goodness and love.…

interact with more than one social domain. During this time frame I was at work for an hour and afterwards I went out to dinner with my best friends. At around 5 P.M I started observing my interactions at work. Typically my days at work are pretty busy. I am a cashier/ assistant manager and sometimes dealing with customers can be hard. This Thursday was a pretty slow day except for the hour I choose, since we close at 6 P.M almost everyday the last hour is pretty busy for us. While I was…