Family

          Family doesn't have to be blood relatives because sometimes friends care about you more than some of your family.  In Barbra Kingsolver's essay she says "Families change, and remain the same"(Kingsolber,2). This means that just because maybe your parents got divorced or someone past away doesn't mean that your family has change in a bad way it could make your family closer in a way. Kingsolver also says" Divorce, remarriage, single parenthood, gay parents and blended families simply one. They are facts of our time"(kingsolver, 16). This shows how times have changed because back in the day divorce was shunned soon and today it is pretty normal as long with gay and blended families. Today people are married much longer than the olden days because they were only married for 12 years, today people are married for twice of triple that. Also in the book A Tree Grows in Brooklyn there is a family who is extremely poor, that loves each other very much. Johnny is an alcoholic which later in the book cause him to pass away.  In the book Johnny gave Francie a card for graduation event tho he is dead to show who much he loves her and to do this he gave aunt sissy a card and $2 to buy roses a year before he died just to make sure she got them. In the book it says "For Francie on her graduation day. Love from Papa"(smith, 351). Later on in the book it says "Johnny celebrated his sons birth by getting drunk for 3 days"(smith, 98). Even tho this is not the best way to celebrate he did to show his love for his kids and how much he loves them. Family to me is always the for u in your worst and best times , but friends aren't always there for you when you need them the most. That's why family is everything to me.  

Sacredness of the Ordinary

Sacredness of the Ordinary

Cross Necklace 

From my Aunt and Uncle

    It may be a normal necklace to you, but to me it's a symbol of my family,friends, and much more. This necklace shows me things always get better. When something goes on in my day that makes me mad or angry. The necklace reminds me that that moment doesn't have to change the course of my whole day. 

    This necklace has been on a long journey, like falling into the river at Richardson’s Mini Golf with me. I hit my ball into the water and when i tried to get it I fell in and started floating down into the big pond of water. I drifted away as my entire family laughed at me. Finally, after my family was done laughing, my uncle pulled me out of the water. While this was happening I had my necklace on, this was my favorite necklace at the time and was still very important to me. I was worried that the necklace was ruined but it wasn't so now when I am mad or upset I look at the necklace and breakout in laughter.

    Another journey this necklace took with me on was states for hockey and softball. I sadly came in second for both, if Arlington hadn’t cheated we wouldn't have gone. Arlington pulled in a goalie that wasn't on their team, so they could win. We lost that game but convinced the league they cheated, so we made it to states. We lost to Melrose making us the second best in the state. Also, we won every game of districts and sectionals for softball to get us to states, then lost to Charlton. This made us runner up in the state. During all these games I had the necklace on to bring us good luck.     

    My final journey is life, because I have worn this necklace ever since 2nd grade. The necklace has showed me I always have someone. It is a reminder of my late grandfather (Papa). He died when i was in second grade, it shows me he is always looking over me, even though I don’t remember that well because I was so young. It also shows me he is at all my softball and hockey games because if he didn’t die of cancer he probably would be at every game watching. 

    This is my Sacredness of the Ordinary. What’s yours?