Celebration Essay

 My celebration essay is on my dad.  There could have been a lot of other people who I could have written this essay on.  But, I chose my dad.   My dad has had a huge impact on my life.  He has really influenced me in many ways.    First, he has helped me get out of tough times and has shown me how I need to have a positive attitude all the time.  A positive attitude changes everything! 

My dad is middle-aged.  He is about the same age as the other fathers of my classmates.  My dad, like me, has lived on a farm for just about his whole life.  He has told me that he loved growing up on a farm.  And that it is a whole lot better than growing up in a city. 

Meanwhile, my dad has some dislikes about his life growing up too.  He has told me how his dad (my grandpa) was extremely strict to him.  Which is weird because I can’t see my Grandpa being really strict at all.  He really mellowed down.   My dad tells me how there is a huge difference in the way he was treated and the way I am.  I am spoiled! 

My dad told me how he grew up doing chores every day on the farm. 

         I am truly blessed to have him as my dad.  He has really helped me through life and made me become who I am today.  He has shown me how to act properly, to be polite and to be respectful.  Another thing, he has taught me to be aggressive and to aim high towards your goals.  He has relentlessly taught me how to handle all kinds of situations…the right way.  I also was taught by him to take what I’ve been given and to deal with it.  He also repeatedly told me to accept what I can’t change and to get over it. 

         Of course, he’s taught me to work hard and to do every job well the first time.  He has told me to respect and listen to my teachers, pastors, boss and anyone else in authority over me. 

         At this point in my life I have become a much more mature and responsible young man.  I have definitely changed from what I used to be.  Before, I would cause headaches and make my dad furious because I disobeyed him.  I used to be extremely lazy and unproductive.  Now I’m still lazy but I have come a long way from where I was. 

         Most important, without my dad I would have never been led to Christ.  He helped me come to know Christ and have a relationship with Him.  Christ has saved me thanks to my dad’s determination to make me a believer.  He helped me get my heart right with God and come to know God’s great love and His plan for me.  My dad has helped me with a lot of things, but helping lead me to Christ was definitely the most important. 

         Finally, I intend to pass on the things my father taught me on to my family and then their family too.  Thank you dad for being such a great father and raising me the way you did.  No one can take your place.