~Read Hoose, Class of 2023

When a Family is Behind You

Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.

~Anthony Brandt

You cannot achieve anything without the love of family. My family tells me what I need to hear, rather than what I want to hear. When I was broken, going nowhere, my family was there to reassure me and lead me down the path I was always supposed to follow. 

After breaking my leg, I had never needed my family more, and they were there throughout the entire time. Constantly doubting myself and never feeling good, my family was there each and every time to get me through to the next day and that’s all I needed to get to the end of the treacherous journey. When it comes down to it, your family will be the only ones there for you.

Laying around day after day. Striving to be average and nothing more. Struggling to find a new purpose. My family was there. My family told me the truth, they told me what I needed to do and what was necessary. My Dad kept my spirits up, and my Mom kept reality in sight, always there to lead me with the best advice. My family was there to tell me I would get through, driving to the doctors and back many times a week, carting me around in the beginning, serving me with my every need, when I was most vulnerable. Without my family I never would have made it through breaking my leg. 

My family will always be there for me, whether it was breaking my leg, helping with a school project or even giving advice on simple things like how to deposit a check. Throughout your life there will be many things you need your family to get through. My family has always been there in those times. 

You will be helpless without the love of family. Attaining your goals will forever be impossible, unless your family is there.