My Hope Application Essay
“It’s been a bad day and another bad day, and all I wanna do is look at you and know I’m gonna be ok.”
I see her dancing down the hallway with a smile permeating her entire face. “Hey, Annabelle!” she exclaims, as she wraps her arms around me. Meet Samantha Ann Howard. My Sam is one of the people who has had the most influence on my life. It’s not that she calls me “Annabelle Lee” or that plays with my hair when I sit down in front of her in English class. It’s not that she has a track list on her ITunes® of songs that reminds her of me, or that she makes sure that I’m healthy and in bed on time. What’s amazing about Sam is all of these things and every other little thing she does each day. It’s Sam’s love that sets her apart. It’s that love that has made me who I am.
There are three ways that Sam has truly changed me the most with her love. The first is by convincing me that love is real. The second is that she has taught me to order my life. Lastly, she has convinced me of the reality of God.
Many times, I have looked at the current state of love in the nation. I have looked at the divorce rate. I have looked at the abuse, and it has made me wonder if love really exists. I’ve had a really hard time seeing that love can last. In the middle of my confusion, it has been Sam who stands in stark contrast. It has been Sam who has shown me the reality of love, by being constantly there, through thick and thin, by showing me what love can truly be. By showing me what love is, Sam has given me hope. And that hope, many times, has been the rope to keep my alive.
Along with this hope, Sam has given me something else: order. At the beginning of this year, my life was all over the place. Everything was confusing, and I truly did not know how to handle it, until Sam came in and filled in the gaps. She gave me an example of a life that made sense. She was diligent. She got enough sleep. She loved others. She took care of herself. I looked at her and realized that that was what I wanted for my life. Since that point in time, I have been able to live a life that is so much more structured. I’m not only more healthy, but more diligent and put-together. By Sam showing me consistency in her life, and by giving me a consistency in our friendship, she has showed me how to control my life. And her help has truly made so much difference.
Although the hope and structure Sam gave me affected me in a huge way, the most important thing she taught me was about God. During this year, I have had a lot of struggles in my faith. I have had a lot of questions about God, about Christianity, and about the world. Though many kids at this age just give up, it was Sam’s adamant, unwavering belief in God that kept me going, that kept me searching, that kept me believing that there must be something more. It has been Sam’s simple faith, her encouragement, and her love that have strengthened and challenged me to press in and find God in a deeper way, in my own personal way. Because of the way in which she holds tightly to her beliefs, I have learned to follow after God unceasingly, to allow Him to reveal Himself in a way that is personal to me.
Being able to write an essay about what Sam has done for me is about as easy as describing an ocean to someone who has never seen a body of water: her influence has been too vast, too powerful to be ever be able to put into words. She has been the epitome of love in my life, teaching me that love is real, that my life can make sense, and that the greatest joy in the world is found in God. Sam has been a miracle to me, and as in the song lyrics quoted at the beginning of the essay, through every bad day, she has been the one whose smile, whose love, whose concern, has brought me through. Sam is a hero to me, and I cannot thank God enough for placing her in my life.
I see her dancing down the hallway with a smile permeating her entire face. “Hey, Annabelle!” she exclaims, as she wraps her arms around me. Meet Samantha Ann Howard. My Sam is one of the people who has had the most influence on my life. It’s not that she calls me “Annabelle Lee” or that plays with my hair when I sit down in front of her in English class. It’s not that she has a track list on her ITunes® of songs that reminds her of me, or that she makes sure that I’m healthy and in bed on time. What’s amazing about Sam is all of these things and every other little thing she does each day. It’s Sam’s love that sets her apart. It’s that love that has made me who I am.
There are three ways that Sam has truly changed me the most with her love. The first is by convincing me that love is real. The second is that she has taught me to order my life. Lastly, she has convinced me of the reality of God.
Many times, I have looked at the current state of love in the nation. I have looked at the divorce rate. I have looked at the abuse, and it has made me wonder if love really exists. I’ve had a really hard time seeing that love can last. In the middle of my confusion, it has been Sam who stands in stark contrast. It has been Sam who has shown me the reality of love, by being constantly there, through thick and thin, by showing me what love can truly be. By showing me what love is, Sam has given me hope. And that hope, many times, has been the rope to keep my alive.
Along with this hope, Sam has given me something else: order. At the beginning of this year, my life was all over the place. Everything was confusing, and I truly did not know how to handle it, until Sam came in and filled in the gaps. She gave me an example of a life that made sense. She was diligent. She got enough sleep. She loved others. She took care of herself. I looked at her and realized that that was what I wanted for my life. Since that point in time, I have been able to live a life that is so much more structured. I’m not only more healthy, but more diligent and put-together. By Sam showing me consistency in her life, and by giving me a consistency in our friendship, she has showed me how to control my life. And her help has truly made so much difference.
Although the hope and structure Sam gave me affected me in a huge way, the most important thing she taught me was about God. During this year, I have had a lot of struggles in my faith. I have had a lot of questions about God, about Christianity, and about the world. Though many kids at this age just give up, it was Sam’s adamant, unwavering belief in God that kept me going, that kept me searching, that kept me believing that there must be something more. It has been Sam’s simple faith, her encouragement, and her love that have strengthened and challenged me to press in and find God in a deeper way, in my own personal way. Because of the way in which she holds tightly to her beliefs, I have learned to follow after God unceasingly, to allow Him to reveal Himself in a way that is personal to me.
Being able to write an essay about what Sam has done for me is about as easy as describing an ocean to someone who has never seen a body of water: her influence has been too vast, too powerful to be ever be able to put into words. She has been the epitome of love in my life, teaching me that love is real, that my life can make sense, and that the greatest joy in the world is found in God. Sam has been a miracle to me, and as in the song lyrics quoted at the beginning of the essay, through every bad day, she has been the one whose smile, whose love, whose concern, has brought me through. Sam is a hero to me, and I cannot thank God enough for placing her in my life.